EFL: 14 Saturday games off because of frozen pitches & Luton v Millwall off on Sunday

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Saturday's match at Stockport is one of a number to be called off because of a frozen pitch

This story was published at 13:10 GMT on 17 December 2022.

Ten of Saturday's League Two fixtures and four League One games have been postponed because of frozen pitches.

Sunday's match in the Championship between Luton and Millwall was also called off early, on Friday.

Games at Cheltenham and Fleetwood, the two new casualties, join Peterborough and Port Vale as off in the third tier.

League Two games at Bradford and Doncaster were called off on Saturday morning, joining the eight that were postponed on Friday.

Those were the fixtures scheduled for Colchester, Hartlepool, Mansfield, Northampton, Stockport, Tranmere, Walsall and Wimbledon.

The Cobblers have rearranged their home game against Carlisle to Tuesday, 20 December (19:45 GMT).

No new date has yet been given for any of the other matches to have been called off.

Further inspections are expected at a number of EFL grounds, with more freezing weather forecasted.

This is the second weekend in succession that cold weather has seen a number of games across the country called off.

Saturday's EFL postponements

League One

Cheltenham v Lincoln City

Fleetwood v Cambridge United

Peterborough v Shrewsbury Town

Port Vale v Accrington

League Two

AFC Wimbledon v Stevenage

Bradford v Rochdale

Colchester v Salford

Doncaster v Harrogate

Hartlepool v Newport

Mansfield v Grimsby

Northampton v Carlisle (rearranged for Tuesday, 20 December, 19:45 GMT)

Stockport v Gillingham

Tranmere v Crawley

Walsall v Crew

Sunday's postponement

Championship

Luton v Millwall

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