Crawley's League One game against Charlton Athletic on New Year's Day was postponed just 20 minutes before kick-off because of a waterlogged pitch at the Broadfield Stadium.
Rain had fallen throughout the day in West Sussex and referee Sunny Singh Gill inspected the pitch around 13:30 GMT, giving the groundstaff time to work on several areas of the playing surface before a second 14:15 GMT pitch inspection.
With rain continuing to fall, the officials eventually took the decision to postpone the match around 14:40 GMT, with both sets of fans already in the ground and teams having been announced.
The ninth-placed Addicks were seeking to close a four-point gap to the play-off places while Town, managed by former Charlton keeper Rob Elliot, had started the day fourth-bottom, two points from safety.
A statement from the Reds on social media said: "Unfortunately, this afternoon's match against Charlton has been postponed owing to a waterlogged pitch at the Broadfield Stadium.
"We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will be back in touch with more communication regarding tickets in due course."
