{"id":292443,"date":"2023-10-20T14:27:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292443"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:27:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:27:27","slug":"premier-league-match-at-risk-of-being-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/premier-league-match-at-risk-of-being-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League match at risk of being POSTPONED"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Premier League match at risk of being POSTPONED after heavy flooding caused by Storm Babet<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>There has been heavy rain across the country over the past 24 hours\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>One Premier League game could be at risk of postponement as a result<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Coming Up!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Premier League game is at risk of being postponed this weekend due to severe flooding as a result of Storm Babet.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain has fallen across the country as the storm has made its way to the UK, and it has had a significant impact in the region of one Premier League ground which is set to host a fixture on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the match may need to be rescheduled, with more flood warnings being issued and heavy rain expected to continue in the area over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The game in question is Nottingham&#8217;s Forest&#8217;s match against Luton at the City Ground.<\/p>\n<p>Significant rain has fallen this week in Nottingham, leading to flooding which has forced several roads in the area to be closed down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/15\/76803723-12653969-image-m-151_1697810860736.jpg\" height=\"950\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Premier League game could be postponed this weekend due to flooding in the area<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Forest remain optimistic the game will be unaffected and will go ahead as planned, but are monitoring conditions closely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their cause is helped by the fact they re-laid the pitch at the City Ground this summer and improved their drainage system.<\/p>\n<p>However, if heavy rain continues to fall between now and kick-off, a postponement may be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Forest currently sit 13th in the table after picking up nine points from their opening eight games.<\/p>\n<p>Their standout result of the season came on the road when they beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge last month.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Luton sit just one place above the relegation zone after a difficult start following their promotion to the top flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>More to follow&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12653969\/Nottingham-Forest-closely-monitoring-conditions-amid-fears-Premier-League-clash-Luton-Saturday-need-postponed-flooding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Premier League match at risk of being POSTPONED after heavy flooding caused by Storm Babet There has been heavy rain across the country over the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/premier-league-match-at-risk-of-being-postponed\/\" title=\"Premier League match at risk of being POSTPONED\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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