Four Premier League Matches Postponed Due to Heavy Snow

Football or Christmas: Which one will we celebrate? Well, this question seems to have been answered for us as heavy snowing forced FA officials to postpone four Premier League clashes today.

Arsenal-Stoke City, Bimingham-Newcastle United, Wigan Athletic-Aston Villa and Liverpool-Fulham were affected by the extreme conditions and had to be postponed for later dates.

The cancellations seem to be based on safety grounds. Most of the pitches remain playable due to their under-soil heating systems, but the streets are considered dangerous for fans to travel on.

A statement regarding the Wigan-Aston Villa game was released saying that, “Despite the club's best efforts in putting today's game on by bringing in snow ploughs and gritters, the 10 inches of snow that fell overnight, and is still falling at the time of going to press, has made the surrounding area extremely hazardous for supporters travelling to the game.”

“Public transport isn't running, there are motorway closures and the general condition of the surrounding routes is treacherous."

"The DW Stadium playing surface, ironically, is fine, with the undersoil heating doing its job."

"The club wants to apologise for the inconvenience this causes. News of the postponement has been circulated as early as possible to all official news channels and news contacts."

"Club staff have also been unable to reach the stadium in order to send out text message alerts to Latics supporters."

Liverpool’s officials regarded the situation similarly: "Club officials met with the Police this morning to assess the prevailing weather conditions.

"The safety of all fans attending the game is paramount and although the Anfield pitch is playable, the conditions around the stadium and further afield for people travelling to the match are such that the decision was taken, following police advice on safety grounds, to postpone the game."

Arsenal, too, will have to put their hunger for further Premier Division glory as their match against Stoke was indefinitely put on hold.

"Further to a huge deluge of snow in north London starting over Emirates Stadium at 11:38 a.m., the match referee Lee Mason made the decision at 12:07 p.m. to postpone today's match,” was stated on their official website.

"Approximately three inches of snow fell over this half hour period and there continues to be heavy snowfall with no apparent let up."

Nevertheless, despite the heavy conditions, people seem to be enjoying the snow. The situation is somehow comical as a big part of England is paralysed by the nature’s winter phenomenon.

Well, instead of watching football, we will have to content ourselves with staying at home, building on our Christmas spirit.