Fixtures

Man City v West Ham postponed due to adverse weather conditions

One of today’s two Premier League matches has been called off.

Manchester City announced this morning that their meeting with West Ham United wouldn’t go ahead “due to extreme and escalating weather conditions and in the interests of supporter and staff safety.”

A date for the postponed match has yet to be announced (it remains to be seen if the winter break could still accommodate this clash) but City are facing a real backlog of fixtures, with Pep Guardiola’s troops also blanking in Gameweek 28.

Progression to the FA Cup quarter-finals (or Chelsea’s) would also force their Gameweek 31 meeting with Frank Lampard’s side to be rearranged.

City’s Gameweek 34 clash against Newcastle United would be postponed if either team made it through to the FA Cup semi-finals, although the free midweek afterwards would accommodate one of their outstanding games.

As it stands, the other Premier League match scheduled for today – Sheffield United v Bournemouth – remains on.

The Blades’ fan services account tweeted this update earlier on:

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  1. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How PATHETIC that Money bags Man City with their fancy stadium postpone a game while Sheffield United just get on with it and play even though the weathers the same for everyone. Glad my captains Salah and i didnt buy Aguero.
    American Football is played under 2 feet of snow with 80k turning up every week. Softies!!!!

    1. FPLHaggis
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Brought in Aguero (c) and Mahrez for a -4. Ouch

    2. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Very easy to say over there in your armchair

    3. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Its not necessarily the pitch/stadium. Its the surrounding areas and the travel arrangements.

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Indeed. Logistical considerations.

      2. Amsterhammer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah exactly, it's for the safety of people travelling there.

    4. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's not the same for everyone though is it? The wind where I live isn't particularly bad.

    5. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      So you don't care about the safety of the fans getting to the ground?

      There is nothing wrong with the pitch / stadium

      1. squits
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        What if a fan crashed driving there? Would you still say this?

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          If it was because of the winds and it wasn't cancelled, of course.

      2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        The travel of bournmouth to Sheff U is longer than the travel of West Ham to Man City.

        So if we are talking about the safety of the fans then surely the Sheff U game would have been called off if the city game has.....

    6. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ridiculous post

      Its avout fan safety particularly those travelling frm London

    7. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed. Surely they can afford a weather changing machine.

    8. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Probably because most Man City fans don't live in Manchester, so more travelling involved?! 😉

    9. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      'The weather's the same for everyone'. Lmao great understanding of weather you've got there, fair play.

    10. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Reads like a tweet from @realDonaldTrump

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Haha exactly this

    11. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You tell em wizard, PATHETIC SNOWFLAKES

    12. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The climate East of the Pennine hills is completely different to the West

      On any given day you can have 2 feet of snow on one side and none on the other...same goes for rain and temperature.

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        In the past I've been travelling from Sheffield to Manchester and seen snowploughs stuck on the hill roads

    13. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What could they do to make the weather safe? I suppose they could put tenners on the ground to absorb the rain... 🙄

      1. Wizard of Ozil
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        WOW. what a reaction. i went to an Amercian football match in Buffalo USA and it was -10 and blowing a gale and it still went ahead. this country grinds to a halt when it gets a bit windy. they should just play behind closed doors and tell the fans to watch it on TV. This is a blessing for WEST HAM as they would have been hammered anyway.

        1. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          A game in another continent going ahead doesn't mean that every British game with dangerous weather should go ahead. I once went to a City game where the weather was in the minus figures, and it was dark with ice on the roads, but that game went ahead as normal. It's obviously done on a case-by-case basis. The officials have more knowledge of the factors than both of us combined.

    14. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They also do figure skating on ICE every day. Softies.

    15. Werder Bremner
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Proper plum

    16. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      In America away fans don’t travel.

      This is a rubbish take

      1. Wizard of Ozil
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Xabi 15.
        You know nothing about American football. Of course the away fans travel!! They get drowned out by the home fans.
        there`s only 16 games in a season so of the course the stadiums are packed.
        I`d rather see less games played but better quality.

  2. Marmalade Forest
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Surely these just get played next week?

    Would be carnage to not play next week and fit in 5 games in 10 days later on in the season.

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This has been asked/answered 100 times already. Best to just read through the past 5 pages.

      1. Marmalade Forest
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Didn’t realised that they’d decided what to do already

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          They haven't and nothings changed in the past hour since it's all been discussed.

    2. squits
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Players need their winter breaks. if they play next week KdB, Pep and Kun have to cancel their holidays. They trained as normal this week, whilst seeing instagram posts from liv players in miami

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not being funny, but as I understand it the point of the winter break (at least from the way the top managers keep pushing it) is to give players a physical rest, not necessarily an extra chance to fanny about in Dubai for a week. There's no reason they can't still have the former.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on what the clubs want (do they want their full winter break?), what the police and club staff say (can they rearrange everything in time?), Sky Sports (who are televising) and the fans groups (have they got enough notice?)

  3. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah's new baby born yesterday
    Does this mean he's inactive for 7 days??

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nice planning crom mo

    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No.

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Depends. Did he have it by C section?

      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        lol

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      On paternity leave

    5. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on Klopp. LFC only play Saturday so Salah likely to be selected by Klopp.

    6. The Road Not Taken
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Are you thinking of aqiqah?

    7. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy all over again.

    8. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I doubt Salah is mentally Swedish (case Lindelöf), so I expect him yo play.

    9. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If this happens, I'm only picking players who've had vasectomies in future.

  4. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Gone With The Wind || Storm Ciara ft FPL

    Massive hit

  5. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cantwell go on bro get me my 2 points against pool for KDB

  6. Dele
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero(c), KDB and Mahrez(vc) in my team, love it.

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kun(c)
      Kdb(vc)

      Shoot me now

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Why oh why?!

        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Cos all the talk of Salah's reduced minutes and wifes pregnancy.

          1. Tinkermania
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            That talk

          2. Tinkermania
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            I only see nthat talk today. I am asking why c and vc from same match that was threatened by weather.

            1. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              No it was on Thursday also

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        We don't have to. You did it yourself. Rookie error and you know it as well as Wild Rover.

    2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same situation on WC.
      Although, my Vc is on Salah

      1. Crystal Alice
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Kun c. Bottled out of Mané vc last minute, put it on Kevin instead.

  7. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So Cantwell owners want an assist/goal against Pool or a blank???

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Third on my bench so a blank.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      blank or a brace

    3. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      blank, rico comes in for me ffs :/

    4. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      At this point any points are good points. I'd take 2.

  8. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sheffield Stadium spotted, now in Newcastle.

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      😆

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Slight diversion in travel then. Game goes ahead. 😀

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I thought I could see a stadium fly by.

  9. pulpy77
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance the Everton game is retrospectively postponed?

  10. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Rico off the bench now. I need this to be an incredibly boring 0-0. If it goes ahead.

  11. kime67
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Theyre winter break would have started after the game so theres no chance it will be in gw 26.

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      probably a dgw before 31 wich will be another headache.

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Whaaaaaattt. Oh my. Poor Kun owners. I am utterly utterly surprised. Cant believe it. I heard some game in Germany was postponed however didnt pay attention.

    This is some serious disruption.

    Luckily didnt go with Kun at the end

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Surely only casuals have kun, us pros all checked the weather

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Or just didn't fancy Aguero because there was plenty of points coverage elsewhere in our teams and because he has tough upcoming fixtures not to mention a blank gamweek!

        1. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I tend to keep a player who has returned me 88 points in 5 matches

      2. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        must be over 5 years since I last heard a weather forecast

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          You've smoking something?!?

          1. HashAttack
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            City life .. .what's the use of a weather forecast to me (excepting making captain decisions in FPL)

      3. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly this. Bloody amateurs.

      4. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Bingo Beric 🙂

  13. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kun(C), Mahrez, Fleck and Stevens owner...

  14. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Weather in the city centre has now calmed down but I don't blame them for cancelling the game. As someone who lives in the city centre, I tried to do a quick 5 minute walk to a brunch spot 2 hours ago. It took over 15 minutes, I could barely fight against the wind gusts and the rain felt like ice pellets smacking into your skin (umbrella broken in two minutes).

    Nowhere near safe enough for the fans or players in those conditions and it could return. Completely correct call and I have Aguero (c).

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Brunch? Posh git. 😀

      1. @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Got to get involved in the new wave of avocado and eggs on toast....!

      2. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Only if he stays in Didsbury

    2. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The players can handle that.

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You took an umbrella out

      Man up 😉

      1. @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Just trying to stay dry.... might as well have not bothered! Haha.

    4. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sound like a risk of a horrible 0-1 freak result for West Ham .. .maybe it's for the best

  15. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Can someone explain to me why 'brits are softies' is apparently not allowed to say in reply to games being called off for a bit of wind? Is softie a slur?

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, we are very sensitive souls.

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It’s very disrespectful to the fallen in this catastrophe.

      https://farm1.staticflickr.com/142/327484162_62cf1e6ed5_z.jpg?zz=1

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It was when my missus used it.

    4. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry about your triple city Brosstan. I wanted double city but the weather talk was too much to ignore.

    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why insult anyone at all?

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Because people won't change if it's not called out

    6. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Softie is better than snowfl...
      I won't say it because it's been captured by a certain clique. It might well be true that people have been hyper-sensitized but it stems from all kinds of societal and psychological issue so I find it best to listen and not call people out without going aggro' on them.

    7. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      whoops .. I did mention namby-pamby state earlier

      We're out of Europe now, time to put on our big boy's trousers

    8. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      We can slag off our own but we ain't having you Yanks doing it :0)

      It's much more industrialised the North and much colder too, so we Northeners like to poke fun of the Southerners. When those in the South are advised of severe snow and to stay at home, us Northerners just put on a jumper 😉

    9. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Let me guess, Aguero and KDB owner?

    10. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Unless you live in or near Manchester you have no idea what you’re talking about. Mancunians are used to bad weather. Rain is synonymous with Manchester. The fact is that the weather this morning was unsafe to be out in never mind driving to a match.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I've played in a hail storm north of the polar circle. Got a few bruises but we got on with it. This is pathetic from brits

        1. Tomerick
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Oh sorry, didn’t realise you played at professional level. You realise that the majority of the players are not British right?

  16. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Storm Lundy devastates the FPL landscape will be front page news tomorrow.

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It would take an extraordinary event to make the front page, you expecting him to do a Eric Cantona or be the first player with the Coronavirus ?

  17. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wonder if it is worth the frustration with a City fixture pile up EPL/CL and cups along with Pep wrecking your brain with benching/cameos and no shows.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      *worth holding onto City assets*

  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    You just know Vardy is gonna score a hattrick this GW now, just to rub it in the faces of everyone who moved him on for Aguero!

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't cry mate. Who knows he might 'haul' against Leicester...

  19. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Stephens and Lascelles off the bench

    I need a poor game from Auba and his fellow shooters today... And no own goals 😀

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal match only next Sunday.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ah yes. Got too excited there

  20. kime67
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    LUNDSTRAM STARTS GET IN FFS...

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Source?

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      BAN?

    3. kime67
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      FPL CARLO!!!

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Who?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        113 followers 😀

        1. Tasty Jerk
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          😀 must be legit

    4. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Would be lovely

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looks a bit suspicious IMO
      Not long to wait anyway
      But would be classic FPL if Lundy did start, scored, got 3bps alongside Vardy banging in a hattrick

    6. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      People get banned for less

    7. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ban this fool NOW

    8. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      lol plum

  21. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Fernandez, dendoncker and hopefully Williams off the bench...

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      fernandez is the only one who starts probably

  22. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Looks like no football at Bramall Lane today either..

    Sheffield Utd and Bournemouth are playing

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ShEfF U DoNt PlAy fOoTbAlL

  23. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Had a dream Stevens scored last night

  24. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    They’ve got to do something about global warming. It’s beyond a joke & its ruined my team

  25. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Got my flippers, goggles and trunks on for the game today. 2-0 Blades

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      As long as Enda is involved I'm happy

    2. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How's the wind - good chance of Hendo scoring directly from a goal kick?

  26. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is there any speculation over when the game would be moved to?

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      its not in 26 thats for sure.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It will stay at the Etihad

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        so it's just a little wind and rain today .. nothing biblical

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      a CL last 16 GW would be my guess, but could be moved to GW34 or GW37, with another City game played then if they are still in the FA Cup.

  27. kime67
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    come on lord lunny punish the sellers.

  28. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    For your season (transfers not involving suspension or injuries)

    Best transfer out?
    ( Dunk)

    Worst transfer in?
    ( Maupay)

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mapay for both.

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I still have him reluctantly. Glad too get rid next gw.

  29. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Seems the Baines rule can apply for Aguero.

  30. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Please start Lundy, save my gw :/