The Merseyside derby, scheduled later on Saturday at Goodison Park, is the most essential English top-flight soccer match to be postponed over storm Darragh.
Reuters
07 December, 2024, 05:25 pm
Final modified: 07 December, 2024, 05:26 pm
The Premier League conflict between Everton and Liverpool has been postponed attributable to harmful weather conditions, hosts Everton acknowledged on Saturday.
The Merseyside derby, scheduled later on Saturday at Goodison Park, is the most essential English top-flight soccer match to be postponed over storm Darragh.
The resolution to delay became taken following a safety advisory neighborhood meeting attended by officers from each and each golf equipment along with to representatives from Merseyside police and Liverpool metropolis council, Everton acknowledged in an announcement.
“As a result of threat to safety in the local home attributable to strong wind gusts, and an amber severe wind warning that remains in advise till 6am on Sunday, on the current time’s fixture ought to be postponed on safety grounds,” the remark added.
Merseyside police on Friday had informed residents to handbook sure of any non-obligatory shuttle till weather conditions improved.
“We take care of this also shall be deeply disappointing for supporters, but the protection of fans, workers and players is of paramount importance,” league leaders Liverpool acknowledged in an announcement.
“Recordsdata referring to a rearranged date for the fixture, together with ticketing, shall be announced in the extinguish.”
The match became attributable to be the final Merseyside Premier League derby at Goodison Park, with Everton transferring out of their home since 1892 on the stop of the season.
Two second-tier Championship fixtures web notify for Saturday (Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United and Cardiff City v Watford) had been additionally postponed on Friday.
Liverpool next consult with Girona for a Champions League conflict on Tuesday, while 15th-placed Everton proceed their league marketing campaign at Arsenal next Saturday.
