Live Coverage: Football postponements - December 29

By Pascal Lemesre | 29 Dec 2012 09:40, Last updated: 04 Jun 2025 23:05

Good afternoon and welcome to Sports Mole's live updates of the state of football matches up and down the country.

A deluge of wet weather is expected to hit the country this weekend to make 2012 one of the rainiest since records began and matches everywhere are suffering.

Below, we'll post updates as and when we get them on the state of matches in the Football League and more.

12.02pmGREEN LIGHT! The Championship game between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace goes ahead as planned following a second inspection.

10.32amPOSTPONED! The League Two match between Cheltenham and Bristol Rovers is the latest to suffer from a waterlogged pitch.

10.27amPOSTPONED! Three of this afternoon's Conference games have also not made it:

Hereford vs. Newport
Braintree vs. Woking
Mansfield vs. Grimsby

9.47amAlso in the second tier, Nottingham Forest's first game under new manager Alex McLeish against Palace is in doubt. There'll be a pitch inspection at midday at the City Ground.

9.46amIn the Championship, Charlton's game against Derby passed a 9am pitch inspection but plenty more rain is expected at The Valley.

9.44amPOSTPONED! Here are the Football League games that have already fallen foul of the weather:

Colchester vs. Swindon (League One)
Stevenage vs. Notts County (League One)
Aldershot vs. Torquay (League Two)
Gillingham vs. Northampton (League Two)

9.41amMorning all, is it raining where you are? It's absolutely pelting down outside my window and there's sure to be matches postponed as the day goes on.