- Storm Eowyn continues to wreck havoc across the United Kingdom on Friday
- A host of football matches have been postponed as a result of the storm
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Storm Eowyn continues to wreck chaos across the United Kingdom as 100mph winds batter coastlines across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
The horrific gusts have caused mass travel disruption with over 1,000 flights across the UK and Ireland cancelled due to unsafe conditions, while all Scotrail trains in Scotland have been axed today.
Rare red warnings were issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as the storm posed a danger to life – damaging buildings, uprooting trees and causing power cuts. The alert in Scotland will run until 5pm and was this morning extended over a wider area.
Amber warnings have been issued to parts of England and Wales, with Newcastle United facing travel disruption as their planned chartered flight to the South Coast on Friday afternoon ahead of Saturday’s 3pm kick-off at Southampton looks set to be postponed until the morning.
Events around the UK have been cancelled at last-minute with many urged not to travel unless absolutely necessary in various parts of the UK, and a host of football matches have now been cancelled.
No Premier League, Championship, or League One fixtures were scheduled to take place today, while Swindon’s trip to rivals Newport in League Two is still set to go ahead.
A host of Premier League 2 fixtures have been cancelled as a result of the damage caused by Storm Eowyn
The storm has wrecked havoc across the United Kingdom with football matches affected
Red warnings for a danger to life have been issued around parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland
However, a series of Premier League 2 games involving Under-21 teams have been called off with Everton’s trip to Newcastle rescheduled due to adverse weather conditions in the north east.
Paul Tait’s youth Toffees side will instead now travel to Tyneside on on Monday, January 26 with Storm Eowyn set to pass over the weekend.
Similarly, West Brom’s Premier League 2 clash against Middlesbrough has also been cancelled with a new date yet to be rearranged.
In Scotland, Celtic women’s clash against Hearts that was due to be played on Friday evening but has also been cancelled as a result of the devastating storm.
This story will be updated with any new information as Storm Eowyn progresses.
