Saturday’s Premier League fixture between Everton and Liverpool has been called off due to safety concerns.
The decision follows mass disruption caused by Storm Darragh. An amber weather warning and yellow wind warning were issued on Merseyside on Saturday morning.
The decision to postpone the fixture, the final Premier League Merseyside derby to take place at Goodison Park, was taken by authorities and not the two clubs.
An Everton statement read: “Today’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions.”
The game is the first Premier League fixture to be postponed due to Storm Darragh, with the Championship matches between Cardiff City and Watford, and Plymouth Argyle and Oxford United both called off on Friday.
Barring any meeting in the FA Cup, the postponed fixture will be the final Merseyside derby to take place at Goodison Park, as Everton prepare to move to their new Bradley-Moore Dock stadium next season.
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