Town's game at Scunthorpe has been postponed after an early morning pitch inspection. Referee Andy Haines stayed overnight in North Lincolnshire and declared the surface unplayable after giving it the once over along with managers Roy Keane and Nigel Adkins at 8.30am.
Temperatures in Scunthorpe dipped to minus six overnight and were still at the same levels this morning with some areas of the pitch frozen.
The covers which have been on the pitch since Wednesday were only expected to be able to withstand temperatures down to minus four. Earlier in the week, Scunthorpe said that below that they anticipated some areas of the surface being frozen and the game being in doubt.
The postponement means that Jon Walters and Grant Leadbitter will now be suspended for the trip to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day (KO 1pm). Striker Stern John is also unavailable for the game against his parent club with his spell with the Blues ending on December 29th.