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Chelsea vs Liverpool fixture in Womens Super League abandoned after just six minutes due to frozen pitch; Chelsea manager Emma Hayes: You could see from the ...

"The officials were concerned that the ground was frozen underneath. I'm surprised it kicked off at 12.30pm because we got told this morning that we can try and kick-off the game at 2pm, but we've got the phone call to say that the game was back on at 12.30pm. "The game should never have started. The game should never have started" "It's not for managers to decide if it's on - it's up to the FA and officials. No game at the top level of the women's game should be cancelled.

Chelsea Women's home match against Liverpool in the FA Women's Super League has been abandoned due to a frozen pitch.

In order to claim a refund supporters should email It’s minus one degrees, it’s the right decision, it probably shouldn’t have been on to start with. Supporters who are unable to attend the revised date can claim a refund no later than 48 hours before kick-off.

The Women's Super League match between Chelsea and Liverpool was abandoned after just six minutes over concerns for the players' safety.

We said we were unhappy to play on it and the ref said it was alright. We’ve got to take our game seriously, we can have blowers on the pitch but it’s not enough. Not good enough, the women’s game is heading in the right direction but still a long way to go," wrote Arsenal star Beth Mead on

Boos reigned out at Kingsmeadow, mainly directed at referee Paul Howard who made the decision, after the decision was announced via the stadium PA with Emma ...

I'm surprised it kicked off at 12.30pm because we got told this morning that we can try and kick the game off at 2pm, but we've got the phone call to say that they game was back on at 12.30. It was frozen in the warm-up. It shouldn't have been played in the first place. And with players immediately looking slippery underfoot the game was called off by the referee after just six minutes of play. Matt Beard was upset that it even got to that point and he's right. The club will provide a further announcement on the fixture in due course."

Chelsea's Women's Super League fixture against Liverpool was abandoned around six minutes after kick-off due to an unplayable pitch.

“Everybody wanted the game to be on and there was a fair attempt on all parts to do it. Liverpool boss Matt Beard said: “The pitch is frozen. We don’t live in Barbados.” We need undersoil heating everywhere. “It was frozen this morning, it was frozen in the warm-up, and you can clearly see it down one side and in the penalty box. “The decision to call it off at this time is wrong in terms of the timing but right for the players.”

The Women's Super League match between leaders Chelsea and Liverpool at Kingsmeadow is called off after six minutes because of a frozen pitch.

Katie Stengel (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Fuka Nagano (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

The WSL clash between Chelsea and Liverpool was postponed after six minutes of play at Kingsmeadow on Sunday due to the unplayable pitch conditions.

And he basically said [after six minutes] he doesn't think the pitch is safe so he called the game off." "The right decision was reached," Beard added. The referee should have made the decision today at 9:30. He [the referee] said it was safe but at the end of the day, it should have been called off this morning. "It could have been called off at 9:30, because it wasn't playable at 9:30," said Beard. Covers were left on the field and ice was removed with rakes and leaf blowers in the build up to kick off.

Chelsea and Liverpool played out a passionate and hard-fought goalless draw at Anfield, but some of the Blues' attacking players will consider themselves ...

[Conor Gallagher](/en/teams/profile/conor-gallagher), who took on a slightly different role than we have usually seen him occupy for Chelsea this season. It is Ziyech’s 11 crosses into the box that really stand out, though, with the next highest for Chelsea being two, by Gallagher. [Thiago Silva](/en/teams/profile/thiago-silva) struck the woodwork and [Kai Havertz](/en/teams/profile/kai-havertz) was ruled offside by VAR when he turned in the rebound.