Sheffield Wednesday: State of Fleetwood Town pitch sparks postponement fears ahead of Owls clash

The coastal club had their League One match-up with Lincoln City called off on Saturday after heavy snowfall was adjudged to have made the pitch unsafe.

Pictures circulated online on Sunday morning show the playing area heavily waterlogged after much of the snow had melted. Now supporters of both clubs face a nervous wait to see what the Fleetwood ground staff can do to make it playable.

The situation of course will be largely beholden to the weather. As of Sunday morning the Met Office forecast is favourable. High winds are scheduled, which should facilitate the ground drying out, with no rainfall projected for Monday. A downpour is forecast for Tuesday morning, however.

The event of any postponement would be the second in a week for Wednesday after their home clash with Accrington Stanley last week fell foul to a waterlogged pitch.

Should the match go ahead, Darren Moore might be able to recall a couple of players who have been missing through injury of late.

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Speaking after Saturday’s win over Doncaster Rovers, Moore admitted there could be comebacks for influencial Sam Hutchinson and Lee Gregory.

“We’ll have a look at them on Tuesday, Sam Hutchinson and maybe Lee Gregory,” Moore said. “They may be the two that could come into it.

“But again, if they’re not quite fit we won’t risk them because there are so many games that lie ahead where we will need them.

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“The group is what it is and such is the state of them that when anybody that steps in gets carried away with the wave that they’re on at the moment. We’ve had to try build that consistency.

“We’ll look at both players but we’ll give every consideration that if they’re not quite right we won’t risk that.”

Wednesday are currently in eighth place in the League One table, after that win over their South Yorkshire rivals. Moore’s men are level on 55 points with Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland in sixth and seventh respectively.