Colchester’s League Two fixture with Mansfield has been moved to Sunday in the hope the 24-hour delay will give the JobServe Community Stadium pitch time to recover from the cold spell.

A statement of Colchester’s website read: “Heavy snow and then temperatures well below zero would have made a postponement likely had the game remained a Saturday fixture.

“Following discussions between the two clubs and the EFL, it has now been moved to 3pm on Sunday, when the weather is forecast to be more favourable.”