Second Championship recreation deserted and one other halted in Championship chaos

A second Championship match has been abandoned today after another was suspended within five minutes of each other.

Blackburn Rovers’ clash against Sheffield Wednesday has been abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch after the referee paused the game for 10 minutes.

The game at Ewood Park has been suspended after a torrential downpour left the officials concerned regarded the state of the pitch. A post from Blackburn’s social media read: “The referee has stopped play and ordered the players off the pitch due to the wet surface.”

Before a second upload added: “The referee has paused the game for 10 minutes and will assess whether the pitch is suitable to continue.”

The match, for the second time this season at Ewood Park, has fallen victim to the weather as the game was abandoned with Blackburn leading 1-0 at the time. A post from Rovers read: “The referee has called off the contest due to a waterlogged pitch.”

Meanwhile, QPR’s Championship game against West Brom was suspended due to a medical emergency, with the supporter being taken away, and play has resumed.

The game at Loftus Road was momentarily halted so a supporter could receive medical attention before play resumed after the fan had been attended to.

A post from QPR’s X page read: “Play resumes after being halted so a supporter could receive medical attention. We send them our best wishes.”

Moments later, the Hoops made it 2-0 as they look to leapfrog West Brom and climb into the top half of the table.

More to follow…

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