Attempts to clear the pitch proved in vain as the undersoil heating struggled to cope and snow fell as speedy as it could be removed. The statement changed into made rapidly after each sides had named their teams for the suit within the northwest of England. "Due to worries with the gambling surface and surrounding regions, it is been deemed that the sport can't go ahead properly," stated a tweet on Burnley's respectable account.
Burnley supervisor Sean Dyche instructed the BBC the snow turned into falling so thickly that it was re-overlaying the pitch every time it become cleared. "The referee defined the safety angle as nicely so it was important to decide early," he said. It fell that quick and that heavy. It's nevertheless quite strong now. (The pitch) cannot put off the snow that quick."
Antonio Conte's Spurs are seventh in the table while Burnley were in search of to transport out of the relegation zone after being unbeaten in their past 4 suits.
