Following earlier news of the request for Liverpool's match with Tottenham to be postponed, it has now been confirmed that Sunday's fixture will have to be rearranged.

A statement from the club said:

Although the Anfield pitch is perfectly playable for the game, the problem we face is the icy condition of the approach roads and paths in the immediate vicinity of the stadium.

The safety of our fans is paramount and an assessment of both the prevailing conditions and the weather forecast for the next 48 hours has been made in arriving at the decision to call off the match. Both local police and the City Council were fully involved in this assessment.

All existing tickets will remain valid for the re-arranged game. We will also offer refunds and will publish a deadline date for refunds once the re-arranged fixture date is announced, such that we can re-sell any returned seats to other supporters.

One positive is the postponement means Javier Mascherano should be available for the rearranged fixture having as his four match ban will be up after the FA Cup replay against Reading - as long as it goes ahead.

Your Comments: EddieC - January 11th 2010. No news as yet Lee, we'll have something posted when a date's set though. LeeJ (guest)- January 10th 2010. Any news on when the game will be played now? Comment on this article: Name: Comment: Spambot check - what is 1+2?