"According to EFL regulations, the fixture could be replayed in part or full depending on the specific circumstances, or the scoreline at the time of the abandonment could stand, which is usually applied if the majority of the game has already taken place. However, FA rule 20(E)(iii) states: In the event of a competition match not being played or abandoned owing to causes over which neither club has control, it should be played in its entirety on a date to be mutually agreed by the two clubs and approved by the competition."
"A full replay is the likeliest scenario due to the circumstances surrounding the abandonment. Ewood Park's waterlogged pitch caused the game to be called off with 10 minutes of regular time remaining, after a sustained, torrential downpour in Lancashire."
"The reason given for the abandonment by the EFL was an 'unplayable surface'. Ipswich first-team boss Kieran McKenna said after the game's premature conclusion: "It was impossible to finish the game.""
The Championship match at Ewood Park was abandoned with 10 minutes remaining after a sustained, torrential downpour left the pitch waterlogged and unplayable. The EFL described the surface as unplayable and noted that abandoned fixtures can be replayed in part or full or have the scoreline stand depending on circumstances. FA rule 20(E)(iii) directs that matches abandoned due to causes beyond club control should be replayed in their entirety on a mutually agreed date with competition approval. Given the conditions and governing rules, a full replay is the likeliest outcome.
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