"Sunday's Championship game between Sheffield United and Oxford United is one of numerous EFL matches postponed because of frozen pitches. Seven fixtures have been called off in League Two and two more have fallen to the freezing weather in League One. In a statement, the Blades said a referee looked at the Bramall Lane pitch before the scheduled 12:00 GMT kick-off and found parts of the playing surface were frozen."
"In League One, Doncaster's meeting with Luton and Rotherham v Mansfield were also called off on Sunday. In addition to five of Sunday's League Two fixtures which had already been postponed on Saturday, Colchester v Accrington and Newport v Tranmere failed pitch inspections. Games were scheduled to start at 15:00 GMT unless stated Championship Sheffield United v Oxford Utd (12:00) League One Doncaster v Luton Rotherham v Mansfield League Two Bromley v Oldham Colchester v Accrington Harrogate v Swindon Newport v Tranmere"
Frozen conditions caused widespread cancellations across the English Football League, with seven League Two fixtures and two League One matches called off. The Championship fixture Sheffield United v Oxford United failed a pitch inspection after a referee found parts of the Bramall Lane surface frozen prior to the scheduled 12:00 GMT kick-off. Doncaster v Luton and Rotherham v Mansfield were among the League One games postponed on Sunday. Additional League Two matches including Colchester v Accrington and Newport v Tranmere also failed inspections, and several fixtures previously postponed on Saturday remained off the schedule.
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