Portsmouth v Ipswich rearranged for second time
Portsmouth postponed their game with Ipswich twice due to a frozen pitch and heavy rain
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The Championship fixture between Portsmouth and Ipswich Town has been rearranged for a second time following two postponements at Fratton Park.
The Tractor Boys will head down to the south coast on Tuesday 14 April with kick-off set for 19:45 BST that evening.
The initial match was postponed in early January due to a frozen pitch and then again in February because of heavy rain.
Ipswich have now had five games postponed or abandoned this season, with a match against Blackburn called off for a waterlogged pitch, the two at Portsmouth postponed and then fixtures against Southampton and Hull City because of FA Cup progression.
The second Portsmouth postponement left fans frustrated as well as Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna who questioned the reasons behind the cancellation.
"The FA Cup one is what it is," McKenna told The East Anglian Daily Times., external
"However there's something that could be done differently for the Championship clubs who progress in that cup because it is a big challenge now for Southampton, but also for the teams who are playing against them, including us who already have a game to rearrange.
"The only rearrangement that still annoys me is the [first] Portsmouth one.
"We're going to have a lot of games, we're going to have tough games, but there are some brilliant games in there to look forward to. It should be a really exciting end to the season."
