Wigan's Premier League match against Aston Villa has been postponed because of a frozen pitch at the DW Stadium.

The area around the pitch was cleared and passed fit for spectator access on Thursday.

However, the undersoil heating system failed late on Friday afternoon and engineers were unable to repair it.

Referee Stuart Atwell inspected the pitch at 0830 GMT on Saturday and decided the heavy overnight frost had left the surface unplayable.

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