Manchester United's bid to maintain their position on the top of the Premier League with victory at Blackpool on Saturday is in danger of being scuppered by the freezing temperatures in England.
United are two points clear of second placed Chelsea but they may lose first place if the game is postponed as a result of the snow that has ravaged most of the country.
Blackpool chiefs revealed on Friday that the match could become the first top-flight fixture to be postponed this weekend due to a frozen pitch at Bloomfield Road despite the club's use of protective covers and hot-air blowers.
A statement on the club's website said: "Following the heavy overnight frost, where temperatures dipped below minus eight, concerns surrounding areas of the Bloomfield Road surface have increased.
"The severe frost on Thursday night has meant that large areas of the playing surface have become frozen.
"The Seasiders groundstaff have worked throughout the night with large hot-air blowers in a bid to thaw out the problematic areas of the playing surface, however last night's frost has meant that the problematic areas have increased.
"The club has sourced additional hot-air blowers and these are expected to be on site Friday lunchtime and once again the Seasiders groundstaff will work throughout the night to ensure the eagerly-anticipated game with Manchester United takes place."
Championship leaders QPR's trip to Hull headed the list of postponements in the English lower leagues as the ice and snow took its toll.
That clash was cancelled on safety grounds by the Tigers, meaning the match went the same way as Nottingham Forest v Bristol City and Portsmouth v Burnley.
The South Yorkshire derby between Doncaster and Barnsley fell victim to the weather on Thursday, as did Reading's trip to Sheffield United.
Only four League One matches - those at Swindon, Exeter, Bristol Rovers and Brentford - survive, and just two - at Northampton and Oxford - in League Two.
All Scottish Premier League matches this weekend were postponed on Wednesday due to the weather, with the only fixture still slated to go ahead Alloa v Peterhead in the Second Division.