Tag: abandoned

8 December 2025 Off

Charlton Athletic A-A Portsmouth: Game abandoned after Charlton fan dies

By Total Football News

A Charlton Athletic fan has died after their Championship game against Portsmouth was abandoned.

The players initially waited on the pitch while emergency staff dealt with a medical emergency in the lower tier of the Covered End in the 12th minute, before referee Matthew Donohue told them to return to the dressing rooms.

The game, which was goalless, was eventually called off nearly an hour after the incident occurred.

Charlton

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26 September 2025 Off

Valerien Ismael: Blackburn Rovers boss calls decision to replay abandoned Ipswich game ‘a disgrace’

By Total Football News

Ismael’s comments echo those of his club, who said they were “extremely disappointed by the outcome” on Thursday.

“When you receive that many messages from people around the world and they are all shocked it means something is wrong,” the Frenchman, 49, added.

“You quickly need new guidelines otherwise it will always be a political case.”

As yet no new date has been scheduled for the rearranged fixture.

In their

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24 September 2025 Off

Blackburn-Ipswich: What happens when a football game is abandoned?

By Total Football News

Heavy rain caused Blackburn Rovers’ home game against Ipswich Town to be abandoned by the referee 10 minutes from full-time at the weekend.

Rovers boss Valerien Ismael said that giving his side the three points would be the “fairest thing to do”.

A match can only be postponed or abandoned with the approval of the referee, authorities, or by the order of the police.

Premier League and English Football League

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24 September 2025 Off

Blackburn v Ipswich abandoned game: Valerien Ismael’s verdict

By Total Football News

A match can only be postponed or abandoned with the approval of the referee, authorities, or by the order of the police.

If a Premier League or EFL game is abandoned after kick-off, but before 90 minutes has been played, the fixture will either be:

  • Counted as a completed match, with the points awarded based on the time of the abandonment

  • Replayed partially or in its entirety

  • The Premier League

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