Rotherham United reschedule Derby County game for Wednesday night

Tonight's fixture was called off due to a waterlogged pitch, but the game will now be played tomorrow following discussions between officials at both clubs.

It is the second time that the match had been postponed, with the game not taking place on its original date of December 19 following a positive test of Covid-19 in the Millers squad, with the decision made on the grounds of player safety

This time around, the game succumbed to the elements with Rotherham hit by a rain deluge in late afternoon, making the surface unplayable, with pockets of standing water visible on the playing surface when it was inspected by officials ahead of the game.

Earlier in the day, ground staff had removed snow which had settled on the covered surface to the perimeter of the pitch.

The sodden surface was then made saturated by the late afternoon burst of incessant rain.

But it has now been agreed that the game will now be staged tomorrow.

A club statement read: "The Millers had been able to clear the AESSEAL New York Stadium pitch of snow on Tuesday but a late downpour of rain in the local area left the pitch in an unplayable condition as it was deemed waterlogged in a pitch inspection around an hour before kick-off.

Wayne Rooney’s side will now revisit the Millers on Wednesday February 3, 2021 for a 7pm kick off, with the Millers hopeful that the pitch will be in a playable condition and that the waterlogging of the playing surface will have subsided ahead of tomorrow night."

Derby are due to travel to South Yorkshire to face Barnsley on Saturday, but will now have a day's less preparation for the fixture.