* Chelsea
* Hull
Snow across the country has caused many postponements in the Premier League this weekend.
Matches at Burnley, Fulham and Sunderland have already been called off, while Liverpool have asked for their match against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to be postponed.
Fulham’s fixture with Portsmouth has been called off due to adverse weather conditions which are not expected to improve before Saturday’s match, reported on the official site www.fulhamfc.com.
Burnley’s clash with Stoke City, reported on www.burnleyfootballclub.com,and Bolton’s trip to Sunderland have been postponed for safety reasons, states www.safc.com.
Wigan Athletic have confirmed their match with Aston Villa at the DW Stadium will go ahead.
Meanwhile, Everton’s trip to Arsenal and Birmingham City’s match with Manchester United look set to go ahead providing the safety of supporters can be guaranteed.
Hull City have a meeting with the match referee and police today and stadium manager John Cooper is hopeful their match with Chelsea will be on.
Cooper told The Telegraph: "We’re more than confident the game on Saturday will go ahead. Certainly, if the game had been scheduled for today it would have been played.
“The weather forecast does keep changing, so we have to do the same. We’re calling in favours from everywhere we can to make sure that walkways are cleared and that every other aspect on the safety side of things is in place
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