Fog hits clash between Pool and Gunners

Heavy fog forced the postponement last night of Liverpool’s Carling Cup quarter-final at home to Arsenal.

The match had been in doubt from early in the evening with Anfield shrouded in the thick mist.

However, hopes were raised when referee Martin Atkinson undertook his first inspection at 6.15pm and said, if conditions had not deteriorated in 30 minutes, the game would go ahead. On his return at 6.45pm, conditions had worsened and Atkinson declared the match unplayable.

The fog had earlier caused problems for Arsenal with their plane having to be diverted to Blackpool airport because of conditions in Liverpool.