Sheffield United vs Manchester United weather and Storm Babet latest amid postponements

Manchester United make the journey to Sheffield United tonight as the Premier League returns.

And travelling fans will be checking their weather and traffic apps given the chaos caused by Storm Babet in some parts of the country over the past 24 hours. Yorkshire was hit with flash flooding on Friday with Sheffield taking 84mm of rain, according to the Met Office.

A few miles north of the Steel City, Rotherham United’s Championship match with Ipswich Town was postponed on Friday due to the areas around the New York Stadium being flooded. A number of lower league EFL Saturday matches have already been called off, but none so far in the Premier League, including United’s visit to Sheffield United.

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The game is not seemingly in any doubt and the vicinity of Bramall Lane is forecast to stay dry leading up to kick-off and in the hours after full-time. But the journey from Manchester for travelling supporters could be impacted. A number of roads in Sheffield were closed yesterday while some train services may still be affected.

Meanwhile, those from Manchester are due to have a dry start to their journey with rain not predicted to fall until 11pm. United are playing in the newly-devised Saturday kick-off time of 8pm. The slot was created to allow teams who play in Europe on the preceding Wednesday ample time to recover and travel.

Yellow and amber warnings for rain that were in place across much of England overnight have expired, however a yellow warning for wind remains in place until 12pm across the north east of England and eastern Scotland. Across England, there were over 353