The financial and emotional cost to Peterborough United of a Boxing Day postponement

Last season Posh called off their entire festive programme after a spike in Covid cases at London Road.

Reading’s request to postpone the trip to Posh because of positive Covid tests is a blow for the club coffers.

“We’ll lose £80k for the game being called off,” Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony said. “But there’ an emotional loss as well as a financial loss.

“The Boxing Day game is one of the highlights of the season and families often come together to watch.

“My own family was coming to a game for the first time in two years.”

Posh were due to play at Gillingham on Boxing Day last season.