- Stoke’s 3pm kick-off with West Ham delayed after major power outage
- The club tweeted a ‘power surge affected both generators and mains supply’
- The Potters are expecting to make a further announcement at 3pm
Stoke City’s 3pm kick-off with West Ham has been pushed back after the Potters announced that a power surge has affected both generators and the mains supply.
The Potters’ official Twitter account tweeted: ‘Kick off will be delayed due to a major power outage. We will make a further announcement after 3.00pm.’
However, BT Sport’s pundit Gary Lineker has announced that the power is ‘back on’, as supporters from both sides continue to make their way into the stadium.
Fans wait outside the Bet365 Stadium as Stoke confirmed a delayed kickoff against West Ham
The ground sat in darkness after a power surge affected both generators and mains supply
Stoke announced half-an-hour before the scheduled kick-off that the game could be facing a delay.
Stoke tweeted: ‘We may be looking at a delayed kick-off at the Bet 365 Stadium today due to a power outage. A power surge has affected both Club generators and the mains supply.’
Sportsmail‘s Laurie Whitwell, who is at the stadium, said: ‘Lights have just come back on in press room, so process to get going underway. Still got to get players warmed up and crowd in so probably 30mins to kick off.’
Fans had to wait outside while the club tried to get the generators going again
The floodlights slowly came back on as the Stoke’s clash with West Ham waits to get underway