Shrewsbury Town without New Year's Day action after Sheffield Wednesday delay due to TV
Shrewsbury Town will no longer be action on New Year's Day this season due to television scheduling.
But Steve Cotterill's men have not been selected live on the box for their scheduled visit of League One big-hitters Sheffield Wednesday, instead the fixture set for Saturday, January 1 has been delayed 24 hours 'due to a knock-on effect of television Christmas scheduling'.
Wednesday's clash at Sunderland, their fixture before heading to Shrewsbury, has been put back to December 30 after Sunderland's Boxing Day clash at Doncaster was put back a day after being selected as the only League One clash on Sky Sports' festive coverage.
The visit of the Owls to Shropshire, for the first time in league action since 1984, will kick-off at 3pm on Sunday, January 2.
Town have not played on a fixture on New Year's Day, for a variety of reasons, since 2019.
Meanwhile, Town shifted 149 tickets for the FA Cup first round trip to non-league Stratford Town on Sunday, to be broadcast on ITV4, today with 221 remaining. Stratford’s home tickets in the 2,800 capacity sold out in two hours.
