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Cheltenham Town’s and Forest Green Rovers’ football matches have been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The English Football League fixtures have been suspended until April 3 at the earliest.

The EFL said yesterday that games would go ahead as normal - albeit that it was working with the Government to develop contingency plans.

But today, it has issued a statement, saying that the FA, Premier League, EFL and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England until April 3 at the earliest.

It means Gloucestershire’s two professional clubs will not play their matches between now and then.

Both Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

The Robins and Rovers both have 10 matches left this season.

The suspension postpones the derby match between the two, which had been due to be played at Forest Green’s The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on March 28.

The last day of the scheduled season had been due to be April 25.

Play-offs had been due to take place after that.