Tercentennial rain has forced the cancellation of fixtures throughout the country. [GETTY]
A pitch inspection took place at Hillsborough at 10.30am that resulted in the match officials deciding the pitch was unplayable.
Stuart Gray's men were vying to continue their rich vein of form, having lost just one in 11 games.
Both sides have experienced cancellations this year with Wednesday's Championship game with Wigan and Charlton's third-round fixture against Oxford being called off.
Other games around the country are likely to be cancelled with Coventry's game with Bradford and Bury's home fixture against Bristol Rovers the first to fall victim to the weather.
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