What will happen to local sport if Boston and Skegness are placed in tier three?

Boston United fans may have to wait to return to the terraces, MP Matt Warman has warned.

Pilgrims fans were hoping to return to watch their side for the first time since March after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that up to 4,000 fans would be allowed to attend elite sport events after the end of lockdown on December 2.

However, areas in tier three will see matches played behind closed doors.

Mr Warman, MP for Boston and Skegness, has warned that high Covid rates in the area look set to see his constituency placed in tier three.

This news will be a double blow for long-suffering United fans, who were hoping to get their first glimpse inside the club's new Jakemans Community Stadium, which will be used for the first time when the club host Chorley on December 5.

A statement released by Mr Warman on social media read: "This evening I spoke to the public health minister, Jo Churchill MP, about East Lindsey and Boston’s coronavirus infection rates.

"We are the highest (East Lindsey) and fourth-highest (Boston) parts of the whole East Midlands, and a cause of real concern for the minister.

"I’m hugely grateful for her personal attention, but the reality is that the area is highly likely to be put into tier three when the nationwide lockdown ends.

"That will mean the closure of hospitality, no mixing of households indoors or in most outdoor settings and a host of other restrictions."

Boston Town and Skegness Town, who both play below step two of the National League System, were allowed to play with limited crowds prior to lockdown.

Meanwhile, grassroots sport, including the Boston Saturday League, will be able to return from December 2.

The Government will announce which areas are placed in which tier tomorrow (Thursday), further clarifying what that means for local sport.