WWII bomb discovered near Wembley

ByPA Sport

Published 22/05/2015 at 09:13 GMT

The Football League play-offs this bank holiday weekend will go ahead as planned despite an unexploded Second World War bomb being discovered near Wembley, stadium officials have said.

The Football League play-offs will go ahead as planned

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The 110lb bomb was discovered by builders near Wembley Arena and a number of local residents were evacuated from the area.

Wembley Stadium said on its Twitter account: "This weekend's games remain unaffected & we look forward to welcoming supporters of all six @football_league Play-Off finalists to #Wembley."

Southend take on Wycombe in the League Two match on Saturday at 5.30pm, Preston meet Swindon in the League One game on Sunday before Norwich take on Middlesbrough in the Championship final on Bank Holiday Monday.

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