Look: Slip and slide as snow carpets Stoke City, Everton match

The first half of Stoke City's visit Saturday from Everton had a wintry feel to it after snow blanketed the bet365 Stadium pitch before the storm system passed and clouds parted to reveal a blinding Staffordshire sun.

Snow would return moments before the interval as the players headed down the tunnel for a cuppa. Here are a few pictures from a mess of a match, one that Everton would go on to win 2-1 thanks to Cenk Tosun's double:

Sam Allardyce: Mans not hot.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Wayne Rooney marks Badou Ndiaye whilst Martin Atkinson looks on.

Jordan Pickford contemplating a loan move to the sunny A-League.

Charlie Adam checks in on Rooney after a 50-50 tackle sees the Scotsman catch the Toffees striker with a tasty challenge.

Atkinson shows red for a tackle that many would have seen yellow for.

Thanks for coming out, Charlie.