Tottenham and Newcastle players take evasive measures in warm-up as ice falls off Wembley arch and onto pitch Warm early afternoon weather melted frozen ice off of the Wembley arch Tottenham and Newcastle's players were on the pitch and warming up The match kicked off on time but referees were aware of the incident By Jack Bezants for MailOnline Published: 12:21 GMT, 2 February 2019 | Updated: 12:32 GMT, 2 February 2019 Viewcomments Tottenham and Newcastle's players had to be wary of ice falling off of the Wembley arch during their warm-up ahead of the Premier League match on Saturday. The two squads were out on the pitch and getting set for their early kick-off when ice started falling onto the pitch from above their heads. London has not had the same cold weather as the rest of Britain but temperatures have dropped to freezing during the night. Ice fell off Wembley arch and onto the pitch during Tottenham and Newcastle's warm-up Morning sunshine and slightly warmer conditions melted the ice melt off of the Wembley arch Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka spots the ice falling from above onto the pitch But a sunny morning and temperatures of six degrees were enough to dislodge to ice on the Wembley arch and it kept falling onto the pitch. Players did not seem concerned, with Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka seen pointing and laughing at the ice falling from above. Referees were monitoring the situation prior to kick-off but the game got underway on time. There were some sizable chunks of ice seen falling from the arch before the game began Presenter Carrie Brown tweeted an image of ice on the pitch that missed her head Parts of the pitch, however, did have small piles of broken ice. There were some sizable chunks of ice seen falling from the arch prior to it getting underway. Television presenter Carrie Brown was pitchside at Wembley and tweeted an image of some ice on the pitch, saying: 'Just missed my head.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility