Cardiff City’s home game against Watford was also called off due to Storm Darragh.
Preston North End and Luton Town secured draws which saw them leapfrog the U’s, with North End going 17th after sharing a goal apiece at Sheffield Wednesday.
Emil Riis gave the Lilywhites the lead inside quarter of an hour, but Michael Smith equalised for the Owls with less than 15 minutes to go.
Elijah Adebayo gave Luton a half-time lead at home to Swansea City, with Matt Grimes levelling for the Swans less than 20 minutes into the second period.
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Queens Park Rangers, who United make the trip to on Wednesday evening, recorded an impressive 3-0 win at home against Norwich City.
Jimmy Dunne and Rayan Kolli gave the Hoops a two-goal advantage at half-time, before Kolli grabbed his brace four minutes after the restart.
The victory lifted QPR out of the bottom three and up to 20th, behind the U’s on goals scored, with both teams having a matching goal difference of minus eight.
Former United winger Josh Murphy scored and assisted as Portsmouth beat Bristol City 3-0 at Fratton Park.
Colby Bishop opened the scoring for Pompey after 20 minutes, with Murphy doubling the lead just after the hour mark.
Murphy then whipped in a cross for Callum Lang to nod in the third goal of the afternoon with just under 20 minutes left against Liam Manning’s Robins side.
Murphy now has four goals and four assists for Pompey since leaving the U’s on a free transfer in the summer, with each of his strikes coming in his last five games.
Although he flourished under Des Buckingham for United last season, he was often sidelined by Manning, and was told to find a new club in the summer of 2023.
Elsewhere in the Championship, Leeds United won 2-0 at home to Derby County thanks to first half goals from Joe Rodon and Maximilian Wober.
Sunderland were 2-1 victors at home against Stoke City, with a Tom Watson brace after Lewis Koumas had given the Potters the lead.
Hull City dropped to the bottom of the table as a Sean McLoughlin own goal with 20 minutes on the clock proved to be enough for Blackburn Rovers to leave the MKM Stadium with all three points.
Frank Lampard secured his first win as Coventry City head coach with a 1-0 victory at Millwall. Ephron Mason-Clark scored the only goal of the game after 63 minutes.
On Friday night, Burnley drew 1-1 at home to Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel gave Boro the lead, but Connor Roberts equalised eight minutes before half-time.