Flooding sees AFC Wimbledon’s Carabao Cup tie against Newcastle postponed

The Dons’ stadium in London is now closed consequently, with a rescheduled date for the tie but to be confirmed.

A press release on Wimbledon’s official web site learn: “We remorse to tell supporters that as a result of in depth in a single day flooding of the River Wandle and surrounding areas, together with at our Cherry Purple Information Stadium, Tuesday evening’s Carabao Cup third-round fixture towards Newcastle United has been postponed.

“Extra data will comply with in the end concerning fixture rearrangement.

“The stadium is closed till additional discover.”

The fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup is because of happen the week commencing October 28.

Wimbledon reached the third spherical with a surprising penalty shoot-out victory over Premier League facet Ipswich.

Newcastle additionally secured their spot with a dramatic finale on spot-kicks, beating Nottingham Forest on the Metropolis Floor.