Newcastle, who were due to play AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup, have pledged £15,000 to help their flooded pitch. AFC Wimbledon’s stadium at Plough Lane was left under water, suffering significant damage when the River Wandle broke its banks on Sunday night.

Tonight’s match against Newcastle United called off, that just one of so many issues for AFC Wimbledon fans to face. As a fan-owned club, this is all even more serious for the League Two outfit. Late on Monday afternoon the official announcement came, that AFC Wimbledon fans would be travelling to St James’ Park for this home cup match!

Newcastle United's League Cup third round match against fourth-tier AFC Wimbledon has been moved to St James' Park and rescheduled to Oct. 1, the Premier League club said on Monday. The match initially scheduled for Tuesday at Wimbledon's Plough Lane had to be postponed due to pitch damage following extensive flooding in South London.