AFC Wimbledon pitch damage means Carabao Cup tie switched to Newcastle

The match will now be played away in Newcastle on Tuesday October 1st.

SINKING FEELING: A sinkhole on the pitch and flooded walkways at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, home of AFC Wimbledon. Pic: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire.

AFC Wimbledon’s Carabao Cup tie against Newcastle is to be moved to St James’ Park after the League Two side’s pitch was destroyed by flooding.

Photos inside the Cherry Red Records Stadium in south-west London on Monday showed a scene more like an extended sand trap than a football pitch after exceptional rainfall in the capital overnight.