BREAKING NEWS: Newcastle pledge £15,000 to help AFC Wimbledon after ‘sinkhole’ pitch

Newcastle has promised £15,000 to help their flooded pitch.

Newcastle was scheduled to play AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup.

The River Wandle burst its banks on Sunday night.

causing major damage and submerging AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane stadium.

The team had been slated to host Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

but the match will now be played at the Premier League side’s home field

of St James’s Park on Tuesday, October 1.

In a statement, Wimbledon said, “We regret to inform fans that Tuesday night’s

Carabao Cup third-round tie against Newcastle United has been postponed

due to heavy overnight flooding of the River Wandle.”

Graham Stacey, a Wimbledon fan, created a JustGiving website with the goal of raising

£50,000 to help the Premier League team repair the flood damage to their stadium.

Thanks to the Premier League club, the goal has already been reached.

The River Wandle had not overflowed before the weekend since the 1960s,

but Sunday and Monday saw the most rain in almost a month in certain regions of England.

AFC Wimbledon’s match against Crewe, originally planned for October 1, has been postponed.

and they are apparently searching for a new venue to meet Accrington Stanley on Saturday.

James Woodroof, the managing director of the team, informed BBC Radio London that

More than 100,000 liters had been evacuated from the stadium.

“When I awoke, my stadium team’s visuals were there. “I assumed it was artificial intelligence,

or AI,” he remarked.

The concourse and ground floor of the stadium were completely submerged in water.

It was appalling. There is serious damage to the pitch.

“We filled four tankers, holding over 100,000 liters each, with 27,000 liters each.”

Newcastle pledge £15,000 to help AFC Wimbledon after ‘sinkhole’ pitch