NEWCASTLE United's Carabao Cup third round tie at Wimbledon on Tuesday night has been postponed because of flooding in the local area.

Eddie Howe's press conference, scheduled to take place at 9am this morning, was cancelled.

Confirmation of the match postponement then followed, with talks between the clubs and the EFL now taking place to try and determine when the rearranged fixture can take place.

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Flooding down south has damaged the pitch at the Cherry Red Cards Stadium, with the surrounding areas also badly impacted.

AFC Wimbledon are due to play Accrington at home in the league this coming Saturday and are then scheduled to host Crewe in League Two next Tuesday. An international break then follows.

It's also unclear at this stage when AFC Wimbledon's pitch will be playable again.

An AFC Wimbledon statement says: "We regret to inform supporters that due to extensive overnight flooding of the River Wandle and surrounding areas, including at our Cherry Red Records Stadium, Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round fixture against Newcastle United has been postponed.

"More information will follow in due course regarding fixture rearrangement. The stadium is closed until further notice."

The EFL handbook states: "If, a club is unable to fulfil its obligation to complete a competition match for any reason then the Management Committee shall use its reasonable endeavours to rearrange the fixture for the earliest reasonable opportunity (including but not limited to arranging for the Competition Match to be played at a neutral venue) which will not be later than the date of the first Competition Match scheduled to take place in the immediately following round.

"Where the Management Committee determine that the Competition Match cannot be rearranged the Management Committee shall have the power to declare that the Competition Match shall be abandoned.

"Where the Management Committee declare that the Competition Match shall be abandoned, the Club shall forfeit the Competition Match, pay the opposing Club’s expenses in accordance with Rule 5.6 and the opposing Club shall receive a bye into the next round of the Competition."