Wimbledon's Plough Lane ground came to a standstill yesterday as sinkholes appeared on the pitch but Newcastle United quickly offered support

Photos show a particularly damaged corner of the pitch after heavy rainfall in south-west London. Sporting events in England are rarely, if at all ever, disrupted by floods

Accrington Stanley should be the visitors in a League Two clash on Saturday, with an EFL Trophy tie against Crewe Alexandra on the agenda three days later. Newcastle had been due to travel to the capital for the second time in the space of three days having lost 3-1 at Fulham on Saturday.