FA suspends Youth Cup and halts Dons' run

Dons' FA Youth Cup run has hit the buffers after the governing body confirmed the postponement of the competition.

The U18s were set to take on Leeds United in the third round of the Cup on Thursday night, but the game will no longer take place as a result of the pandemic.

The FA said in a statement: “We can confirm our decision to temporarily suspend the 2020-21 FA Youth Cup and have discussed this with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and the competing clubs.

“The health and wellbeing of players and staff are of paramount importance and we intend to resume the national competition once the UK Government’s current national COVID-19 lockdown concludes and it is deemed safer for clubs to travel.

“The FA Youth Participation & Development Committee, which is responsible for management of the competition, will continue to review the situation and we will provide further updates at the earliest opportunity.”