1.   Pitch inspections were scheduled at several other Premier League stadiums.

2.   A morning pitch inspection in Enschede initially concluded the game could go ahead but later referee Rene Temmink called it off after rain persisted.

3.   An early-morning pitch inspection will determine whether the fixture can go ahead Sunday.

4.   Umpires David Shepherd and Alan Whitehead abandoned all hope of play after a post-lunch pitch inspection.

5.   Newcastle were confident that the game could go ahead but after two pitch inspections the referee decided the pitch was unsafe.