FA Cup third round - as it happened: Arsenal dumped out by Forest, Newport down Leeds and much more
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Your support makes all the difference.Happy Sunday and welcome to our live coverage of the FA Cup third round.
Philippe Coutinho and his £142m transfer to Barcelona is the talk of football off the pitch but there's a great happening on it on Sunday with three Premier League sides in action in four more ties.
Saturday saw a shock at Coventry and a surprise at Bournemouth while Manchester City also survived a scare. What will happen next?
We will be across all the thrills, spills, goals and action throughout the afternoon right here.
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Good morning and welcome to The Independent's coverage of the FA Cup third round.
Saturday saw a shock at Coventry and a surprise at Bournemouth while Manchester City also survived a scare. What will happen next?
We will be across all the thrills, spills, goals and action throughout the afternoon right here.
Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen has warned his side against complacency in today's clash with League Two Newport.
“It is a long way to travel for us, but we are ready to go to Newport and progress to the next round," Christiansen told Leeds' official website last week.
“I will make some changes, players who haven’t had the possibility to play so much will have their chance in this game.
“It is also an opportunity for the players to show their worth and this season, when players have been given chances, many have grabbed it and I want the same to happen in this game.
“We cannot go there and underestimate Newport, if we go there with the right attitude, we will take a good result."
Newport and Leeds have only ever played each other once before - and that was earlier this season!
On that occasion Leeds won 5-1 at Elland Road to move into the third round of the Carabao Cup.
Pre-match quotes from Newport boss Mike Flynn
On naming the same starting XI that beat Exeter on New Year's Day: "I think the boys deserve their chance today. It was a good performance last week so we're hoping for more of the same today."
On how his team can produce an upset today: "We've got to take our chances and not make any mistakes. They're a very good outfit and it's going to be a tough day but we're ready for it and we're up for it."
Quotes from BBC
Pre-match quotes from Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen
On the wholesale changes he has made to the Leeds team: "I believe in the squad we have. We have more than 20 players to pick from and today there will be 10 changes from last week. I have the confidence that the players should be able to have a good game today."
Quotes from BBC Sport
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