Newport vs Manchester United LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction as United narrowly avoid cup upset
Newport County 2-4 Manchester United: Erik ten Hag’s side avoid cup upset after second-half strikes from Antony and Rasmus Hojlund
Manchester United saw off a spirited Newport County comeback to book their place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 4-2 win at Rodney Parade.
Erik ten Hag’s side flew out of the traps with goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo after just 13 minutes but were pinned back late on in the first half after Bryn Morris’ superb long-range effort.
The League Two side then found an equaliser after the break after a tidy finish from the in-form Will Evans as the home side threatened a huge FA Cup upset on home soil. But Antony’s rebound before Hojlund’s injury-time strike ensured that United survived the scare and progressed to the fifth round.
Relive all the match action and post-match reaction below.
Everton out as Luton progress in FA Cup
Even an injury-time winner was not the most dramatic event in Merseyside football in the last couple of days but there is a shared sense of gloom. While Liverpool mourn Jurgen Klopp’s planned departure, Everton’s disappointment stems from different reasons. As they were ejected from the FA Cup, Luton Town’s supporters chorused about going to Wembley; after last season’s play-off final, they have fond memories of the national stadium.
Yet if Everton claimed they merited a free kick when the Hatters took the lead and could point out that Cauley Woodrow’s decider came 14 seconds into the 96th minute – only five had been signalled – neither grievance had much weight. Luton had more cohesion and chances, more dynamism and drive. Perhaps they had more in reserve, too, with two substitutes, Luke Berry and Woodrow, playing pivotal parts in the decider.
If Sean Dyche’s sides tend to be set-piece specialists, they were beaten at their own game. Both Luton goals came from corners, just as they had prospered from dead-ball situations when achieving their maiden Premier League win at Goodison in September.
Sean Dyche shows his old weakness as Everton beaten at their own game
Everton 1-2 Luton: An injury-time winner from the Hatters condemned the Toffees to a fourth-round exit in the FA Cup
Newport County vs Manchester United
The visitors are here:
Maidstone United pull off stunning Cup win at Ipswich
Before we get underway in Wales, let’s have a look back at some of the FA Cup stories of thw weekend so far. And where else to start but Portman Road, where Maidstone United pulled off one of the greatest FA Cup upsets of recent times as goals from Lamar Reynolds and Sam Corne sealed a 2-1 win over Championship promotion chasers Ipswich Town.
Maidstone pull off historic FA Cup shock and Brighton win thriller
National League South side Maidstone stunned Championship high-flyers Ipswich to reach the FA Cup fifth round
FA Cup fifth-round draw
In the half-time break between Liverpool vs Norwich, the FA Cup fifth round draw has taken place.
The winner of this tie will face an away fixture against the winner of Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest which is set for a replay after the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
Here’s the draw in full:
Blackburn/Wrexham v Newcastle
Chelsea/Aston Villa v Leeds/Plymouth
Bournemouth v Leicester
Liverpool/Norwich City v Watford/Southampton
Bristol City/Nottingham Forest v Newport County/Manchester United
Wolverhampton v Brighton & Hove Albion
Sheffield Wednesday/Coventry v Maidstone United
Luton Town v Manchester City
Graham Coughlan warns Man Utd to expect a hostile atmosphere at Newport
Newport manager Graham Coughlan admits Erik ten Hag is in the FA Cup firing line and warned Manchester United to expect a “unique and hostile” atmosphere at Rodney Parade.
United meet League Two County for the first time in their history in Sunday’s fourth-round tie, with 74 places between them in the football pyramid and millions of pounds on their respective balance sheets.
Yet Rodney Parade’s tight confines and a crowd of just under 10,000 will welcome United with Ten Hag, during a dismal season at Old Trafford, under pressure to progress in the only competition the Red Devils have a chance left of winning.
Graham Coughlan warns Man Utd to expect a hostile atmosphere at Newport
The FA Cup is United’s last chance of silverware this season.
Team news
It’s virtually as expected for Newport but it’s a surprisingly strong team named by United. There are returns to the starting XI for Casemiro and Martinez who have spent long spells out on the sidelines, with Fernandes, Garnacho, Antony and Hojlund leading an attacking forward line for Erik ten Hag.
Team news coming shortly
We should have team news landing any minute now - will there be any surprises?
Manchester United appoint Man City’s Omar Berrada as new CEO
Earlier in the week, Manchester United pulled off a coup in the first major appointment of the Sir Jim Ratcliffe era, as Omar Berrada of Manchester City has been appointed chief executive.
The recommendation came from Ineos, and was backed by the board, who have been looking to fill the role since Richard Arnold left last year.
Although there had been expectation that Jean-Claude Blanc would step in as CEO, his preference is to stay with the wider sporting group owned by Ratcliffe. That led United to Berrada, and it is understood he had been earmarked for months.
Manchester United appoint Man City’s Omar Berrada as new CEO
Berrada has excelled in previous executive roles with Manchester City and Barcelona
Erik ten Hag reveals Manchester United transfer plans after encountering FFP problems
Erik ten Hag says financial fair play restrictions will prevent Manchester United from acting in the January transfer window to fill the “gap” in attack left by Anthony Martial’s extended absence.
This has been a quiet month across the board and the Red Devils have focused on streamlining the squad rather than bolstering it.
Jadon Sancho, Donny van de Beek and Hannibal Mejbri are among those to have left on loan, with United always expected to do little to nothing in terms of signings.
And not even the fact that Martial has been ruled out until April after undergoing surgery on a groin injury is likely to change things due to Premier League profit and sustainability rules.
“I looked but there is no space,” United boss Ten Hag said. “No space on FFP to do something about this lack of quantity in the striker position.
Ten Hag reveals Man Utd transfer plans after encountering FFP problems
The United boss will not be able to add back-up for Rasmus Hojlund despite Anthony Martial’s surgery
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