English FA Cup

FT Sunday, January 28, 2024
Manchester United LWLWD 4
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Newport County DDWWW 2
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MAN224
NEW112
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Match Report

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Man United avoid upset at League 2 Newport County in FA Cup

Twelve-time winners Manchester United gave up a two-goal lead before escaping Rodney Parade with a 4-2 victory over fourth-tier Welsh side Newport County.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
5
70.8
Possession
29.2
22
SHOTS
17
9
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
441
Accurate Passes
123
555
Passes
220
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
3
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
61
20
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
9
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
21
20
Clearances
21

Lineups

NEW · 5-3-2

  1. 1Nick TownsendG
  2. 17Scott BennettCD
  3. 4Ryan DelaneyCD-L
  4. 5James ClarkeCD-R
  5. 3Adam LewisLB
  6. 19Shane McLoughlinRB
  7. 20Harry CharsleyCM
  8. 24Aaron WildigCM-L
  9. 8Bryn MorrisCM-R
  10. 30Seb Palmer-HouldenCF-L
  11. 7Will EvansCF-R

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Altay BayindirG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 19Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 20Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 18CasemiroLM
  8. 37Kobbie MainooRM
  9. 11Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. 17Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 21AntonyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Newport County 0, Manchester United 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
  2. 13' Goal! Newport County 0, Manchester United 2. Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
  3. 36' Goal! Newport County 1, Manchester United 2. Bryn Morris (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 47' Goal! Newport County 2, Manchester United 2. Will Evans (Newport County) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Lewis with a cross.
  5. 68' Goal! Newport County 2, Manchester United 3. Antony (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 70' Substitution, Newport County. Lewis Payne replaces Adam Lewis.
  7. 72' Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 78' Substitution, Newport County. James Waite replaces Harry Charsley.
  9. 78' Substitution, Newport County. Kiban Rai replaces Aaron Wildig.
  10. 79' Substitution, Newport County. Matthew Baker replaces Scot Bennett.
  11. 81' Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Casemiro.
  12. 82' Substitution, Manchester United. Willy Kambwala replaces Luke Shaw.
  13. 88' Substitution, Manchester United. Omari Forson replaces Antony.
  14. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Lisandro Martínez.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! Newport County 2, Manchester United 4. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  16. 90'+7' Substitution, Newport County. Nathan Wood replaces Seb Palmer-Houlden.
  17. 90'+7' Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Raphaël Varane.

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