The clash between Manchester United and Newport County in the FA Cup was nothing short of a spectacle. The match ended with an unexpected scoreline of 2-4, leaving football fans across the globe astonished. This classic encounter showcased the unpredictability and magic that makes the FA Cup so special.
From the first whistle, it was evident that Newport County had come to play. Their relentless pressing and quick counterattacks caught Manchester United off guard. In a matter of minutes, Newport County found themselves two goals up, leaving Old Trafford stunned.
Twelve-time FA Cup 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.
Antony scored in the 68th-minute for last year's FA Cup runners-up Manchester United after Newport -- ranked 76 places below United in England's football pyramid -- had clawed their way back from two goals down.
Premier League clubs enter from the third round of the competition, but this cup is about all teams: from non-league to EFL sides in the lower leagues, everyone gets a shot at glory and the chance to face the country’s finest in the FA Cup.
United composed and eventually forged back in front when Antony scored for the first time since April 2023, before Hojlund ended the game four minutes into injury-time, doing well to battle his way through before finishing smartly.
Altay Bayindir, clad in tights, was making his debut, the United goalkeeper’s jersey on short loan now that André Onana’s Africa Cup of Nations – vital statistics of one match, no saves, two bust‑ups and at least one private jet – is over. Bayindir was barracked by home fans from the warmup onwards but someone bred within the bearpits of Turkish football ought not to have been too distracted. This was not even his first time in Wales; in Cardiff during the Euro qualifiers in November his saves had denied Rob Page’s team automatic qualification.
Saves from Will Evans, and a reading of James Clarke’s looping header, suggested few nerves, but then came Newport’s goal through Bryn Morris, deflected off Lisandro Martínez and beyond the goalkeeper’s reach. Within two minutes of the second half’s restart, Evans’s low finish was in the net. The young Turk was riding out his first Manchester United rodeo.
United’s players looked bereft of confidence and were staring into space as Newport celebrated their equaliser, but managed to avoid one of their most embarrassing defeats thanks to the largely ineffective Antony tapping in at the back post with just over 20 minutes remaining.
United clinched a fifth-round tie, away to either Bristol City or Nottingham Forest, when Hojlund converted a loose ball inside the box, after Garnacho freed substitute Omari Forson, who was denied by Townsend. There was still time for Bayindir to push over a James Waite attempt.
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