City shakes off Newport to advance

Manchester City endured some anxious moments but escaped from fourth-tier Newport County with their FA Cup hopes intact as Phil Foden scored twice in an ultimately comfortable 4-1 fifth-round victory on Saturday. Newport, 82 rungs below City on the English football ladder, rattled Pep Guardiola’s aristocrats in the first half at a rocking Rodney Parade. But City’s class showed in the second half and once Leroy Sane’s powerful shot from a tight angle put them in front after 51 minutes, the chances of a seismic Cup shock faded. Foden’s two goals, sandwiched around a Padraig Amond marker in the 88th minute, clinched the win. Riyad Mahrez rounded out the scoring for City.

In the day’s other matches, Brighton and Hove Albion shrugged off their poor Premier League form to beat Frank Lampard’s Derby County 2-1 while Millwall reached the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon.