Magpies stunned by minnows
Newcastle’s miserable season on the field sunk to a new low on Saturday as they were dumped out of the FA Cup 1-0 by third-tier Cambridge, while non-league sides Kidderminster and Boreham Wood also booked their places in the fourth round.
Chelsea scored four times in the first 40 minutes in a 5-1 demolition of Chesterfield, while Everton avoided another damaging defeat for manager Rafael Benitez as they needed extra-time to see off Hull 3-2.
England international Kieran Trippier made his debut as Newcastle’s first signing since a controversial takeover by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.
But the Magpies have still won only one match all season and were embarrassed by a side two divisions below them in front of a furious full house at St James’ Park.
Joe Ironside scored the only goal 11 minutes into the second half as he swivelled to fire home from close range after a goalmouth scramble.
“It panned out how I dreamed about it last night,” said Ironside who grew up idolising Newcastle’s record goalscorer Alan Shearer.
“Shearer was my hero,” he added. “Now I have scored the winner at St James’ Park.”
Sixth-tier Kidderminster overcame the 79 places separating them from Reading in the English football pyramid to beat the Championship side 2-1.
George Puscas put the Royals ahead at the Aggborough Stadium, but Sam Austin levelled before Amari MorganSmith struck the winner eight minutes from time.
The full-time whistle sparked a pitch invasion from fans of both sides with some angry Reading fans confronting their own manager Veljko Paunovic.
Boreham Wood also upset a side two divisions above them with a 2-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.
Goals from Tyrone Marsh and Adrian Clifton either side of half-time took the National League side into the fourth round for the first time.
But there was no such fairytale for non-league Chesterfield against the European champions at Stamford Bridge.
Timo Werner, Callum HudsonOdoi, Andreas Christensen, Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech were on target as Chelsea’s strength in depth shone through.
Everton fell behind only one minute after the start of the game at Hull to Tyler Smith’s header.
However, the EPL side bounced back to lead at half-time through Demarai Gray and Andre Gomes.
Ryan Longman equalised with a stunning strike and Hull nearly snatched the tie when Keane LewisPotter hit the post late on.
However, Andros Townsend’s longrange effort ensured the Premier League side prevailed and eased the pressure on Benitez.
Defending champions Leicester saw off an injury crisis and a power cut at the King Power to thrash Watford 4-1 with Youri Tielemans, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Marc Albrighton on target. AFP
(Ikpeazu 4, Boyd-Munce 14, O’Toole 90+5-og); Bristol City 0 Fulham 1 (Wilson 105) aet; Burnley 1 (Rodriguez 28) Huddersfield 2 (Koroma 74, Pearson 87); Coventry 1 (Hyam 42) Derby 0; Hartlepool 2 (Ferguson 48, Grey 61) Blackpool 1 (Anderson 8); Millwall 1 (Afobe 17) Crystal Palace 2 (Olise 46, Mateta 58); Barnsley 5 (Andersen 23, Williams 42, Cole 83, Morris 88, 102) Barrow 4 (Banks 61, Driscoll-Glennon 78, Jones 86, Kay 90) aet; Boreham Wood 2 (Marsh 10, Clifton 86) AFC Wimbledon 0; Kidderminster 2 (Austin 69, Morgan-Smith 82) Reading 1 (Puscas 45); Leicester 4 (Tielemans 7-pen, Maddison 25, Barnes 56, Albrighton 85) Watford 1 (Joao Pedro 27); Newcastle 0 Cambridge 1 (Ironside 56); Peterborough 2 (Szmodics 20, Mumba 63) Bristol Rovers 1 (Coutts 30-pen); Port Vale 1 (Harratt 70) Brentford 4 (Forss 26, Mbeumo 66, 76, 87-pen); QPR 1 (Dykes 115) Rotherham 1 (Ihiekwe 98) aet — QPR win 8-7 on penalties; West Brom 1 (Robinson 47) Brighton 2 (Moder 81, Maupay 98) aet; Wigan 3 (Power 61, Whatmough 75, Aasgaard 90+4) Blackburn 2 (Khadra 49, Ayala 89); Birmingham 0 Plymouth 1 (Law 104) aet; Chelsea 5 (Werner 6, Hudson-Odoi 18, Lukaku 20, Christensen 39, Ziyech 55-pen) Chesterfield 1 (Asante 80); Hull 2 (Smith 1, Longman 71) Everton 3 (Gray 21, Andre Gomes 31, Townsend 99) aet; Swansea 2 (Piroe 77, Bednarek 94-og) Southampton 3 (Redmond 8, Elyounoussi 95, Long 102) aet; Yeovil 1 (Quigley 48) Bournemouth 3 (Marcondes 19, 43, 70)
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