Overcoming Eastleigh in the third round replay, Newport County will face Man Utd in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
As you know, Man Utd defeated Wigan 2-0 in the third round of the FA Cup. According to the results of the fourth round draw on January 9, the Red Devils will meet fourth-place team Newport County or fifth-place team Eastleigh. In the round 3 encounter, Newport County drew 1-1 with Eastleigh.
Because they were inconclusive, Newport County and Eastleigh had to play again this morning. In this match, Newport County won 3-1 at Eastleigh’s field.
Overcoming Eastleigh, Newport County became Man Utd’s opponent in round 4. According to schedule, this fourth-tier team will welcome the Red Devils at 11:30 p.m. on January 28 at Rodney Parade stadium with a capacity of nearly 8,000 people.
This is the first time Newport County has faced M.U. Announcing after the win over Eastleigh, Newport County coach Graham Coughlan assessed M.U as the biggest team in England, Europe and the world. The Irish Republican military leader believes that the upcoming match hosting M.U is the biggest match in Newport County’s history.
Currently, this Welsh team ranks 17th in the League Two rankings (fourth division). Newport County has shown quite good performance in recent times because it is unbeaten in the last 6 matches (won 3, drew 3).
Newport County will play two more matches before welcoming M.U. Meanwhile, the Red Devils have a 2-week break after the draw with Tottenham in round 21 of the Premier League before facing Newport County.