Newcastle United booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round by coming from behind to beat Bromley 3-1 at St James’ Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Magpies were riding high heading into this cup tie, and the Toon Army must’ve thought they’d enjoy a serene afternoon. Newcastle’s stellar form has seen them climb up to fifth in the Premier League table, and they recently took a giant leap towards the Carabao Cup final by beating Arsenal 2-0 away from home.
However, Eddie Howe’s side were rapidly brought back down to earth by the League 2 side. The manager’s heavily rotated XI was stunned in the opening stages. Cameron Congreve achieved what the Gunners had failed to do in midweek by breaching Martin Dubravka’s defences with a tidy curled effort from distance.
It didn’t take long for the Premier League side to restore parity, though, with Lewis Miley, who’s barely featured this season after returning from a long-term injury, thundering home Newcastle’s equaliser.
The hosts took full control in the aftermath and should’ve taken the lead through William Osula immediately after Miley’s leveller. Newcastle’s superiority for the remainder of the first half came as no surprise as they enjoyed 86% of the ball, but Bromley were stubborn enough to head into the half-time break at 1-1.
There was no messing around from Howe at the start of the second half with Anthony Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes entering the fray, and the former coolly dispatched a penalty from 12 yards to hand Newcastle their first lead of the cup tie three minutes after the restart.
Osula, on a rare outing after arriving in the summer, added a third for the hosts with a belting finish – his first for the club. Newcastle’s second-half comfort allowed Howe to add 17-year-old Trevan Sanusi to proceedings for his competitive debut, and the Magpies held onto their two-goal advantage without any fuss in the closing stages.
Anthony Gordon (C) scored a penalty off the bench / ANDY BUCHANAN/GettyImages
*Ratings provided by FotMob*
Player
Rating
GK: Martin Dubravka
6.1/10
RB: Kieran Trippier
8.0/10
CB: Fabian Schar
7.2/10
CB: Lloyd Kelly
6.6/10
LB: Matt Targett
8.7/10
CM: Lewis Miley
9.1/10
CM: Sean Longstaff
6./10
CM: Joelinton
6.4/10
RW: Miguel Almiron
7.6/10
ST: William Osula
8.0/10
LW: Harvey Barnes
6.6/10
SUB: Anthony Gordon (46′ for Barnes)
7.2/10
SUB: Bruno Guimaraes (46′ for Joelinton)
7.7/10
SUB: Trevan Sanusi (69′ for Osula)
5.8/10
SUB: Lewis Hall (69′ for Targett)
6.5/10
SUB: Sandro Tonali (84 for Almiron
N/A
Subs not used: Odysseas Vlachodimos (GK), Tino Livramento, Dan Burn, Alex Murphy.
Player of the match – Lewis Miley
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