Minute-by-minute updates from the game at Rodney ParadeBarnet shock Sheffield United | Man City score seven past RotherhamEmail nick.ames@theguardian.com | Tweet @NickAmes82 4.56pm GMT 25 min: A long Newport throw in comes in from Demetriou and Matt is up above the defenders to win it again . but can’t get any direction on his flick. 4.54pm GMT 23 min: Ghezzal is felled close to the edge of the box and this is a fine opportunity for Leicester to get another shot in. Ghezzal shrugs Albrighton and Fuchs aside, this one’s his . but he floats it a couple of yards over and draws distinctly withering glares from his team-mates. Puel looks similarly annoyed. 4.52pm GMT 22 min: Newport look absolutely set on going for a second goal. And Leicester are certainly creating opportunities. It’s an excellent cup tie at the moment. 4.50pm GMT 19 min: This is a great game. Semenyo has a go for Newport and it’s deflected wide, so now they have a corner of their own. Willmott plays a low one in to Amond at the near post and he lays back to the onrushing Dolan. It’s a sweet routine and Dolan, cracking one from 20 yards, forces Ward to save with his legs! 4.49pm GMT 18 min: Albrighton should score! Fuchs takes advantage of some iffy defending to get to the line and pulls back for the winger, who seems certain to bury it . but two defenders throw themselves in and his effort glances off one of them and over! From the corner, Okazaki heads across and Choudhury can’t get a clean connection when, once again, the goal is begging. 4.47pm GMT 17 min: What if . what if Newport could score a second? That’s what everyone is wondering when Simpson fouls the awkward Semenyo 25 yards out . and they come close, Dolan curling up and around the wall, drawing a decent save by Ward, who manages to keep hold of the ball too. 4.46pm GMT 16 min: Encouragingly for Newport, they haven’t given Leicester a sniff since Matt scored. Lots of managers, in these situations, like to take a game in 10-minute stages. Hitting the 20-minute mark in front would be a big plus. 4.44pm GMT 13 min: Morgan won’t want to see that again. He was absolutely murdered for the goal by Matt, a journeyman lower-league striker. Credit to Willmott’s excellent delivery, though. 4.42pm GMT 12 min: The shock is on! Now the next little spell of 10 or 15 minutes is crucial for Newport. 4.41pm GMT Here we go! Willmott receives possession just inside the Leicester half and, for the second time in the game, makes ground down that right flank. He takes it to the edge of the Leicester box and then whips in a delicious ball for Matt, who outjumps Wes Morgan and plants a header in off the post! 4.40pm GMT 9 min: But they allow Ghezzal to carry the ball inside here and lift a 20-yarder into Day’s arms. Leicester will feel encouraged by the spaces they’ve found early on. Oh – hang on . 4.39pm GMT 9 min: Last season Newport absolutely rampaged around Spurs in midfield, with a tireless harrying effort led by Joss Labadie. He’s not playing today but they still seem to have plenty of energy here. 4.37pm GMT 6 min: Another save from Day, grabbing a low, fizzing one from Okazaki after a decent lay-off from Ghezzal. Newport won’t want to be allowing shots on target with this regularity. 4.36pm GMT 5 min: Willmott, who from memory caused Spurs issues with his long throws last season, has a good run down the right and sees a low shot blocked. Leicester have had that decent early chance but the hosts look willing and able to play. 4.35pm GMT 4 min: A big early save from Day! Newport defend unconvincingly and Ghezzal, at an angle on the right, looks for the far corner. The keeper deflects it around the near post, and Newport just about survive the subsequent flag kick. 4.33pm GMT 2 min: A nice early turn by Semenyo earns applause and suggests Newport have a little flair on show. Apart from that it’s been pinging from front to back, and then back again, in the first couple of minutes. 4.31pm GMT Leicester kick off. They’re in white and kicking right to left. The pitch is fairly low-lit and retains its rugby markings, as usual. It doesn’t look comfortable for a Premier League side. 4.27pm GMT Out come the teams – Rodney Parade is vibrant! 4.19pm GMT And another shock here – Paul Doyle watched Oldham win 2-1 at Fulham! Related: Callum Lang hits late winner as Fulham humbled by League Two Oldham 4.16pm GMT David Hytner was at Woking 0-2 Watford – and you can see what he thought here: Related: Troy Deeney taps in to settle Watford nerves and end Woking’s FA Cup run 4.12pm GMT Claude Puel: “We have an experienced team and I think we will need that for this game. The pitch, the opposition, the opponent . we know it’s the FA Cup and it will be difficult.” 4.11pm GMT Newport give a senior debut to 19-year-old left-back Vashon Neufville, who only joined on loan from West Ham two days ago. And they have an 18-year-old up front in the form of Bristol City loanee Antoine Semenyo. 4.09pm GMT In last year’s third round, of course, Newport beat Leeds here to set up that Spurs tie. Their very impressive manager, Mike Flynn, knows how to get his side going for these. Anything could happen this afternoon. 4.03pm GMT There was no cup shock at the Etihad. Unless you’re surprised that Man City put seven past Rotherham. Jamie Jackson was there to take it in his stride: Related: Phil Foden helps merciless Manchester City put Rotherham to the sword 3.59pm GMT We have a cup shock already today! Conference side Barnet have done the unthinkable and won at Championship promotion chasers Sheffield United! Even better, we had Ben Fisher there to bring you the report: Related: Shaquile Coulthirst fires Barnet to shock FA Cup win over Sheffield United 3.58pm GMT That’s seven changes for Leicester from the side that won at Everton but it’s still a Team That Should Be Able To Win The Game. The likes of James Maddison and Demarai Gray are on the bench just in case, but Jamie Vardy gets a rest. 3.47pm GMT Newport: Day, Forbes, Franks, Bennett, Demetriou, Willmott, Neufville, Dolan, Matt, Amond, Semenyo. Subs: Townsend, Pipe, Bakinson, Marsh-Brown, Sheehan, Foulston, O’Brien.Leicester: Ward, Simpson, Morgan, Evans, Fuchs, Albrighton, Choudhury, James, Ghezzal, Okazaki, Iheanacho. Subs: Jakupovic, Soyuncu, Gray, Maddison, Ricardo, Mendy, King. 3.18pm GMT This one brims with cup romance! Welcome to Newport, 13th in League Two, against Premier League, errrm, best-of-the-rest contenders Leicester and if you think it’s a done deal at the outset then think on.Perhaps cast your mind back, instead, to last season’s fourth round when only a late Harry Kane goal salvaged a draw for Tottenham at Rodney Parade. I was lucky enough to cover that one from the stadium and it was everything you’d want from a cup game: rickety old stands, a sketchy pitch, a crackling January night and a raw, visceral atmosphere. There is something old-world about this venue and Leicester will feel it when they step out. Continue readingreadfullarticle
