Newcastle crash out of FA Cup against League One Sheffield Wednesday | Football | Sport

Newcastle United have been knocked out of the FA Cup by League One side Sheffield Wednesday after falling to a 2-1 defeat to the Owls. A double from Josh Windass secureid a famous win for the South Yorkshire side with Bruno Guimaraes tap in not enough to alter the outcome of the match. 

The result comes as a huge shock given Newcastle’s tremendous form in the Premier League this season. It was only the north-east side’s second loss of the season after coming into the encounter as huge favourites.

Wednesday have enjoyed a good season themselves, sitting second in League One as they seek a return to the Championship but were not expected to cause many problems for Eddie Howe’s side given the distance between the teams. 

The Magpies dominated possession for much of the encounter but could not make it count amid an inspiring display from the home team. The Owls were a constant threat on the counter-attack, with Windass in particular a real thorn in the Newcastle backline. 

The result was not without controversy however with Windass appearing to be offside before scoring the opener but the situation arguably levelled out with Guimaraes in an offside position before netting the away team’s sole goal of the game. 

Newcastle wasted good opportunities throughout the match with Owls goalkeeper Cameron Dawson making good saves from Alexander Isak in the first-half. The best chance to equalise fell to the Swede’s replacement Chris Wood but the striker blazed over despite having the goal at his mercy. 

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