Fourth-tier Newport stun Premier League Leicester 2-1 in FA Cup
Fourth-tier Newport County beat Premier League high-flyers Leicester City 2-1 to record a memorable upset win in the third round of the English FA Cup on Sunday.
Padraig Amond celebrates after scoring the penalty that saw Newport County knock Premier League Leicester City out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win in the third round at Rodney Parade on Sunday. AFP/Geoff CADDICK
It had seemed that visitors Leicester, seventh in the Premier League and top-flight champions in 2016, would leave Rodney Parade with a draw when Rachid Ghezzal’s shot eight minutes from time cancelled out Jamille Matt’s 10th-minute header.
But, with five minutes left, Newport were awarded a penalty after Leicester’s Marc Albrighton inexplicably raised his arm to block a cross into the box and Padraig Amond made no mistake from the spot to spark delirious scenes among the Welsh club’s supporters.
“It’s a little bit surreal at the moment,” Matt told the BBC.
“We all fight for each other and we deserved it. We knew that to get a good result we’d have to be on it one to 11 and today we were.
“I’m absolutely buzzing for the fans. Absolutely buzzing.”
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