It’s not Wednesday, but it’s all Wednesday! Third-tier Sheffield Wednesday sensationally beat Newcastle United to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a hard-fought victory over Premier League’s third-placed team, Newcastle United.Second-half goals from Josh Windass gave the heroic Owls a 2-0 lead before Bruno Guimaraes’ close-range finish ensured a frantic 20 minutes at the iconic Hillsborough stadium.However, a combination of terrible finishing from the Magpies and tireless defending from the home team gave them a memorable victory over the Premier League side.Newcastle manager Eddie Howe gave Alexander Isak his first start after a long injury lay-off, but the Eritrean was subdued just like the rest of his team. Chris Wood replaced him at the break and wasted Newcastle’s best chance when Joelinton played him in.
Howe brought on his more experienced first-teamers Guimaraes, Miguel Almiron, Joe Willock and Kieran Trippier in the last half-hour. Still, despite a heavy barrage of Cameron Dawson’s goal, Newcastle could not prevent their 15-game unbeaten run from going down the drain in noisy Yorkshire.The FA Cup success will give additional impetus to Sheffield Wednesday and their manager Darren Moore in their bid to win promotion back to the EFL Championship. At the same time, Newcastle will have re-asses the ability of their second-string players, with Jamaal Lewis, Chris Wood, Jacob Murphy, Javier Manquillo, Matt Ritchie and Jamaal Lascelles just some of those looking far away from fighting for a place in European competition.Sheffield Wednesday end Newcastle’s unbeaten run of 15 games. They also extend their own unbeaten run to 18 games. The Owls fly into the 4th round. 🦉 pic.twitter.com/Uyyn8whWYf— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) January 7, 2023 They don’t do anything half-hearted in Yorkshire – and you can rest assured that they will celebrate this fantastic result with everything they’ve got!FA CUP Third round FridayManchester United – Everton 3-1 (1-1)/Antony 4, Coady 52 og, Rashford 90+7 pen – Coady 14/SaturdayCrystal Palace – Southampton 1-2 (1-1)/Edouard 14 – Ward-Prowse 37, Armstrong 68/Gillingham – Leicester 0-1 (0-0)/Iheanacho 56/Preston – Huddersfield 3-1 (0-0)/Lees 60 og, Diaby 73, Browne 85 – Kamberi 57/Reading – Watford 2-0 (1-0)/Abrefa 45+3, Long 90+3/Tottenham – Portsmouth 1-0 (0-0)/Kane 50/Blackpool – Nottingham Forest 4-1 (1-0)/Ekpiteta 17, Poveda 64, Hamilton 71, J Yates 87 – R Yates 90+2/Boreham Wood – Accrington 1-1 (0-1)/Ndlovu 78 – Astley 6/Bournemouth – Burnley 2-4 (1-3)/Christie 12, Solanke 48 – Benson 6, 57, Zaroury 39, 43/Chesterfield – West Brom 3-3 (3-2)/Williams 7, Dobra 36, 41 – Thomas-Asante 2, Grant 17, Asante 90+4/Fleetwood – QPR 2-1 (1-1)/Nsiala 40, Omochere 67 – Field 37/Hull – Fulham 0-2 (0-1)/Kurzawa 37, James 90+4/Ipswich – Rotherham 4-1 (1-0)/Humphreys 43, Chaplin 74 pen, Ladapo 79, Burns 87 pen – Washington 47 pen/Middlesbrough – Brighton 1-5 (1-2)/Akpom 13 – Gross 8, Lallana 29, Mac Allister 58, 80, Undav 88/Millwall – Sheffield United 0-2 (0-2)/Jebbison 23, Bogle 36/Shrewsbury – Sunderland 1-2 (0-0)/Pennington 80 – Stewart 90+1, O’Nien 90+4/Brentford – West Ham 0-1 (0-0)/Benrahma 79/Coventry – Wrexham 3-4 (1-3)/Shaef 36, Gyokeres 69, Palmer 76 – Dalby 12, Lee 18, O’Connor 45+6, Mullin 58 pen/Grimsby – Burton 1-0 (0-0)/Richardson 76/Luton – Wigan 1-1 (1-1)/Cornick 45+1 – Naylor 17/Sheffield Wednesday – Newcastle United 2-1 (0-0)/Windass 52, 65 – Guimaraes 69/Liverpool – Wolverhampton (in progress)Sunday15:30 Bristol City – Swansea City15:30 Derby County – Barnsley17:00 Cardiff City – Leeds United17:00 Hartlepool United – Stoke City17:00 Norwich City – Blackburn Rovers17:00 Stockport County – Walsall19:30 Aston Villa – Stevenage19:30 Manchester City – ChelseaMonday23:00 Oxford United – Arsenal***odds are subject to change***