Emirates FA Cup 3rd Round – Hillsborough, Sheffield – 7th January 2023
Attendance 25,884
The third round of the FA cup brought together two high flying teams in their respective leagues. Newcastle in third position in the Premier League, whilst their hosts Sheffield Wednesday are second in Division 1.
A near sell out crowd at Hillsborough saw Wednesday inflict one of the shocks in this years third round as Newcastle suffered just their second defeat in all competitions this season.
Josh Windass gave the home side the lead in the 52nd minute with a close-range goal, although the forward looked in an offside position with VAR not in operation.
Windass then doubled Wednesday’s lead in the 65th minute as he coolly converted after racing through.
But just 4 minutes later Newcastle pulled one back through substitute Bruno Guimaraes as he poked home from close range from a corner, although the Brazillan also appeared offside.
The Owls held on to extend their unbeaten run to 10 games in all competitions.
