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Sheffield Wednesday Knock Newcastle Out Of FA Cup As EPL High-Flyers Rue Lack Of VAR

Newcastle lost for the 2nd time this season when they were knocked out of the FA Cup at Sheffield Wednesday. There was no VAR and two of the goals were offside.

Robert Summerscales

Sheffield Wednesday Knock Newcastle Out Of FA Cup As EPL High-Flyers Rue Lack Of VAR
Sheffield Wednesday Knock Newcastle Out Of FA Cup As EPL High-Flyers Rue Lack Of VAR /

Newcastle United lost for just the second time this season when they were knocked out of the FA Cup at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

The team ranked third in the Premier League lost 2-1 to League One opposition after two second-half goals from Josh Windass.

Windass had been offside in the build up to his first goal on 52 minutes but the officials did not spot this and there was no VAR on hand to save Newcastle.

Video refereeing is only used in the FA Cup third round at matches held at Premier League stadiums.

Windass scored again 14 minutes later to give Wednesday a 2-0 lead.

Another missed offside call allowed Bruno Guimaraes to pull a goal back for Newcastle in the 69th minute.

But the Owls held on for a famous win.

Newcastle's defeat was their first in 17 games since losing 2-1 to Liverpool at Anfield in August.

Josh Windass pictured scoring for Sheffield Wednesday in a 2-1 win over Newcastle United in January 2023
Josh Windass pictured scoring for Sheffield Wednesday in a 2-1 win over Newcastle United :: IMAGO/PA Images/Nick Potts
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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