Holder Arsenal into FA Cup 4th round after beating Newcastle

Posted January 09, 2021 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe celebrates with Cedric Soares, left, and Alexandre Lacazette, right, after scoring the opening goal during the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) - Emile Smith Rowe had a red card overturned and scored in extra time to help holder Arsenal reach the fourth round of the FA Cup beating Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday.

The substitute was issued a red card by referee Chris Kavanagh for a tackle on Sean Longstaff at the end of the 90 minutes, but the card was downgraded to yellow on a VAR review.

'œObviously the incident wasn't ideal and it definitely wasn't intentional, so I'm happy to get the goal and go through to the next round,'ť Smith Rowe said.

It proved decisive, as he grabbed the opener in the 109th minute followed by captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang confirming the victory eight minutes later with a tap-in.

'œWe knew coming into the game how tough it was going to be and it was just about breaking them down, and we got there in the end," Smith Rowe told the BBC. 'œIt just shows how together we are. We've been working to get closer as a group and it's all starting to show on the pitch.'ť

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Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe, left, scores the opening goal during the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) The Associated Press

Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe, left, celebrates with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after scoring the opening goal during the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) The Associated Press

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