Goalkeeper breaks world record for longest goal
Newport County goalkeeper Tom King has broken the Guinness World Record for longest goal scored in a competitive football match.
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Newport County goalkeeper Tom King has broken the Guinness World Record for longest goal scored in a competitive football match.
Premier League Brighton and Hove Albion were pushed all the way to a sudden death penalty shootout before overcoming fourth-tier Newport County in t
Man City vs. Newport delivered on all accounts, as Pep Guardiola's team showed class, Newport showed fight and the FA Cup again showed its magic.
Manchester City, Brighton and Millwall all ran out winners in Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round tie action.
Man City were given a scare by Newport but second-half goals from Leroy Sane, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez sent Man City through in the FA Cup.
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Surface at Newport's Rodney Parade stadium, which is also used by two rugby union clubs, has bare and muddy patches in some areas.
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Newport goalkeeper Joe Day had to run off the pitch at full-time to be with his wife who was giving birth after the 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Cambridge United | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | +15 | 41 |
Newport County | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | +10 | 40 |
Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | +12 | 39 |
Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | +8 | 38 |
Salford City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | +12 | 37 |
Cheltenham Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | +9 | 37 |
Leyton Orient | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | +8 | 36 |
Morecambe | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 35 |
Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | +6 | 34 |
Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | +14 | 33 |
Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 32 |
Walsall | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | -3 | 32 |
Colchester United | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 30 |
Mansfield Town | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | +1 | 29 |
Port Vale | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
Oldham Athletic | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 28 |
Harrogate Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 26 |
Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 24 |
Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 23 |
Stevenage | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -6 | 21 |
Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -21 | 21 |
Southend United | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -20 | 20 |