Until 11 days ago, Pete Wild had been planning to cheer on Oldham as a fan with his pals in its FA Cup third-round match at Premier League club Fulham. A few hours later, fourth-tier Newport County eliminated Leicester , the seventh-placed team in the Premier League, after a 2-1 win at its atmospheric Rodney Parade ground. “It is Roy of the Rovers stuff,” said Wild, referring to a now-defunct British cartoon about a fictional soccer player. Sheffield United, which is in third place in the second-tier League Championship, could end up replacing Fulham in the Premier League but the clubs were united in misery Sunday. NEWPORT STUNS LEICESTERNearly a year after holding Tottenham to a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup fourth round, Newport got the job done against another big team in the Premier League.

Source: National Post January 06, 2019 17:30 UTC