Brighton boss Graham Potter has no complaints about facing Manchester City on Wednesday after 120 minutes of FA Cup football on a difficult Rodney Parade surface. The Seagulls needed penalties to beat League Two high-fliers Newport and reach the fourth round of the competition with a first win since November 21. Back-up goalkeeper Jason Steele saved four penalties in a dramatic shoot-out, Brighton winning the spot-kick contest 4-3 after the tie had finished 1-1. Steele’s heroics boosted Brighton before tough Premier League trips to City and Leeds this week, but victory was not sealed until 10.30pm on Sunday night. We can’t complain about it, we knew it was going to be a tough week.

Source: Express January 11, 2021 10:41 UTC