OXFORD, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Joelinton of Newcastle United celebrates with his team mates after scoring his team's second goal during the FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match between Oxford United and Newcastle United at Kassam Stadium on February 04, 2020 in Oxford, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)placeholder image
OXFORD, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Joelinton of Newcastle United celebrates with his team mates after scoring his team's second goal during the FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match between Oxford United and Newcastle United at Kassam Stadium on February 04, 2020 in Oxford, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Allan Saint-Maximin & Sean Longstaff steal the show as Newcastle United progress – Miles Starforth's player ratings

By Liam Kennedy
Published 5th Feb 2020, 07:00 GMT
Updated 5th Feb 2020, 07:21 GMT

The fifth round of the FA Cup – some of the younger fans among us may not have believed it existed until now.

But here we are, Steve Bruce, in his first season, with a smiling Mike Ashley has guided Newcastle United to the competition’s last 16 – even if they made hard, dramatic work of it.

United needed an extra-time cracker from Allan Saint-Maximin to win it, having thrown away a two-goal lead. Here's how Miles Starforth rated the players...

Recalled to the starting XI and competed well for much of the game.

5. Florian Lejeune - 6

Recalled to the starting XI and competed well for much of the game. | Getty Images Photo: Richard Heathcote

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Booed by home fans for his previous association with their rivals Swindon, conceded free-kick for Oxford’s first goal.

6. Matt Ritchie - 5

Booed by home fans for his previous association with their rivals Swindon, conceded free-kick for Oxford’s first goal. | Getty Images Photo: Ian MacNicol

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Neat and tidy on the ball for most of the game, looked sharper, fitter.

7. Nabil Bentaleb - 6

Neat and tidy on the ball for most of the game, looked sharper, fitter. | Getty Images Photo: Richard Heathcote

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Got around the pitch and snapped into a series of tackles, didn’t stop running for 120 minutes.

8. Matty Longstaff - 6

Got around the pitch and snapped into a series of tackles, didn’t stop running for 120 minutes. | Getty Images Photo: Catherine Ivill

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