Newcastle 0-2 Manchester City
by Harry de Cosemo
at St James’ Park

NEWCASTLE UNITED’S first FA Cup quarter-final appearance since 2006 should have been accompanied by the roar of 52,000 fans, but instead they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City at an empty and emotionless St James’s Park.

Kevin De Bruyne’s penalty and a Raheem Sterling strike either side of half time did the damage and set up City’s semi-final date with Arsenal next month. Newcastle should have equalised through substitute Dwight Gayle moments before the second goal, but in truth their ultra-cautious approach proved costly.