Newcastle United's William Osula celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game during the Emirates FA Cup third round match at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, January 12, 2025
Newcastle 3-1 Bromley
by Roger Domeneghetti
at St James' Park
FOR seven minutes it looked like Bromley might, just might, be added to the pantheon of great FA Cup giant killers. It wasn’t to be. In the end, Newcastle had too much quality for their spirited League Two opponents.
There were lots of hugs between the respective management teams before kick-off. Bromley boss Andy Woodman had spent four and a half years at Newcastle as goalkeeping coach and had spoken in the build-up to the game of his respect for what Eddie Howe had done at Newcastle and Bournemouth.
The bonhomie did not last long, however. Despite making nine changes from the side that earned a famous win against Arsenal in the League Cup semi-final first leg in mid-week, Newcastle settled well. They looked calm and professional; they weren’t taking their opponents for granted.
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