Danny Welbeck seals Brighton comeback as they dump Newcastle out of FA Cup

Danny Welbeck came off the bench to fire Brighton into the FA Cup quarter-finals at Newcastle as Anthony Gordon’s Carabao Cup final dream was shattered by a late red card.

Welbeck, who scored the winner in the Premier League game at St James’ Park in October, struck in extra-time to win it 2-1 on an afternoon when both sides finished with 10 men.

Gordon was sent off for violent conduct with six minutes of a chaotic tie remaining – Tariq Lamptey later suffered the same fate after collecting a second yellow card – and faces a three-match ban which will cost him his place in the team for the clash with Liverpool at Wembley on March 16th.

Alexander Isak’s 22nd-minute penalty had given the hosts – who were without full-back Lewis Hall because of an ankle injury which will require a visit to a specialist – a lead which was cancelled out before half-time by former Magpie Yankuba Minteh, and an at times scruffy game remained in the balance until Welbeck’s intervention.

Isak had seen a third-minute header from a tight angle blocked by Adam Webster as both sides started with real intent.

Joelinton, back after a five-game absence, almost played his side into trouble with a blind pass to Kieran Trippier which was picked off by Kaoru Mitoma, but Carlos Baleba’s shot was blocked and the Magpies broke to set up Isak to curl a tame 16th-minute effort into the arms of goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.

However, he was far more clinical from the penalty spot with 22 minutes gone,  after Minteh – who left the Magpies for the south coast last summer – had felled Tino Livramento with a clumsy challenge. The leading goalscorer thumped the resulting spot-kick high into the top corner to open the scoring.

Verbruggen claimed Gordon’s 28th-minute