Anthony Gordon and Bruno Guimarães came off the bench to help Newcastle ease into the FA Cup fourth round after Eddie Howe was forced to turn to his big guns to beat League Two side Bromley.

Howe made nine substitutions as he tried to rest key players in the side that beat Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in midweek, but his substitutes failed to impress in the first half Impressions, led by Cameron Congreve, put the visitors into eighth place. -Minute lead.

Lewis Miley equalized before half-time but Howe was so unhappy that he sent on Gordon and Guimarães after the restart, with the England international converting a penalty in the 49th minute before the 21-year-old forward Will Osura moved into eighth place for the first time since 2016 with his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win.

Harvey Barnes made an early start as the Magpies looked to get off to a fast start against Bromley’s five-man defence, with the £38m-rated player bursting into the box with six minutes remaining. But it hit the side netting from an unlikely angle and should have been better. When there are more realistic options inside.

However, two minutes later, Corey Whitely passed to Congreve 25 yards out. Congreve avoided Miley’s attention and then left The foot shot went past a sprawling Martin Dubravka to the delight of the away fans.

With 14 minutes remaining, full-back Danny Imray intercepted a pass from Lloyd Kelly to Matt Targett deep inside his own half. Passing the ball, then rushing upfield and shooting past Dubravka but also wide of the far post, they might still be dreaming.

However, the Magpies equalized two minutes later when Osura rounded goalkeeper Grant Smith from Miley’s through ball but failed to score, with Barnes returning the ball and Miley’s long-range shot past the keeper. Access the network.

The home side had to be patient as Bromley built up and organized well behind the ball but they did themselves no favors as a lack of pace and cutting hampered their attack.

Howe put a transparent conclusion to a tepid first half, bringing on Guimarães and Gordon for Joelinton and Barnes, with the former Everton striker quickly producing Influence.

Targett was tripped by Ben Thompson as he entered the penalty area, and Gordon sent Smith out of the goal to make it 2-1.

Guimarães in particular injected a much-needed sense of urgency, with the Magpies upping the tempo and Gordon’s shot from a corner kick in the 58th minute being blocked.

But three minutes later, Osula extended their advantage by cutting inside from the right and blasting an unstoppable drive past Smith, ending any hope of a counterattack.

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