Anthony Gordon being sent off for Newcastle United against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup fifth round has not gone down at all well with the national media

Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.

Newcastle has to have some tough battles in the opening portion of the FA Cup, outlasting Bromley and Birmingham City, only beating Birmingham by a goal in the fourth round. The Magpies made it to the quarterfinals last season, the first time they made it that far in five years.

Newcastle United have their eyes on a second Wembley tilt as Eddie Howe pushes his team to go far in both domestic cups this season. To do that, the Magpies must overcome Premier League rivals Brighton and Hove Albion at St James' Park on Sunday afternoon.

Newcastle United were defeated by Brighton as Danny Welbeck scored an extra-time winner to end their FA Cup hopes.

Brighton & Hove Albion are quietly shaping a remarkable season under Fabian Hurzeler. Their extra-time FA Cup victory over Newcastle United yesterday was another display of resilience, keeping them on course for both European qualification and a historic first major trophy.

Both teams played the additional half-hour with 10 men, with Tariq Lamptey receiving his second yellow card shortly after Anthony Gordon was sent off for a two-handed push at Jan Paul van Hecke's head

Brighton and Newcastle are both teams for whom winning the FA Cup would mean the world to their fans. Newcastle, battling with Brighton in the league for the European places, would have been targeting this as a chance to win a first trophy since the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.