Former Premier League official Walton, who refereed in English football’s top flight for nine years between 2003 and 2012, believes the wrong call was made by the officials in the cup tie and accused Donohue and his team of ‘guessing’ whether the ball had crossed the line or not.

Joe Willock’s brace helped Newcastle United eke past Birmingham City in an FA Cup thriller to progress into the fifth round of the competition. Birmingham took the lead inside a minute through ex-Man United prodigy Ethan Laird, who smashed past Nick Pope with the help of a deflection from Callum Wilson.

Joe Willock bagged a brace as Newcastle United battled back from a goal down after 40 seconds to beat third tier Birmingham City 3-2 at St Andrew's on Saturday and reach the English FA Cup fifth round.

Watch highlights as a Joe Willock brace helps Premier League Newcastle edge past League One leaders Birmingham City in a classic FA Cup tie.

The FA Cup fixture will kick off at 5.45pm GMT on Saturday 8 February at St Andrews in Birmingham. This fixture will be shown free-to-air on BBC One in the UK, with subscribers also able to watch online via BBC iPlayer. Coverage begins at 5.30pm.

The possibilities of Newcastle United in the FA Cup are now really opening up. A 3-1 win over Bromley in the third round, followed up by a 3-2 success at Birmingham on Saturday night. Newcastle United did a really professional job on the League One runaway leaders after the home side took a shock early lead.