But it was a different story at Wembley where, with South Korea’s Son Heung-Min impressing for Tottenham, Dan Butler’s 26th-minute own goal and an Erik Lamela strike eight minutes later put Spurs 2-0 up before half-time. Tottenham will now travel to third-tier strugglers Rochdale for a last-16 tie on the weekend of February 17-18.
But not even the lure of a fixture at Wembley, Spurs’s temporary home while a new ground that will replace White Hart Lane is constructed, could stop Newport midfielder Sean Rigg quitting between the two ties to become a tattoo artist. The FA Cup has been a huge financial boost for Newport, with their run to this stage earning them at least £700,000 ($972,000).
But the concern for the Welsh club was that the chance of an upset had come and gone at their Rodney Parade ground, where a goal from Irish striker Padraig Amond put them on course for a famous giant-killing.
Newport were far from overawed in the replay and they were unlucky when a cross from Moussa Sissoko deflected off Butler and past stranded goalkeeper Joe Day to put Spurs ahead. It was not long before Spurs had their second goal, when Lamela, getting on the end of a well-weighted through ball from Son, scored for the first time since finding the net against Gillingham in September 2016.
Spurs were comfortable in the second half but late in the game Amond had a chance to add a Wembley goal to his one at Rodney Parade in the original tie only to shoot at Michel Vorm.
FA Cup fifth round Draw
Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea; West Brom v Southampton; Chelsea v Hull; Leicester v Sheffield United; huddersfield v Manchester United; Rochdale v Tottenham; Brighton v Coventry; Wigan v Manchester City
Ties to be played on the weekend of Feb 17-18