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The Nigeria international has been on the fringes of Claude Puel’s side but was handed a rare start against the low-tier side, and he repaid his manager’s faith by delivering the strikes that saw them win 2-0, thus, progressing to the fourth round of the competition

Rafa Benitez’s side have lost five of their last six Premier League fixtures at St James’ Park, but do come into the game on the back of two wins against Stoke City and Luton Town in the FA Cup third-round last weekend

Hughes’s future at the bet365 Stadium had come under intense scrutiny following a run of just one win in seven Premier League matches, leaving the Potters in the relegation zone on goal difference.

For the umpteenth time, change was effected in the name of the oldest competition in the land in June this year when Nigeria’s leading energy solutions company, AITEO Group, signed a multi-million naira partnership agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation to take over a championship that had been known as Governor’s Cup, Challenge Cup, FA Cup and Federation Cup in its 72-year history.