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Newcastle United were nowhere near good enough against Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday night, and had to rely on the lottery of penalties to stay in the FA Cup. Martin Dubravka was the Magpies’ hero, making two saves in the shootout to put Newcastle United into the FA Cup quarter final. The Slovakian stood up and delivered, on a night where various Toon players struggled. There were some really concerning performances, with Alan Shearer admitting that the display was worrying at times. Eddie Howe made five changes to the team that lost to Arsenal, but still put out a strong starting XI. There shou…