By Jon Waldron

NEWPORT County boss Michael Flynn refused to use the prospect of their FA Cup replay against Spurs as an excuse for their defeat at Colchester United.
The Exiles will head into their fourth-round replay at Wembley next Wednesday on the back of two straight league defeats, after secondhalf goals from debutant Ben Stevenson and Tom Eastman gave the hosts victory.
Flynn said: “We gave away sloppy goals and it’s got nothing to do with the cup run.
“We were sloppy and the cup run didn’t affect us before when we were winning games and it...