CASNEWYD. Newport County and Milton Keynes Dons didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Milton Keynes Dons was definitely better in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Atkinson with the support of Chris Husband and Stuart Kane. The 4th official was Mark Derrien. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.45 degrees Celsius or 49.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 1 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 93
- 44 Dangerous attack 46
- 89 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Milton Keynes Dons had a superior ball possession 67% while Newport County was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milton Keynes Dons was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Milton Keynes Dons to win the encounter.
Newport County shot 16 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Newport County received 2 yellow cards (William Albert Evans and Omar Bogle). Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards (Jack Payne and Cameron Norman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Newport County will have 19 points to remain in the 20th place. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons will have 23 points like Swindon Town to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Gillingham on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Newport County (1 draw).
Milton Keynes Dons will play away agasint Swindon Town on the 17th of February with a 13-6 head to head in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (5 draws).
Newport County – Formation
Newport County started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Graham Coughlan decided to play with the following team: Nick Townsend
, Lewis Payne , Matthew Baker , Scot Bennett , Ryan Delaney , Matt Bondswell , William Albert Evans , Shane McLoughlin , Nathan Daniel Wood , Bryn Morris and Omar Bogle .The home team had on the bench: James Waite
, Jonathan Maxted, Alfie Young, Oliver Thomas and Nelson Sanca.Newport County could not rely on the presence of James Waite (injured).
Substitutions
Newport County made only 1 change substituting Nathan Daniel Wood for James Waite (86′).
Best player: Nick Townsend
The most impressive player for Newport County was the goalkeeper: Nick Townsend. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.
Milton Keynes Dons – Formation
Milton Keynes Dons started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Mike Williamson played with: Craig MacGillivray
, Cameron Norman , Warren O’Hora , Daniel Harvie , Jonathan Leko , Jack Payne , MJ Williams , Joe Tomlinson , Alex Gilbey , Conor Grant and Max Dean .These were the players on the bench: Dean Lewington, Mo Eisa
, Tommy Smith, Darragh Burns, Dawson Devoy, Matthew Dennis and Michael Kelly.Substitutions
Milton Keynes Dons made only 1 change substituting Max Dean for Mohamed Eisa (87′).
Best player: Warren O’Hora
The player that probably impressed the most for Milton Keynes Dons was Warren O’Hora.
His rating is
with 83 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Gillingham – 2-0
- Walsall – Harrogate Town – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Forest Green Rovers – 3-0
- Swindon Town – Stockport County – 2-4
- Salford City – Mansfield Town – 1-2
- Newport County – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-0
- Grimsby Town – Morecambe – 3-2
- Crewe Alexandra – Notts County – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Accrington Stanley – 3-1
- Colchester United – Sutton United – 1-1
- Bradford City – Barrow – 1-2
- AFC Wimbledon – Doncaster Rovers – 2-0