CASNEWYD. Newport County overcomes Shrewsbury Town 1-0 after B. Kamwa scored just 1 goal (68′).

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 Elliot Bell with the assistance of Craig Taylor and Thomas Staten. The 4th official was Marvyn Amphlett. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Newport County

1 - 0

Shrewsbury Town

• 53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

• 7 Total 3
• 2 On Target 1
• 0 Off Target 2
• 5 Shots blocked 0

• 135 Attack 79
• 55 Dangerous attack 33
• 91 Ball safe 120

• 11 Free Kicks 13
• 0 Penalties 0
• 6 Corners 4
• 1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

• 13 Total 11
• 2 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Newport County was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Shrewsbury Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newport County won the match​.

Newport County shot 7 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, Shrewsbury Town shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 2 yellow cards (Gerard Garner and Cameron Evans). Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town received 4 yellow cards (Taylor Perry, Will Boyle, and Mal Benning).

Standings

After this encounter, Newport County has 34 points like Crawley Town to hold in the 22nd place. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town stays with 41 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Crawley Town on the 3rd of April with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Shrewsbury Town will host Tranmere Rovers on the 3rd of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County

G

Jordan Wright 28.England

6.5

D

Matthew Baker 4.Wales

6.6

D

Tom Davies 17.Wales

6.6

D

Liam Shephard 18.Wales

6.7

73'

D

Ryan Delaney 23.Republic of Ireland

6.8

M

Cameron Evans 2.Wales

6.8

90' 45'

M

Sven Sprangler 5.Austria

6.6

M

Bobby Kamwa 7.Cameroon

7.2

68'

M

Matthew Smith 8.Wales

6.5

73'

M

Ben Lloyd 20.Wales

6.0

87'

F

James Crole  16.Wales

6.9

86'

Substitutes

G

Shaun MacDonald 13.England

D

Anthony Driscoll-Glennon 3.England

D

Ciaran Brennan 6.Republic of Ireland

90'

D

Joe Thomas 12.Wales

6.7

73'

F

Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England

86'

F

Gerard Garner 19.England

6.6

73' 90'

F

Nathaniel Opoku Onyina 24.Ghana

87'

Newport County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Christian Fuchs decided to play with the following team: Jordan Wright (6.5), Liam Shephard (6.7), Matthew Baker (6.6), Ryan Delaney (6.8), Tom Davies (6.6), Cameron Evans (6.8), S. Sprangler (6.6), Ben Lloyd (6.1), Matt Smith (6.5), Bobby Kamwa (7.2) and James Crole (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Ciaran Brennan, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Joe Thomas (6.7), Shaun MacDonald, Gerard Garner (6.6) and Nathaniel Opoku.

Substitutions

Newport County made 5 changes: Liam Shephard for Joe Thomas (73′), Cameron Evans for Ciaran Brennan (90′), James Crole for Courtney Baker-Richardson (86′), Matt Smith for Gerard Garner (73′) and Ben Lloyd for Nathaniel Opoku (87′).

Player of the match: Bobby Kamwa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was Bobby Kamwa.

His rating is 7.2 with 1 goal, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town

G

Matthew Cox 1.England

6.3

D

Mal Benning 3.England

6.4

70' 29'

D

Will Boyle 5.England

7.0

71'

D

Josh Ruffels 25.England

6.7

D

Sam Stubbs 26.England

7.3

D

Kevin Berkoe 30.England

6.6

M

Tom Sang 10.England

6.7

44'

M

Anthony Scully 11.Republic of Ireland

6.5

76'

M

Taylor Perry 14.England

6.8

90'

F

George Lloyd 9.England

6.5

69'

F

Iwan Morgan 19.Wales

6.6

Substitutes

G

Will Brook 12.England

D

Tom Anderson 4.England

M

Tommy McDermott 7.England

6.5

44'

M

Nick Freeman 16.England

F

Ismeal Kabia 20.Netherlands

6.6

70'

F

John Marquis 27.England

6.5

69'

F

Bradley Ihionvien 48.England

6.7

76'

Shrewsbury Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Gavin Patrick Cowan played with: Matthew Cox (6.3), Kevin Berkoe (6.6), Sam Stubbs (7.2), Will Boyle (7.0), Josh Ruffels (6.7), Mal Benning (6.4), Tom Sang (6.7), Anthony Scully (6.5), Taylor Perry (6.8), George Lloyd (6.5) and Iwan Morgan (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Anderson, Tommy McDermott (6.5), Will Brook, N. Freeman, Ismeal Kabia (6.6), John Marquis (6.5) and B. Ihionvien (6.7).

Shrewsbury Town could not rely on the presence of Tommy McDermott (injured).

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 4 changes: Tom Sang for Tommy McDermott (44′), George Lloyd for John Marquis (69′), Mal Benning for Ismeal Kabia (70′) and Anthony Scully for B. Ihionvien (76′).

Player of the match: Sam Stubbs​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Sam Stubbs.

His rating is 7.2 with 42 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 20.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Barnet – Cambridge United – 1-0
• Barrow – Bromley – 2-1
• Bristol Rovers – Accrington Stanley – 2-0
• Colchester United – Walsall – 1-1
• Crawley Town – Gillingham – 2-0
• Crewe Alexandra – Oldham Athletic – 2-1
• Harrogate Town – Notts County – 0-2
• Newport County – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0
• Salford City – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
• Swindon Town – Fleetwood Town – 1-1