BRISTOL. Newport County conquers Bristol Rovers 3-1. Newport County got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from C. Baker-Richardson (27′) and D. Telford (31′). Bristol Rovers tried to recover with a goal from B. Pitman (45′). However, the match was closed by a goal (61′) scored by D. Telford for Newport County. Bristol Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Oldham who had the assistance of Kevin Howick and Marvyn Amphlett. The 4th official was Grant Taylor. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 14 Total 13
- 3 On Target 7
- 11 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 89 Attack 84
- 39 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bristol Rovers was in firm control of the ball 58% while Newport County was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol Rovers was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Newport County found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Bristol Rovers shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Newport County shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (S. Finley). Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 4 yellow cards (T. Abraham, C. Baker-Richardson, R. Willmott and J. Clarke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bristol Rovers will stay with 15 points to stay in the 18th place. On the other side, Newport County will have 20 points like Leyton Orient, Sutton United and Bradford City to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bristol Rovers will play away against Harrogate Town on the 30th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Newport County will host Stevenage on the 30th of October with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Stevenage (4 draws).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
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86'Bristol Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw , Harry Anderson , Alfie Kilgour , Connor Taylor , Nick Anderton , Luke Thomas , Glenn Whelan , Antony Evans , Sam Nicholson , Brett Pitman and Aaron Collins .
The home team had on the bench: L. Hoole, Paul Coutts , Zain Westbrooke , J. Brown, S. Spence, Sam Finley and J. Ward.
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: A. Collins for Z. Westbrooke (69′), H. Anderson for P. Coutts (69′) and G. Whelan for S. Finley (69′).
Best player: Brett Pitman
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was Brett Pitman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Newport County – Formation
Newport County
Newport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Talking about the opposition, Michael John Flynn played with: Joe Day , James Clarke , Matthew Dolan , Mickey Demetriou , Cameron Norman , Robbie Willmott , Jake Cain , Oliver Cooper , Aaron Lewis , Courtney Baker-Richardson and Dom Telford .
They had on the bench: N. Townsend, L. Collins, C. Missilou, Kevin Ellison , A. Fisher, Finn Azaz and Timmy Abraham.
Newport County could not rely on the presence of F. Azaz (injured).
Substitutions
Newport County made 3 changes: M. Dolan for F. Azaz (15′), D. Telford for K. Ellison (79′) and C. Baker-Richardson for T. Abraham (87′).
Best player: Dom Telford
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was Dom Telford.
His rating is with 2 goals, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bristol Rovers – Newport County – 1-3
- Carlisle United – Oldham Athletic – 0-0
- Exeter City – Mansfield Town – 2-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Salford City – 3-1
- Hartlepool United – Harrogate Town – 3-2
- Port Vale – Colchester United – 3-0
- Rochdale – Sutton United – 3-2
- Scunthorpe United – Crawley Town – 2-1
- Stevenage – Leyton Orient – 0-0
- Swindon Town – Bradford City – 1-3
- Tranmere Rovers – Northampton Town – 0-2
- Walsall – Barrow – 2-2
