WALSALL. Walsall and Newport County draw 1-1. I. Hutchinson scored the first goal (32′) for Walsall. C. Norman equalized (78′).

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss who had the assistance of James Vallance and Paul Evans. The 4th official was Jacob Lehane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Walsall

1 - 1

Newport County

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 10 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 0 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 73 Attack 69
  • 33 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 12

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Walsall was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Newport County that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newport County had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Newport County to win the encounter​.

Walsall shot 8 times, 4 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Newport County shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 2 yellow cards (Tom Knowles and Hayden White). On the opposite side, Newport County received 4 yellow cards (Harry Charsley, C. Norman, M. Demetriou and N. Moriah-Welsh).

Match Timeline

21'
H. Charsley- Yellow
Isaac Hutchinson(goal)
32'
Tom Knowles- Yellow
34'
46'
Matthew Baker- sub ->C. Kavanagh
46'
W. Evans- sub ->J. Clarke
46'
46'
Offrande Zanzala- sub ->Harry Charsley
55'
Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->Mathew Stevens
68'
Joe Riley- sub ->Liam Gordon
68'
71'
78'
81'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After this match, Walsall will have 41 points like Tranmere Rovers to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Newport County will have 34 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away with Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-1 head to head record.

Newport County will host Mansfield Town on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (9 draws).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
D
H. White 2.England
55'
D
Manny Monthe 6.Cameroon
D
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
68'
D
Joe Low 24.Wales
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
M
Isaac Hutchinson 23.England
32'
F
Jamille Matt 19.Jamaica
F
Mathew Stevens 20.England
68'
F
Tom Knowles 10.England
34'
Substitutes
G
Jackson Smith 12.England
D
O. McEntee 18.Republic of Ireland
M
Taylor Allen 21.England
M
Joe Riley 7.England
68'
M
Yann Songo'o 42.Cameroon
F
Douglas James-Taylor 15.England
68'
F
Andy Williams 11.England

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

The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans, Donervon Joseph Daniels, Hayden White, Emmanuel Monthe, Liam Gordon, Joe Low, Brandon Comley, Isaac Hutchinson, Jamille Matt, Mathew Stevens and Tom Knowles.

The home team had on the bench: Taylor Allen, Joe Riley, Jackson Smith, Yann Songo’o, Douglas James-Taylor, Andrew Williams and Oisin McEntee.

Substitutions

Walsall made 2 changes: Liam Gordon for Joe Riley (68′) and Mathew Stevens for Douglas James-Taylor (68′).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 30.Antigua and Barbuda
D
J. Clarke 5.England
46'
D
S. Bennett 17.England
46'
D
Mickey Demetriou 28.England
90'
D
A. Lewis 27.England
81'
D
Cameron Norman 2.England
71' 78'
D
Priestley Farquharson 6.England
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
46' 21'
M
Nathan Moriah-Welsh 22.Guyana
90'
F
O. Bogle 9.England
F
C. Kavanagh 16.Republic of Ireland
46'
Substitutes
G
Joe Day 1.England
D
Matthew Baker 18.Wales
46'
D
Aaron Lewis 14.Wales
46'
M
S. Bowen 4.Wales
F
Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo
46'
F
Charlie McNeill 19.England
81'
F
W. Evans 29.Wales
46'

Newport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend, James Clarke, Scott Bennett, Mickey Demetriou, Adam Lewis, Cameron Norman, Priestley Farquharson, Henry Charsley, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Omar Bogle and Calum Kavanagh.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Day, Sam Bowen, Matt Baker, Offrande Zanzala, Charlie McNeill, Will Evans and Aaron Lewis.

Substitutions

Newport County made 5 changes: S. Bennett for Aaron Lewis (46′), J. Clarke for Will Evans (46′), C. Kavanagh for Matt Baker (46′), Harry Charsley for Offrande Zanzala (46′) and A. Lewis for Charlie McNeill (81′).

Results of the day

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