Sutton United beats Newport County 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Sutton United tops Newport County with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Rowe (9') and a goal from A. Smith (65').

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David Brown
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Sutton United beats Newport County 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Sutton United beats Newport County with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Rowe (9′) and a goal from A. Smith (65′). Newport County lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

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 Tom Nield with the assistance of Kevin Morris and Chris Husband. The 4th official was Daniel Flynn.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Newport County

0 - 2

Team 1

Sutton United

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 126 Attack 86
  • 69 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Newport County had a superior ball possession 60% while Sutton United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sutton United was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Newport County shot 15 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sutton United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Newport County didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sutton United received 2 yellow cards (Lee Angol and Lee Angol).

Match Timeline

9'
46'
46'
O. Bogle- sub ->O. Zanzala
61'
65'
W. Evans- sub ->Harry Charsley
70'
70'
79'
79'
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, Newport County will stay with 37 points like Grimsby Town and Crewe Alexandra to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Sutton United will have 47 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Mansfield Town on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (9 draws).

Sutton United will host Northampton Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sutton United (2 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
Joe Day 1.England
6.4
D
J. Clarke 5.England
6.1
70'
D
Priestley Farquharson 6.England
7.0
D
Mickey Demetriou 28.England
6.8
M
Cameron Norman 2.England
7.5
M
M. Baker 18.Wales
6.5
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.1
46'
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
6.8
70'
M
Aaron Lewis 14.Wales
7.2
F
Charlie McNeill 19.England
7.3
F
Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo
6.8
61'
Substitutes
G
N. Townsend 30.Antigua and Barbuda
D
Evan Cadwallader 35.Wales
M
Nathan Moriah-Welsh 22.Guyana
6.8
46'
M
S. Bowen 4.Wales
F
W. Evans 29.Wales
6.6
70'
F
O. Bogle 9.England
6.8
61'
F
C. Kavanagh 16.Republic of Ireland
6.6
70'

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

The manager Graham Coughlan decided to play with the following team: Joe Day (6.4), James Clarke (6.1), Priestley Farquharson (7.0), Mickey Demetriou (6.8), Cameron Norman (7.5), Matthew Baker (6.5), Scot Bennett (6.1), Harry Charsley (6.8), Aaron Lewis (7.2), Charlie McNeill (7.3) and Offrande Zanzala (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Townsend, Evan Cadwallader, Nathan Moriah-Welsh (6.8), Sam Bowen, William Albert Evans (6.6), Omar Bogle (6.8) and Calum Kavanagh (6.6).

Newport County could not rely on the presence of O. Bogle (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: S. Bennett for Nathan Moriah-Welsh (46′), O. Zanzala for Omar Bogle (61′), Harry Charsley for Will Evans (70′) and J. Clarke for Calum Kavanagh (70′).

Best player: Cameron Norman​

The most impressive player for Newport County was Cameron Norman.

His rating is (7.5) with 41 passes (39% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 16. He performed 8 crosses.

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United
G
Jack Rose 1.England
8.0
D
Joe Kizzi 22.England
7.0
D
Coby Rowe 4.England
7.9
Goals9'
D
Ben Goodliffe 5.England
7.2
D
Sam Hart 3.England
7.0
90'
M
David Ajiboye 16.England
7.1
M
Craig Eastmond  15.England
7.2
M
Alistair Smith 8.England
8.6
Goals65'
M
Will Randall 11.England
6.6
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
6.4
46'
F
Lee Angol 33.England
7.0
79' 79'
Substitutes
G
B. House 13.England
M
Harry Beautyman 10.England
M
Luke Gambin 21.Malta
M
Craig Dundas 14.England
F
Enzio Boldewijn 7.Netherlands
90'
F
Matthew Dennis 35.England
6.4
79'
F
Kylian Kouassi 27.England
6.8
46'

Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Matt Gray played with: Jack Rose (8.0), Joe Kizzi (7.0), Coby Rowe (7.9), Ben Goodliffe (7.2), Sam Hart (7.0), David Ajiboye (7.1), Craig Eastmond (7.2), Alistair Smith (8.6), Will Randall (6.6), Donovan Wilson (6.4) and Lee Angol (7.0).

They had on the bench: Brad House, Harry Beautyman, Enzio Boldewijn, Luke Gambin, Craig Dundas, Matthew Dennis (6.4) and Kylian Kouassi (6.8).

Sutton United could not rely on the presence of Enzio Boldewijn (injured).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 3 changes: Donovan Wilson for Kylian Kouassi (46′), Lee Angol for Matthew Dennis (79′) and Sam Hart for Enzio Boldewijn (90′).

Best player: Alistair Smith​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was Alistair Smith.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 37 passes (54% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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