SALFORD. Salford City found a way to reverse the scoreline against Newport County. It was Newport County to score first with a goal from Harry Charsley. Notwithstanding, later Salford City found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Callum Hendry (45′), Conor McAleny (46′) and Matt Smith (90′). Salford City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Charles Breakspear with the collaboration of Oliver Bickle and Simon Clayton. The 4th official was Richard Bartlett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Salford City was in firm control of the ball 67% while Newport County was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salford City won the match​.

Salford City shot 22 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Newport County shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Salford City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Newport County received 1 yellow card (N. Moriah-Welsh).

Standings

After playing this match, Salford City will have 56 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Newport County will stay with 37 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

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

Salford City – Formation

Salford City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Neil Wood decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns, Ibou Touray, Richard Nartey, Ryan David Leak, Matthew Lund, Jason Lowe, Luke Bolton, Elliot Watt, Ethan Stuart William Galbraith, Callum Hendry and Louie Barry.

The home team had on the bench: Callum Morton, Giosue Bellagambi, Stevie Mallan, Conor McAleny, Theo Vassell, Matt Smith and Shane McLoughlin.

Salford City could not rely on the presence of Theo Vassell (injured).

Substitutions

Salford City made 4 changes: Richard Nartey for Conor McAleny (39′), Matty Lund for Stephen Mallan (64′), E. Galbraith for Matt Smith (64′) and Conor McAleny for Theo Vassell (73′).

Newport County – Formation

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

Graham Coughlan played with: Joe Day, James Clarke, Mickey Demetriou, Aaron Lewis, Cameron Norman, Priestley Farquharson, Henry Charsley, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Omar Bogle, Charlie McNeill and Matthew Baker (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Aaron Wildig, James Waite, Nick Townsend, Kiban Rai, Scott Bennett, Will Evans and Calum Kavanagh.

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: C. McNeill for Calum Kavanagh (64′), M. Baker for Will Evans (78′), Harry Charsley for Aaron Wildig (78′) and J. Clarke for James Waite (86′).

Best player: Matthew Baker​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was Matthew Baker.

His rating is (7.0) with 16 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Sutton United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
• Bradford City – Colchester United – 2-0
• Walsall – Barrow – 0-1
• Tranmere Rovers – Hartlepool United – 1-1
• Stockport County – Doncaster Rovers – 0-0
• Salford City – Newport County – 3-1
• Rochdale – Stevenage – 2-0
• Northampton Town – Crawley Town – 1-0
• Leyton Orient – Swindon Town – 1-1
• Harrogate Town – Gillingham – 0-0
• AFC Wimbledon – Mansfield Town – 1-3
• Carlisle United – Grimsby Town – 2-0