BIRKENHEAD. Newport County prevails over Tranmere Rovers 3-1. Newport County was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with A. Wildig (25′), C. McNeill (29′) and C. Kavanagh (82′). Tranmere Rovers reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 2′) by Regan Hendry, but there was not much to do for them. Tranmere Rovers was surely superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale who was helped by Thomas Harty and Gary Hilton. The 4th official was Jake Topp. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 5 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 143 Attack 75
- 54 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Tranmere Rovers had a superior ball possession 64% while Newport County was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tranmere Rovers was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Newport County found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Tranmere Rovers shot 18 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newport County shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (Harvey Saunders). Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 1 yellow card (S. Bennett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 48 points like Walsall to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Newport County will have 43 points like AFC Wimbledon to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will play away against Rochdale on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Rochdale (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).
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers
90'
66'
57'
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Micky Mellon decided to play with the following team: Joe Murphy, Jordan Turnbull, Tom Davies, Josh Cogley, Ethan Bristow, Regan Hendry, Josh Hawkes, Christopher Merrie, Harvey Saunders, Logan Chalmers and Jake Burton.
The home team had on the bench: Jay Turner-Cook, Rhys Hughes, Joel Mumbongo, Lee O’Connor and Mateusz Hewelt.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 2 changes: L. Chalmers for Rhys Hughes (57′) and Jake Burton for Joel Mumbongo (64′).
Newport County – Formation
Newport County
Newport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Graham Coughlan played with: Joe Day, James Clarke, Scott Bennett, Mickey Demetriou, Cameron Norman, Matt Baker, Aaron Wildig, Henry Charsley, Omar Bogle, Will Evans and Charlie McNeill.
These were the players on the bench: James Waite, Nick Townsend, Calum Kavanagh, Sam Bowen, Kiban Rai, Nathan Moriah-Welsh and Evan Cadwallader.
Substitutions
Newport County made 4 changes: Harry Charsley for Nathan Moriah-Welsh (74′), C. McNeill for Calum Kavanagh (74′), A. Wildig for Kiban Rai (90′) and O. Bogle for James Waite (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bradford City – Hartlepool United – 2-2
- Tranmere Rovers – Newport County – 1-3
- Walsall – Gillingham – 2-0
- Stockport County – Mansfield Town – 1-1
- Salford City – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Rochdale – Swindon Town – 4-4
- Northampton Town – Crewe Alexandra – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Colchester United – 2-2
- Harrogate Town – Barrow – 1-0
- Carlisle United – Stevenage – 0-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Crawley Town – 0-1
