CASNEWYD. Newport County demolishes Stevenage 5-0 with goals of D. Telford (12′), D. Telford (28′), C. Baker-Richardson (34′), D. Telford (48′) and F. Azaz (50′). Newport County took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the help of Simon Shaw and Daniel Flinn. The 4th official was Adam Ricketts.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Newport County had a superior ball possession 56% while Stevenage was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newport County won the match​.

Newport County shot 22 times, 13 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Stevenage shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Newport County didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Stevenage didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Newport County will have 23 points like Leyton Orient, Harrogate Town, Sutton United and Hartlepool United to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Stevenage will stay with 14 points like Mansfield Town to stay in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will play away against Hartlepool United on the 12th of November with a 2-2 head to head record.

Stevenage will host Mansfield Town on the 13th of November with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (3 draws).

Newport County – Formation

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

The manager James Rowberry decided to play with the following team: Joe Day (7.6), Cameron Norman (7.2), James Clarke (6.5), Mickey Demetriou (7.4), Aaron Lewis (7.1), Finn Azaz (8.1), Robbie Willmott (7.6), Jake Cain (7.1), Oliver Cooper (8.1), Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.8) and Dom Telford (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Fisher (6.6), N. Townsend, Edward Upson (7.0), Kevin Ellison (6.9), L. Collins, T. Abraham and R. Haynes.

Newport County could not rely on the presence of K. Ellison (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: C. Baker-Richardson for K. Ellison (63′), D. Telford for A. Fisher (76′) and R. Willmott for E. Upson (78′).

Best player: Dom Telford​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was Dom Telford.

His rating is (9.5) with 3 goals, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Stevenage – Formation

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

Regarding the opposition, Alex Revell played with: Adam Smith (6.1), Luther Wildin (6.1), Luke Prosser (6.4), Scott Cuthbert (6.0), Ben Coker (5.9), Bradley Barry (6.5), Jake Taylor (6.1), Chris Lines (6.2), Jake Reeves (6.8), Luke Norris (6.5) and Elliott List (7.0).

They had on the bench: Terence Vancooten (6.6), Max Melbourne (6.5), E. Osborne, J. Reid, Bruno Andrade (6.4), J. Anang and R. Marshall.

Substitutions

Stevenage made 3 changes: C. Lines for B. Andrade (46′), L. Prosser for T. Vancooten (46′) and B. Coker for M. Melbourne (64′).

Best player: Elliott List​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Elliott List.

His rating is (7.0) with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 3-0
• Barrow – Rochdale – 1-2
• Bradford City – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
• Colchester United – Scunthorpe United – 2-1
• Crawley Town – Port Vale – 1-4
• Harrogate Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
• Leyton Orient – Hartlepool United – 5-0
• Mansfield Town – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
• Newport County – Stevenage – 5-0
• Oldham Athletic – Swindon Town – 1-3
• Salford City – Exeter City – 1-2
• Sutton United – Walsall – 0-1