Newport County Doncaster Rovers

CASNEWYD. Newport County demolishes Doncaster Rovers 4-0 with goals of Seb Palmer-Houlden (6′), William Albert Evans (15′) and William Albert Evans (49′). Doncaster Rovers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

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 Thomas Kirk who was helped by Jack Clench and Stuart Kane. The 4th official was Lewis Sandoe. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Newport County

4 - 0

Doncaster Rovers

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 102
  • 50 Dangerous attack 34
  • 80 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 17
  • 4 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Doncaster Rovers was in firm control of the ball 59% while Newport County was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newport County won the match​.

Newport County shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 4 yellow cards (Kyle Jameson, Scot Bennett, Adam Lewis and Ryan Delaney). On the other side, Doncaster Rovers received 7 yellow cards (George Broadbent, Tom Anderson, Tom Anderson, Tyler Roberts, Tommy Rowe, Ayodeji Sotona and Harrison Biggins).

Match Timeline

S. Palmer-Houlden(goal)
6'
W. Evans(goal)
15'
22'
Richard Wood (owngoal)
K. Jameson- Yellow
24'
30'
Tom Anderson- sub ->Owen Bailey
30'
Joe Ironside- sub ->James Maxwell
30'
George Broadbent- Yellow
32'
Tom Anderson- Yellow
32'
Tom Anderson- Yellow
W. Evans(goal)Shane McLoughlin
49'
53'
53'
Tommy Rowe- sub ->Luke Molyneux
S. Bennett- Yellow
61'
67'
Jack Senior- sub ->Richard Wood
70'
Tyler Roberts- Yellow
72'
Tommy Rowe- Yellow
A. Lewis- Yellow
74'
74'
Ayodeji Sotona- Yellow
J. Waite- sub ->Aaron Wildig
76'
M. Bondswell- sub ->Harry Charsley
77'
R. Delaney- Yellow
81'
L. Payne- sub ->Shane McLoughlin
82'
85'
Harrison Biggins- Yellow
K. Rai- sub ->William Albert Evans
90'
Nathan Daniel Wood- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this match, Newport County has 3 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers stays with 1 points (23rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Gillingham on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Doncaster Rovers will play away agasint Grimsby Town on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
6.9
D
A. Lewis 3.England
7.0
74'
D
R. Delaney 4.Republic of Ireland
7.2
81'
D
K. Jameson 23.England
7.0
24'
M
B. Morris 8.England
6.6
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.8
61'
M
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.6
82'
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
8.0
77'
M
A. Wildig 24.England
6.9
76'
F
W. Evans 7.Wales
8.7
90' 15', 49'
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
8.0
90' 6'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
L. Payne 2.England
82'
D
J. Seberry 15.England
D
M. Bondswell 33.England
77'
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
76'
M
Nathan Daniel Wood 22.Wales
6.6
90'
F
K. Rai 18.Wales
90'

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

The manager Graham Coughlan decided to play with the following team: Nick Townsend (6.9), Ryan Delaney (7.2), Kyle Jameson (7.0), Adam Lewis (7.0), Scot Bennett (6.8), Shane McLoughlin (7.6), Harry Charsley (8.0), Aaron Wildig (6.9), Bryn Morris (6.6), Seb Palmer-Houlden (8.0) and William Albert Evans (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Payne, James Waite, Josh Seberry, Kiban Rai, Nathan Daniel Wood (6.6), Jonathan Maxted and Matt Bondswell.

Substitutions

Newport County made 5 changes: Aaron Wildig for James Waite (76′), Harry Charsley for Matt Bondswell (77′), Shane McLoughlin for Lewis Payne (82′), William Albert Evans for Kiban Rai (90′) and Seb Palmer-Houlden for Nathan Daniel Wood (90′).

Best player: William Albert Evans​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was William Albert Evans.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 12 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Ian Lawlor 1.Republic of Ireland
6.1
D
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
6.0
30'
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
6.5
D
Richard Wood 6.England
6.2
67'
D
Owen Bailey 17.England
6.3
30'
M
George Broadbent 8.England
6.0
30'
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
6.3
85'
M
Ayodeji Sotona 18.England
6.8
74'
M
Tyler Roberts 22.Jamaica
6.8
70'
F
Luke Molyneux 7.England
6.4
53'
F
George Miller 9.England
6.6
53'
Substitutes
G
B. Bottomley 32.England
D
Tom Nixon 16.England
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
6.5
30' 32'
D
Jack Senior 23.England
6.7
67'
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.5
53' 72'
F
Joe Ironside 20.England
6.7
30'
F
Mo Faal 36.Gambia
7.3
53'

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

Grant McCann played with: Ian Lawlor (6.1), Owen Bailey (6.3), Joseph Olowu (6.5), Richard Wood (6.2), James Maxwell (6.0), Ayodeji Sotona (6.8), George Broadbent (6.0), Harrison Biggins (6.3), Tyler Roberts (6.8), Luke Molyneux (6.4) and George Miller (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Tom Anderson (6.5), Tommy Rowe (6.5), Thomas Nixon, Joe Ironside (6.7), Jack Senior (6.7), Ben Bottomley, Mo Faal (7.3) and Thomas Nixon.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 5 changes: James Maxwell for Joe Ironside (30′), Owen Bailey for Tom Anderson (30′), Luke Molyneux for Tommy Rowe (53′), George Miller for Mo Faal (53′) and Richard Wood for Jack Senior (67′).

Best player: Mo Faal​

The player that probably impressed the most for Doncaster Rovers was Mo Faal.

His rating is (7.3) with 10 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 53′.

Results of the day

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