Swindon Town steals a 2-1 win against Newport County. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Swindon Town conquered Newport County to win 2-1. A goal from J. Payne was decisive in the 88min.

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Swindon Town steals a 2-1 win against Newport County. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Swindon Town topped Newport County to win 2-1. A goal from J. Payne was decisive in the 88min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Swindon Town to strike first with an own goal of F. Azaz at the 73′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Payne gave the win to Swindon Town in the 88′ minute with a goal.

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 James Bell assisted by Joe Clark and Andy Laver. The 4th official was Thomas Harty.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Newport County

1 - 2

Team 1

Swindon Town

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 17 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 86 Attack 108
  • 38 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Newport County was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Swindon Town that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Swindon Town was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Newport County shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 2 yellow cards (M. Dolan and M. Demetriou). On the opposite side, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (L. Reed and B. Gladwin).

Match Timeline

32'
62'
63'
69'
73'
74'
80'
Jake Cain- sub ->O. Cooper
82'
88'
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After this contest, Newport County will stay with 26 points like Harrogate Town and Sutton United to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Swindon Town will have 29 points like Port Vale to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will play away against Crawley Town on the 23rd of November with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Crawley Town (3 draws).

Swindon Town will host Hartlepool United on the 23rd of November with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
Joe Day 1.England
6.6
D
J. Clarke 5.England
7.1
D
Mickey Demetriou 28.England
6.8
32'
D
Matty Dolan 8.England
7.0
62'
M
Ryan Haynes 3.England
6.7
M
Cameron Norman 2.England
7.5
M
Edward Upson 4.England
6.9
90'
M
Finn Azaz 18.England
7.3
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
7.7
80'
F
Dom Telford 19.England
7.4
Goals74'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 10.England
6.8
89'
Substitutes
G
N. Townsend 30.Antigua and Barbuda
D
Aaron Lewis 14.Wales
D
S. Bennett 17.England
M
K. Ellison 22.England
89'
M
Jake Cain 24.England
6.7
80'
F
Timmy Abraham 16.England
90'
F
Alex Fisher 12.England

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

The manager James Rowberry decided to play with the following team: Joe Day (6.6), James Clarke (7.1), Matthew Dolan (7.0), Mickey Demetriou (6.8), Cameron Norman (7.5), Finn Azaz (7.3), Edward Upson (6.9), Oliver Cooper (7.7), Ryan Haynes (6.7), Dom Telford (7.4) and Courtney Baker-Richardson (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: K. Ellison, A. Lewis, S. Bennett, T. Abraham, A. Fisher, J. Cain (6.7) and N. Townsend.

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: O. Cooper for J. Cain (80′), C. Baker-Richardson for K. Ellison (89′) and E. Upson for T. Abraham (90′).

Best player: Oliver Cooper​

The most impressive player for Newport County was Oliver Cooper.

His rating is (7.7) with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Joe Wollacott 1.Ghana
7.2
D
D. Conroy 4.England
7.0
D
Rob Hunt 24.England
6.6
D
Akin Odimayo 2.England
6.7
D
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 22.England
6.3
M
B. Gladwin 7.England
6.6
69'
M
Jack Payne 10.England
7.8
90' Goals88'
M
Louis Reed 25.England
7.2
82'
M
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
6.8
M
A. Gilbert 19.England
7.1
63'
F
Tyreece Simpson 9.England
6.4
Substitutes
Harrison Minturn 34.England
G
Lewis Ward 12.England
M
Jayden Mitchell-Lawson 17.England
M
Ryan East 26.England
M
Mohammad Dabre 30.England
M
Jordan Lyden 8.Australia
90'
M
Jonathan Williams 20.Wales
6.2
63'

Swindon Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Ben Garner played with: Joseph Wollacott (7.2), Kaine Kesler (6.3), R. Hunt (6.6), D. Conroy (7.0), A. Odimayo (6.7), E. Iandolo (6.8), B. Gladwin (6.6), L. Reed (7.2), J. Payne (7.8), A. Gilbert (7.1) and T. Simpson (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Mitchell-Lawson, R. East, M. Dabre, L. Ward, J. Lyden, J. Williams (6.2) and H. Minturn.

Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of J. Williams (injured).

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 2 changes: A. Gilbert for J. Williams (63′) and J. Payne for J. Lyden (90′).

Best player: J. Payne​

The player that probably impressed the most for Swindon Town was J. Payne.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 42 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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