CASNEWYD. Newport County had a spectacular comeback against Sutton United. Newport County was truly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) was among the factors of its victory.​

C. Eastmond received a red card (34′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Sutton United lost the match.

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford who had the assistance of Matthew Jones and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Samuel Allison.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Newport County had a superior ball possession 75% while Sutton United was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was putting more pressure with 89 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newport County won the match​.

Newport County shot 30 times, 6 on target, 24 off target. On the other side, Sutton United shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Newport County didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sutton United received 1 yellow card (J. Barden).

Also, Sutton United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after C. Eastmond (Sutton United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (34′).

Standings

After this match, Newport County will have 31 points like Leyton Orient to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Sutton United will stay with 32 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Port Vale on the 11th of December with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Newport County (3 draws).

Sutton United will play away agasint Bradford City on the 11th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Newport County – Formation

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 (6.2), James Clarke (6.7), Matthew Dolan (8.0), Mickey Demetriou (7.1), Cameron Norman (7.2), Oliver Cooper (7.2), Robbie Willmott (7.4), Finn Azaz (7.6), Ryan Haynes (6.8), Lewis Collins (7.2) and Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Lewis (7.2), S. Bennett, K. Ellison, E. Upson, Jake Cain (7.1), Alex Fisher (6.2) and N. Townsend.

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: R. Haynes for A. Lewis (46′), J. Clarke for J. Cain (58′) and C. Baker-Richardson for A. Fisher (87′).

Best player: Matthew Dolan​

The most impressive player for Newport County was Matthew Dolan.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 94 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Sutton United – Formation

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

Matt Gray played with: Dean Bouzanis (6.1), Jonathan Patrick Barden (6.4), Ben Goodliffe (6.8), Craig Eastmond (5.2), Ben Wyatt (6.6), Will Randall (6.4), Kenny Davis (6.5), Robert Milsom (6.2), David Ajiboye (8.1), Donovan Wilson (6.4) and Omar Bugiel (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: R. Korboa, T. Sho-Silva, Richie Bennett (6.4), F. Chalupniczak, C. Dundas and Enzio Boldewijn (6.1).

Sutton United could not rely on the presence of E. Boldewijn (injured) and R. Bennett (injured).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 2 changes: K. Davis for E. Boldewijn (45′) and D. Wilson for R. Bennett (77′).

Best player: David Ajiboye​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sutton United was David Ajiboye.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

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