CASNEWYD. Newport County obliterates Harrogate Town 4-0 with goals of M. Demetriou (8′ pen), D. Telford (43′), D. Telford (49′) and C. Baker-Richardson (55′). Harrogate Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates with the assistance of Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua and Mark Derrien. The 4th official was Samuel Allison.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Harrogate Town had a superior ball possession 58% while Newport County was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Harrogate Town was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Newport County was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Newport County shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Harrogate Town shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 2 yellow cards (O. Cooper and C. Norman). On the other side, Harrogate Town received 3 yellow cards (J. Falkingham, L. Armstrong and B. Diarra).

Standings

After this match, Newport County will have 38 points like Mansfield Town to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Harrogate Town will stay with 30 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will play away with Scunthorpe United on the 22nd of January with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Newport County (3 draws).

Harrogate Town will host Oldham Athletic on the 22nd of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Harrogate Town (0 draws).

Newport County – Formation

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

The manager James Rowberry decided to play with the following team: Nick Townsend (7.5), Cameron Norman (7.3), Josh Pask (7.2), Mickey Demetriou (7.9), Ryan Haynes (6.9), Scot Bennett (6.6), Oliver Cooper (6.4), Finn Azaz (8.0), Jake Cain (6.8), Dom Telford (8.8) and Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: A. Fisher, Lewis Collins (6.4), Aaron Lewis (6.7), T. Abraham, James Waite (6.9), J. Clarke and J. Day.

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: O. Cooper for J. Waite (60′), D. Telford for L. Collins (82′) and S. Bennett for A. Lewis (86′).

Best player: Dom Telford​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was Dom Telford.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Harrogate Town – Formation

Harrogate Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Simon Weaver played with: Mark Oxley (6.0), Ryan Fallowfield (6.2), Leon Legge (7.0), Rory McArdle (6.4), Lewis Page (6.1), Alexander Pattison (6.2), Josh Falkingham (7.1), Brahima Diarra (6.3), George Thomson (7.3), Luke Armstrong (6.9) and Jack Muldoon (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: J. Cracknell, L. Richards, Mark Beck (6.7), L. Kerry, Nathan Sheron (6.6) and Josh Austerfield (6.3).

Substitutions

Harrogate Town made 3 changes: J. Muldoon for M. Beck (65′), R. Fallowfield for N. Sheron (67′) and B. Diarra for J. Austerfield (68′).

Best player: George Thomson​

The most impressive player for Harrogate Town was George Thomson.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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

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