MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town prevails over Newport County 2-0 after D. Keillor-Dunn scores a double.

Rhys Oates squandered a penalty (31′) for Mansfield Town.​

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Sunday and it started at 2:00 am local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk with the support of Stephen Wade and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.76 degrees Celsius or 72.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Mansfield Town had a strong ball possession 60% while Newport County was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the match​.

Mansfield Town shot 19 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Newport County shot 14 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Newport County received 5 yellow cards (James Clarke, Scot Bennett, Bryn Morris, Graham Coughlan and Omar Bogle).

Standings

After this encounter, Mansfield Town will have 35 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Newport County will stay with 19 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away against Walsall on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).

Newport County will host Gillingham on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Mansfield Town – Formation

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

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym (7.0), Callum Johnson (6.7), Aden Flint (8.1), Lewis Brunt (7.5), Baily Cargill (7.5), Aaron Lewis (7.5), Louis Reed (7.7), George Maris (8.7), Davis Keillor-Dunn (9.4), Rhys Oates (6.4) and Jordan Bowery (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Akins (6.7), James Gale, Scott Flinders, Stephen Quinn (6.8), George Williams, Will Swan and Hiram Boateng (7.0).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 5 changes: George Maris for Hiram Boateng (80′), Aaron Lewis for Stephen Quinn (80′), Rhys Oates for Lucas Akins (75′), Jordan Bowery for James Gale (89′) and Davis Keillor-Dunn for Will Swan (90′).

Best player: Davis Keillor-Dunn​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Davis Keillor-Dunn.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 44 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Newport County – Formation

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

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (8.1), Shane McLoughlin (7.5), Scot Bennett (7.0), Ryan Delaney (7.3), Lewis Payne (7.3), James Waite (6.8), Bryn Morris (6.8), Nathan Daniel Wood (6.7), Matt Bondswell (7.0), William Albert Evans (7.7) and Omar Bogle (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: James Clarke (6.8), Oliver Thomas, Jonathan Maxted, Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.6), Alfie Young and Nelson Sanca.

Substitutions

Newport County made 2 changes: Matt Bondswell for James Clarke (55′) and Nathan Daniel Wood for Seb Palmer-Houlden (50′).

Best player: Nick Townsend​

The most impressive player for Newport County was the goalkeeper: Nick Townsend. His rating is 8.06. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Sutton United – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
• Stockport County – Colchester United – 2-0
• Notts County – Bradford City – 4-2
• Mansfield Town – Newport County – 2-0
• Harrogate Town – Swindon Town – 1-1
• Gillingham – Salford City – 3-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Grimsby Town – 2-2
• Barrow – Crawley Town – 1-0
• Accrington Stanley – Wrexham – 2-0