MORECAMBE. Newport County found a way to reverse the scoreline against Morecambe to win 2-1. It was Morecambe to strike first with a goal of Michael Mellon at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 28′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Seb Palmer-Houlden gave the win to Newport County in the 57′ minute. Morecambe was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Mazuma Stadium stadium in Morecambe on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ross Joyce with the support of Matthew Sowerby and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was John Mulligan. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.08 degrees Celsius or 41.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Morecambe

1 - 2

Newport County

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 8
  • 115 Attack 96
  • 49 Dangerous attack 37
  • 86 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 3
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Morecambe had a strong ball possession 62% while Newport County was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Morecambe was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newport County managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Morecambe shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Newport County shot 16 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Morecambe received 1 yellow card (Adam Mayor). Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 1 yellow card (Scot Bennett).

Match Timeline

12'
28'
W. Evans(goal)Omar Bogle
57'
S. Palmer-Houlden(goal)
70'
K. Rai- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden
Max Melbourne- sub ->David Tutonda
79'
Jake Taylor- sub ->Yann Songo\'o
79'
83'
H. Charsley- sub ->William Albert Evans
85'
S. Bennett- Yellow
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 playing this match, Morecambe will stay with 27 points like Milton Keynes Dons and Crawley Town to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Newport County will have 25 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Morecambe will play away with AFC Wimbledon on the 17th of February with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Morecambe (4 draws).

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

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe
G
Adam Smith 21.England
6.7
D
David Tutonda 3.DR Congo
6.7
79'
D
Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada
7.1
D
Farrend Rawson 5.England
7.1
D
Joel Senior 12.England
6.4
M
Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon
7.0
79'
M
Tom Bloxham 7.England
7.5
M
E. King 8.Wales
7.5
M
JJ McKiernan 10.England
7.0
M
Adam Mayor 11.England
6.7
90'
F
M. Mellon 9.Scotland
7.9
12'
Substitutes
D
Chris Stokes 15.England
D
Max Melbourne 23.England
6.8
79'
M
Jacob Davenport 16.England
M
Jake Taylor 18.England
6.4
79'
F
Jordan Slew 14.England
F
Ethan Walker 19.England

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

The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: Adam Smith (6.7), Joel Senior (6.4), Farrend Rawson (7.1), Jacob Bedeau (7.1), David Tutonda (6.7), Yann Songo’o (7.0), Eli King (7.5), Tom Bloxham (7.5), John Joshua Mckiernan (7.0), Adam Mayor (6.7) and Michael Mellon (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Slew, Christopher Stokes, Jacob Davenport, Jake Taylor (6.4), Ethan Walker, Max Melbourne (6.8) and George Pedley.

Substitutions

Morecambe made 2 changes: Yann Songo’o for Jake Taylor (79′) and David Tutonda for Max Melbourne (79′).

Player of the match: Michael Mellon​

The player that probably impressed the most for Morecambe was Michael Mellon.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 21 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
6.8
D
R. Delaney 4.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
J. Clarke 5.England
7.3
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
7.3
M
L. Payne 2.England
6.6
M
B. Morris 8.England
7.0
M
O. Bogle 9.England
7.5
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.8
85'
M
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.3
F
W. Evans 7.Wales
7.5
83' 28'
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
7.1
70' 57'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
M. Bondswell 33.England
D
Nelson Sanca 41.England
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
6.6
83'
M
Nathan Daniel Wood 22.Wales
F
K. Rai 18.Wales
6.8
70'

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

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (6.8), Matthew Baker (7.3), James Clarke (7.3), Ryan Delaney (7.3), Lewis Payne (6.6), Scot Bennett (6.8), Bryn Morris (7.0), Shane McLoughlin (7.3), Omar Bogle (7.5), William Albert Evans (7.5) and Seb Palmer-Houlden (7.1).

They had on the bench: James Waite, Kiban Rai (6.8), Harry Charsley (6.6), Nathan Daniel Wood, Jonathan Maxted, Matt Bondswell and Nelson Sanca.

Substitutions

Newport County made 2 changes: Seb Palmer-Houlden for Kiban Rai (70′) and William Albert Evans for Harry Charsley (83′).

Player of the match: William Albert Evans​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was William Albert Evans.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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