BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers succeeded in turn the tables against Newport County to win 2-1. It was Newport County to strike first with a goal of William Albert Evans at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Connor Jennings gave the win to Tranmere Rovers in the 88′ minute. Tranmere Rovers capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge assisted by Alex Gray and Lee Freeman. The 4th official was Paul Marsden. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.62 degrees Celsius or 51.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Timeline

22'
W. Evans(goal)Aaron Wildig
Kieron Morris- Yellow
45'
46'
H. Charsley- sub ->William Albert Evans
54'
J. Clarke- Yellow
Kieron Morris(goal)Connor Wood
57'
65'
S. Bennett- sub ->Aaron Wildig
Harvey Saunders- sub ->Robert Apter
67'
84'
M. Bondswell- Yellow
83'
M. Bondswell- sub ->James Clarke
Connor Jennings(goal)
88'
84'
M. Bondswell- Yellow
90'
Nathan Daniel Wood- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden
90'
B. Morris- Yellow
Kristian Dennis- Yellow
90'
Charlie Jolley- sub ->Kristian Dennis
90'
Charlie Jolley- 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 this match, Tranmere Rovers has 21 points to remain in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Newport County will stays with 25 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will play away with Walsall on the 16th of December with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Walsall (7 draws).

Newport County will host Grimsby Town on the 16th of December with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Newport County (6 draws).

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
6.4
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Tom Davies 5.England
7.3
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
7.1
D
Connor Wood 27.England
7.1
M
Brad Walker 4.England
7.9
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
8.2
45' 57'
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
7.1
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
7.1
67'
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
7.0
90' 90'
F
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.9
88'
Substitutes
G
Conor Robson 29.England
D
James Norris 26.England
D
Jean Belehouan 30.France
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
M
Reece McAlear 23.Scotland
F
Charlie Jolley 12.England
90' 90'
F
Harvey Saunders 19.England
6.7
67'

Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Nigel Adkins decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee (6.4), Lee O’Connor (6.8), Tom Davies (7.3), Josef Yarney (7.1), Connor Wood (7.1), Robert Apter (7.1), Brad Walker (7.9), Regan Hendry (7.1), Kieron Morris (8.2), Connor Jennings (7.9) and Kristian Dennis (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Hawkes, Charlie Jolley, Harvey Saunders (6.7), Reece McAlear, James Norris, Conor Robson and Jean Belehouan.

Tranmere Rovers could not rely on the presence of Harvey Saunders (injured).

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 2 changes: Robert Apter for Harvey Saunders (67′) and Kristian Dennis for Charlie Jolley (90′).

Player of the match: Kieron Morris​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tranmere Rovers was Kieron Morris.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 39 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 22. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
6.1
D
R. Delaney 4.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
J. Clarke 5.England
7.0
83' 54'
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
6.8
M
L. Payne 2.England
7.3
M
W. Evans 7.Wales
7.1
46' 22'
M
B. Morris 8.England
6.3
90'
M
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.0
M
A. Wildig 24.England
7.3
65'
M
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
6.8
90'
F
O. Bogle 9.England
7.3
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
S. Bennett 17.England
6.7
65'
D
M. Bondswell 33.England
6.4
83' 84'
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
7.0
46'
M
Nathan Daniel Wood 22.Wales
90'
F
K. Rai 18.Wales

Newport County started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (6.1), Matthew Baker (6.8), James Clarke (7.0), Ryan Delaney (6.7), Lewis Payne (7.3), Aaron Wildig (7.3), Bryn Morris (6.3), Shane McLoughlin (7.0), Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.8), William Albert Evans (7.1) and Omar Bogle (7.3).

They had on the bench: James Waite, Scot Bennett (6.7), Kiban Rai, Harry Charsley (7.0), Nathan Daniel Wood, Jonathan Maxted and Matt Bondswell (6.4).

Newport County could not rely on the presence of Harry Charsley (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: William Albert Evans for Harry Charsley (46′), James Clarke for Matt Bondswell (83′), Aaron Wildig for Scot Bennett (65′) and Seb Palmer-Houlden for Nathan Daniel Wood (90′).

Player of the match: Lewis Payne​

The most impressive player for Newport County was Lewis Payne.

His rating is 7.3 with 23 passes (48% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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