THORNTON. Wrexham had a surprising win over Newport County with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Jones (64′) and a goal from E. Lee (87′). Wrexham made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Poolfoot Farm stadium in Thornton on Saturday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 12,095 spectators.​ The referee was Leigh Doughty assisted by Nigel Lugg and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Scott Jackson. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.58 degrees Celsius or 51.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Wrexham had a superior ball possession 56% while Newport County was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Wrexham found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Wrexham shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newport County shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wrexham didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 1 yellow card (Aaron Wildig).

Standings

After this encounter, Wrexham has 43 points like Barrow to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Newport County will stays with 26 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Wrexham will play away against Swindon Town on the 26th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (1 draw).

Newport County will play away against Barrow on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Barrow (2 draws).

Wrexham – Formation

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

The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Eoghan O’Connell, Arthur Okonkwo (7.5), Jacob Mendy (7.5), Max Cleworth (7.5), Ben Tozer (8.1), Thomas O’Connor (7.0), James McClean (7.1), James Jones (7.7), Andy Cannon (7.5), Elliot Lee (8.2), Sam Dalby (7.0) and Paul Mullin (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Davies, Luke Young, Anthony Forde, Mark Howard, Steven Fletcher (7.3), Jake Bickerstaff and William Boyle.

Substitutions

Wrexham made 4 changes: Sam Dalby for Steven Fletcher (73′), Andy Cannon for Luke Young (88′), Paul Mullin for Jake Bickerstaff (90′) and Elliot Lee for Jordan Davies (90′).

Player of the match: Elliot Lee​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wrexham was Elliot Lee.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 51 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Newport County – Formation

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

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (7.0), James Clarke (6.8), Scot Bennett (7.0), Ryan Delaney (6.8), Shane McLoughlin (6.4), Bryn Morris (6.6), Aaron Wildig (6.7), William Albert Evans (6.4), Harry Charsley (6.7), Omar Bogle (6.7), Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.8).

They had on the bench: Lewis Payne (7.0), James Waite, Kiban Rai, Nathan Daniel Wood, Jonathan Maxted, Matthew Baker (6.1) and Matt Bondswell.

Substitutions

Newport County made 2 changes: Harry Charsley for Matthew Baker (64′) and Seb Palmer-Houlden for Lewis Payne (80′).

Player of the match: Nick Townsend​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was the goalkeeper: Nick Townsend. His rating is 7.04. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Wrexham – Newport County – 2-0
• Tranmere Rovers – Swindon Town – 2-1
• Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 0-2
• Morecambe – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-3
• Grimsby Town – Harrogate Town – 1-2
• Accrington Stanley – Walsall – 2-1