Newport County defeats Forest Green Rovers after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Newport County had a striking comeback against Forest Green Rovers.

By
David Brown
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Newport County defeats Forest Green Rovers after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Newport County had a astonishing comeback against Forest Green Rovers. Newport County was much better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Stephen Martin with the support of Andrew Fox and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was Jason Richardson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.94 degrees Celsius or 46.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Newport County

4 - 2

Team 1

Forest Green Rovers

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 1 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 136 Attack 91
  • 68 Dangerous attack 34
  • 103 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 22
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Newport County had a superior ball possession 64% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newport County won the match​.

Newport County shot 13 times, 8 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 3 yellow cards (William Albert Evans, Omar Bogle and Lewis Payne). Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers received 5 yellow cards (Jordan Moore-Taylor, Callum Jones, Charlie McCann, Callum Morton and Kyle McAllister).

Match Timeline

R. Delaney(own-goal)
2'
16'
Kyle McAllister- Yellow
O. Bogle- Yellow
18'
W. Evans- Yellow
18'
33'
Mathew Stevens(goal)Kyle McAllister
38'
S. Palmer-Houlden- sub ->Matthew Baker
39'
45'
Charlie McCann- Yellow
L. Payne- Yellow
50'
55'
Reece Brown- sub ->Mathew Stevens
W. Evans(goal)James Clarke
60'
W. Evans(goal)Lewis Payne
63'
L. Payne(goal)Bryn Morris
69'
68'
Dominic Bernard - sub ->Charlie McCann
68'
Tyrese Omotoye- sub ->Callum Morton
75'
Jordan Moore-Taylor- Yellow
M. Bondswell- sub ->Harry Charsley
77'
R. Delaney(goal)James Clarke
84'
86'
Marcel Lavinier- sub ->Fankaty Dabo
86'
Reece Welch- sub ->Ryan Inniss 
A. Lewis- sub ->Lewis Payne
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 contest, Newport County has 29 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will stays with 16 points to remain in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will play away with Barrow on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Barrow (2 draws).

Forest Green Rovers will play away against Swindon Town on the 29th of December with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (2 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
7.0
D
L. Payne 2.England
8.4
90' 50' Goals69'
D
R. Delaney 4.Republic of Ireland
8.1
Goals84'
D
J. Clarke 5.England
8.4
D
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
6.6
39'
M
W. Evans 7.Wales
8.5
18' Goals60', 63'
M
B. Morris 8.England
7.3
M
O. Bogle 9.England
7.3
18'
M
S. Bennett 17.England
7.0
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
6.6
77'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
A. Lewis 3.England
90'
D
M. Bondswell 33.England
6.7
77'
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
M
Nathan Daniel Wood 22.Wales
F
K. Rai 18.Wales
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
6.8
39'

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

The manager Graham Coughlan decided to play with the following team: Nick Townsend (7.0), Lewis Payne (8.4), Matthew Baker (6.6), James Clarke (8.4), Ryan Delaney (8.1), Shane McLoughlin (7.0), Harry Charsley (6.6), Scot Bennett (7.0), Bryn Morris (7.3), William Albert Evans (8.5) and Omar Bogle (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Lewis, James Waite, Kiban Rai, Nathan Daniel Wood, Jonathan Maxted, Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.8) and Matt Bondswell (6.7).

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: Matthew Baker for Seb Palmer-Houlden (39′), Lewis Payne for Adam Lewis (90′) and Harry Charsley for Matt Bondswell (77′).

Player of the match: William Albert Evans​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was William Albert Evans.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Luke Daniels 1.England
6.0
D
Ryan Inniss 5.England
6.4
86'
D
Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England
7.0
75'
D
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
6.1
D
Fankaty Dabo 25.England
6.8
86'
M
Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland
6.6
68' 45'
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
7.0
F
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
8.7
16'
F
Mathew Stevens 9.England
7.7
55' Goals33'
F
Callum Morton 39.England
6.6
68' 38'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Marcel Lavinier 2.England
6.7
86'
D
Dominic Bernard  3.England
6.4
68'
D
Reece Welch 22.England
6.4
86'
M
Teddy Jenks 6.England
M
Reece Brown 29.England
6.3
55'
F
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium
6.4
68'

Forest Green Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Troy Deeney played with: Luke Daniels (6.0), Fankaty Dabo (6.8), Ryan Inniss  (6.4), Jordan Moore-Taylor (7.0), Jamie Robson (6.1), Charlie McCann (6.6), Harvey Bunker (7.0), Callum Jones (6.0), Kyle McAllister (8.7), Mathew Stevens (7.7) and Callum Morton (6.6).

They had on the bench: Marcel Lavinier (6.7), Dominic Bernard  (6.4), Teddy Jenks, Jamie Searle, Reece Welch (6.4), Tyrese Omotoye (6.4) and Reece Brown (6.3).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 5 changes: Mathew Stevens for Reece Brown (55′), Ryan Inniss  for Reece Welch (86′), Fankaty Dabo for Marcel Lavinier (86′), Charlie McCann for Dominic Bernard  (68′) and Callum Morton for Tyrese Omotoye (68′).

Player of the match: Kyle McAllister​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Kyle McAllister.

His rating is 8.7 with 22 passes (86% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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