DONCASTER. Newport County snatched a late win Doncaster Rovers 1-0 after S. Palmer-Houlden scored just 1 goal (90′). Doncaster Rovers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,889 spectators.​ The referee was Alex Chilowicz who had the assistance of Declan Ford and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Lewis Raper.

Match Statistics​

Doncaster Rovers

0 - 1

Newport County

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 13 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 108 Attack 103
  • 62 Dangerous attack 38
  • 120 Ball safe 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Doncaster Rovers had a strong ball possession 57% while Newport County was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Doncaster Rovers was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Newport County found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Doncaster Rovers shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newport County shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (Luke Molyneux). On the other side, Newport County received 3 yellow cards (Bryn Morris, Aaron Wildig and Graham Coughlan).

Match Timeline

Luke Molyneux- Yellow
33'
45'
B. Morris- Yellow
46'
L. Payne- sub ->Adam Lewis
57'
H. Charsley- sub ->James Waite
58'
S. Palmer-Houlden- sub ->Scot Bennett
58'
A. Wildig- sub ->Kiban Rai
Harrison Biggins- sub ->George Broadbent
65'
Kyle Hurst- sub ->Billy Waters
65'
76'
A. Wildig- Yellow
75'
Nathan Daniel Wood- sub ->Matthew Baker
Conor Carty- sub ->Matthew Craig
89'
Jon Taylor- sub ->Luke Molyneux
90'
90'
S. Palmer-Houlden(goal)Lewis Payne

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, Doncaster Rovers stays with 28 points like Grimsby Town to sit in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Newport County will has 34 points like Swindon Town and Morecambe to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Doncaster Rovers will play away against Bradford City on the 20th of January with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).

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

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Louis Jones 12.England
7.0
D
Tommy Rowe 10.England
7.3
D
Tom Nixon 16.England
7.1
D
Owen Bailey 17.England
7.5
D
Jay McGrath 25.England
6.7
M
George Broadbent 8.England
7.1
65'
M
Ben Close 33.England
7.3
M
Matthew Craig 37.Scotland
7.1
89'
F
Luke Molyneux 7.England
7.0
90' 33'
F
Joe Ironside 20.England
7.0
F
Billy Waters 40.England
6.7
65'
Substitutes
G
B. Bottomley 32.England
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
D
Bobby Faulkner 28.England
M
Jon Taylor 11.England
6.4
90'
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
7.1
65'
F
Kyle Hurst 21.England
7.0
65'
F
Conor Carty 22.Republic of Ireland
6.4
89'

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

The manager Grant McCann decided to play with the following team: Louis Jones (7.0), Thomas Nixon (7.1), Owen Bailey (7.5), John-Alan McGrath (6.7), Tommy Rowe (7.3), George Broadbent (7.1), Ben Close (7.3), Matthew Craig (7.1), Luke Molyneux (7.0), Joe Ironside (7.0) and Billy Waters (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Joseph Olowu, Jon Taylor (6.4), Harrison Biggins (7.1), Kyle Hurst (7.0), Conor Carty (6.4), Bobby Faulkner and Ben Bottomley.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 4 changes: George Broadbent for Harrison Biggins (65′), Billy Waters for Kyle Hurst (65′), Matthew Craig for Conor Carty (89′) and Luke Molyneux for Jon Taylor (90′).

Player of the match: Owen Bailey​

The most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Owen Bailey.

His rating is 7.5 with 64 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
8.1
D
A. Lewis 3.England
6.8
46'
D
R. Delaney 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
J. Clarke 5.England
7.5
D
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
7.5
75'
M
B. Morris 8.England
6.7
45'
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
6.6
57'
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.7
58'
F
W. Evans 7.Wales
7.1
F
K. Rai 18.Wales
6.3
58'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
L. Payne 2.England
7.0
46'
D
M. Bondswell 33.England
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
6.7
57'
M
Nathan Daniel Wood 22.Wales
6.3
75'
M
A. Wildig 24.England
6.4
58' 76'
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
7.3
58' 90'

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

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (8.1), Shane McLoughlin (7.5), Matthew Baker (7.5), James Clarke (7.5), Ryan Delaney (7.1), Adam Lewis (6.8), Bryn Morris (6.7), Scot Bennett (6.7), James Waite (6.6), Kiban Rai (6.3) and William Albert Evans (7.1).

They had on the bench: Lewis Payne (7.0), Harry Charsley (6.7), Nathan Daniel Wood (6.3), Aaron Wildig (6.4), Jonathan Maxted, Seb Palmer-Houlden (7.3) and Matt Bondswell.

Newport County could not rely on the presence of Nathan Daniel Wood (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 5 changes: Adam Lewis for Lewis Payne (46′), Matthew Baker for Nathan Daniel Wood (75′), James Waite for Harry Charsley (57′), Scot Bennett for Seb Palmer-Houlden (58′) and Kiban Rai for Aaron Wildig (58′).

Player of the match: Nick Townsend​

The most impressive player for Newport County was the goalkeeper: Nick Townsend. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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