Newport County recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Swindon Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Newport County was able to reverse the scoreline against Swindon Town to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Newport County recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Swindon Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Newport County managed to turn the tables against Swindon Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Swindon Town to strike first with a goal of Paul Glatzel at the 46′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Seb Palmer-Houlden gave the win to Newport County in the 74′ minute.

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Saturday and it started at 12:45 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Corlett with the collaboration of Michael Webb and . The 4th official was Steve Rushton. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.54 degrees Celsius or 50.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Newport County

2 - 1

Team 1

Swindon Town

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 8
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 104 Attack 71
  • 48 Dangerous attack 45
  • 96 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Newport County was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Swindon Town that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newport County won the match​.

Newport County shot 11 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Swindon Town shot 16 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 2 yellow cards (Scot Bennett and Shane McLoughlin). Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town received 4 yellow cards (Dawson Devoy, Jack Bycroft, Saidou Khan and William Kokolo).

Match Timeline

S. McLoughlin- Yellow
3'
S. Bennett- Yellow
38'
H. Charsley- sub ->Scot Bennett
46'
46'
Paul Glatzel(goal)Udoka Godwin-Malife
51'
William Kokolo- Yellow
W. Evans(goal)Shane McLoughlin
53'
54'
Tom Brewitt- sub ->William Kokolo
54'
Zack Elbouzedi- sub ->Jake Cain
69'
Sean McGurk- sub ->Charlie Austin
69'
Harry McKirdy- sub ->Paul Glatzel
72'
Dawson Devoy- Yellow
S. Palmer-Houlden(goal)Aaron Wildig
74'
75'
Jack Bycroft- Yellow
76'
Aaron Drinan- sub ->Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
77'
Saidou Khan- Yellow
L. Jephcott- sub ->Aaron Wildig
84'
Offrande Zanzala- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden
84'
L. Payne- sub ->Adam Lewis
85'

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 encounter, Newport County has 40 points like Morecambe to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town will stays with 37 points like Tranmere Rovers and Bradford City to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

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

Swindon Town will host Salford City on the 10th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (2 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
7.0
D
R. Delaney 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
J. Clarke 5.England
7.1
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
7.3
M
A. Lewis 3.England
7.3
85'
M
B. Morris 8.England
7.0
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.6
46' 38'
M
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.3
3'
M
A. Wildig 24.England
8.1
84'
F
W. Evans 7.Wales
7.9
Goals53'
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
7.3
84' Goals74'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
L. Payne 2.England
6.4
85'
D
K. Jameson 23.England
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
6.4
46'
F
Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo
6.4
84'
F
L. Jephcott 31.Wales
6.6
84'

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

The manager Graham Coughlan decided to play with the following team: Nick Townsend (7.0), James Clarke (7.1), Matthew Baker (7.3), Ryan Delaney (7.1), Shane McLoughlin (7.3), Aaron Wildig (8.1), Scot Bennett (6.6), Bryn Morris (7.0), Adam Lewis (7.3), William Albert Evans (7.9) and Seb Palmer-Houlden (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Payne (6.4), Offrande Zanzala (6.4), James Waite, Harry Charsley (6.4), Kyle Jameson, Jonathan Maxted and Luke Jephcott (6.6).

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

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: Scot Bennett for Harry Charsley (46′), Aaron Wildig for Luke Jephcott (84′), Seb Palmer-Houlden for Offrande Zanzala (84′) and Adam Lewis for Lewis Payne (85′).

Player of the match: Aaron Wildig​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was Aaron Wildig even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 25 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Jack Bycroft 1.England
6.6
75'
D
Frazer Blake-Tracy 5.England
6.8
D
William Kokolo 17.France
7.0
54' 51'
D
Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England
7.5
D
Conor McCarthy 24.Republic of Ireland
7.5
M
Saidou Khan 8.Gambia
7.1
77'
M
Jake Cain 16.England
7.1
54'
M
Dawson Devoy 20.Republic of Ireland
7.7
72'
F
Paul Glatzel 9.England
7.7
69' Goals46'
F
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 11.England
6.4
76'
F
Charlie Austin 32.England
6.8
69'
Substitutes
G
Conor Brann 25.Republic of Ireland
D
Tom Brewitt 12.England
7.0
54'
D
Harrison Minturn 31.England
F
Zack Elbouzedi 7.Republic of Ireland
6.7
54'
F
Harry McKirdy 10.England
6.7
69'
F
Sean McGurk 15.England
6.8
69'
F
Aaron Drinan 23.Republic of Ireland
6.8
76'

Swindon Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gavin Gunning played with: Jack Bycroft (6.6), Udoka Godwin-Malife (7.5), Conor McCarthy (7.5), Frazer Blake-Tracy (6.8), William Kokolo (7.0), Jake Cain (7.1), Saidou Khan (7.1), Dawson Devoy (7.7), Paul Glatzel (7.7), Charlie Austin (6.8) and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Zack Elbouzedi (6.7), Harry McKirdy  (6.7), Tom Brewitt (7.0), Sean McGurk (6.8), Aaron Drinan (6.8), Conor Brann and Harrison Minturn.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 5 changes: William Kokolo for Tom Brewitt (54′), Jake Cain for Zack Elbouzedi (54′), Charlie Austin for Sean McGurk (69′), Paul Glatzel for Harry McKirdy  (69′) and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy for Aaron Drinan (76′).

Player of the match: Paul Glatzel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Paul Glatzel.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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