WALSALL. Newport County was after all too strong for Walsall with the goal of Bryn Morris (4′), William Albert Evans (15′) and Harry Charsley (38′). Walsall was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,454 spectators.​ The referee was Lee Swabey who was helped by Kevin Howick and Simon Clayton. The 4th official was Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.94 degrees Celsius or 48.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Walsall

0 - 3

Newport County

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 0
  • 93 Attack 97
  • 55 Dangerous attack 33
  • 41 Ball safe 36
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 0
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 4 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Walsall was in firm control of the ball 61% while Newport County was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Newport County succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Walsall shot 15 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newport County shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

(Walsall) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (86′).

Match Timeline

4'
B. Morris(goal)Adam Lewis
15'
W. Evans(goal)
16'
H. Charsley- sub ->Aaron Wildig
38'
H. Charsley(goal)James Clarke
Jack Earing- sub ->Ryan Stirk
46'
Aramide Oteh- sub ->Josh Gordon
46'
Ross Tierney- sub ->Isaac Hutchinson
70'
79'
L. Jephcott- sub ->William Albert Evans
79'
Offrande Zanzala- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden
Owen Evans- Red
86'
Jamille Matt- sub ->Mo Faal
82'
88'
J. Waite- sub ->Bryn Morris
Jackson Smith- sub ->Tom Knowles
89'

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 match, Walsall stays with 38 points like Swindon Town to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Newport County will has 43 points like Morecambe to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Morecambe on the 6th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Morecambe (1 draw).

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).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
6.4
86'
D
David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland
6.3
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
6.6
D
Priestley Farquharson 6.England
6.4
M
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
6.8
M
Isaac Hutchinson 8.England
6.4
70'
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
6.4
89'
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
6.4
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
6.8
46'
F
Josh Gordon 18.England
7.3
46'
F
Mo Faal 23.Gambia
7.3
82'
Substitutes
G
Jackson Smith 22.England
89'
M
Jack Earing 17.England
7.0
46'
M
Taylor Allen 21.England
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
6.4
70'
F
Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica
6.7
82'
F
Douglas James-Taylor 11.England
F
Aramide Oteh 20.England
6.4
46'

Walsall adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Matthew Sadler decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans (6.4), David Okagbue (6.3), Donervon Daniels (6.6), Priestley Farquharson (6.4), Tom Knowles (6.4), Isaac Hutchinson (6.4), Brandon Comley (6.4), Ryan Stirk (6.8), Liam Gordon (6.8), Josh Gordon (7.3) and Mo Faal (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jamille Matt (6.7), Douglas James-Taylor, Jack Earing (7.0), Aramide Oteh (6.4), Taylor Allen, Jackson Smith and Ross Tierney (6.4).

Substitutions

Walsall made 5 changes: Ryan Stirk for Jack Earing (46′), Josh Gordon for Aramide Oteh (46′), Mo Faal for Jamille Matt (82′), Isaac Hutchinson for Ross Tierney (70′) and Tom Knowles for Jackson Smith (89′).

Player of the match: Josh Gordon​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Josh Gordon.

His rating is 7.3 with 10 passes (100% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
7.3
D
R. Delaney 4.Republic of Ireland
7.7
D
J. Clarke 5.England
8.1
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
7.3
M
A. Lewis 3.England
7.9
M
B. Morris 8.England
7.7
88' 4'
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.7
M
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.9
M
A. Wildig 24.England
6.4
16'
F
W. Evans 7.Wales
7.9
79' 15'
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
6.7
79'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
L. Payne 2.England
D
K. Jameson 23.England
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
88'
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
7.3
16' 38'
F
Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo
7.0
79'
F
L. Jephcott 31.Wales
6.4
79'

Also Newport County adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (7.3), Matthew Baker (7.3), Ryan Delaney (7.7), James Clarke (8.1), Shane McLoughlin (7.9), Bryn Morris (7.7), Scot Bennett (6.7), Aaron Wildig (6.4), Adam Lewis (7.9), William Albert Evans (7.9) and Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.7).

They had on the bench: Lewis Payne, Offrande Zanzala (7.0), James Waite, Harry Charsley (7.3), Kyle Jameson, Jonathan Maxted and Luke Jephcott (6.4).

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

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: Aaron Wildig for Harry Charsley (16′), Bryn Morris for James Waite (88′), Seb Palmer-Houlden for Offrande Zanzala (79′) and William Albert Evans for Luke Jephcott (79′).

Player of the match: James Clarke​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was James Clarke even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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