Newport County defeats Gillingham 1-0 with a goal scored by W. Albert. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Newport County beats Gillingham 1-0 after W. Albert scored just 1 goal (61').

February 18, 2024

CASNEWYD. Newport County overcomes Gillingham 1-0 after W. Albert scored just 1 goal (61′).

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,724 spectators. The referee was Oliver Yates with the support of Samuel Fudge and Stuart Kane. The 4th official was Mark Derrien. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.28 degrees Celsius or 52.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Newport County

1 - 0

Gillingham

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

6 Total 18
2 On Target 4
3 Off Target 3
1 Shots blocked 11

92 Attack 114
36 Dangerous attack 59
120 Ball safe 131

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 5

Fouls

11 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Newport County was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Gillingham that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Newport County was able to find the solution to win this encounter.

Newport County shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Gillingham shot 18 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 2 yellow cards (Harry Charsley and Nick Townsend). On the other side, Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (Conor Masterson and Remeao Hutton).

Match Timeline

26'

Remeao Hutton- Yellow

46'

Ashley Nadesan- sub ->George Lapslie

W. Evans(goal)Harry Charsley

61'

72'

Jonathan Williams- sub ->Shadrach Ogie

80'

Jayden Clarke- sub ->Timothée Dieng

80'

Scott Malone- sub ->Max Clark

80'

Josh Walker- sub ->Oliver Hawkins

K. Jameson- sub ->Aaron Wildig

82'

Offrande Zanzala- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden

88'

H. Charsley- Yellow

89'

M. Bondswell- sub ->Harry Charsley

90'

Conor Masterson- Yellow

N. Townsend- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Newport County has 46 points like Accrington Stanley and Bradford City to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Gillingham will stays with 47 points like AFC Wimbledon, Notts County and Morecambe to sit in the 11th 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).

Gillingham will host Stockport County on the 20th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Gillingham (4 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County

N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda

7.5

90'

J. Clarke 5.England

7.7

S. Bennett 17.England

7.3

M. Baker 28.Wales

7.1

A. Lewis 3.England

7.3

B. Morris 8.England

7.3

S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland

7.3

H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland

7.3

90'

89'

A. Wildig 24.England

7.1

82'

W. Evans 7.Wales

7.9

61'

S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England

6.3

88'

Substitutes

J. Maxted 26.England

L. Payne 2.England

K. Jameson 23.England

7.3

82'

M. Bondswell 33.England

90'

J. Waite 11.Wales

Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo

6.6

88'

L. Jephcott 31.Wales

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 (7.5), Matthew Baker (7.1), James Clarke (7.7), Scot Bennett (7.3), Shane McLoughlin (7.3), Bryn Morris (7.3), Aaron Wildig (7.1), Harry Charsley (7.3), Adam Lewis (7.3), William Albert Evans (7.9) and Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Payne, Offrande Zanzala (6.6), James Waite, Kyle Jameson (7.3), Jonathan Maxted, Luke Jephcott and Matt Bondswell.

Newport County could not rely on the presence of Matt Bondswell (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: Harry Charsley for Matt Bondswell (90′), Aaron Wildig for Kyle Jameson (82′) and Seb Palmer-Houlden for Offrande Zanzala (88′).

Player of the match: William Albert Evans

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was William Albert Evans.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 30 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 17.

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham

Jake Turner 25.England

6.8

Max Clark 3.England

7.0

80'

Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland

7.1

90'

Max Ehmer 5.Germany

7.0

Shadrach Ogie 22.England

6.4

72'

Remeao Hutton 24.England

7.0

26'

George Lapslie 7.England

6.4

46'

Ethan Coleman 18.England

7.3

Connor Mahoney 23.England

7.9

Timothée Dieng 38.France

6.7

80'

Oliver Hawkins 12.England

7.0

80'

Substitutes

Glenn Morris 1.England

Scott Malone 13.England

6.7

80'

Robbie McKenzie 14.England

Jonathan Williams 8.Wales

7.1

72'

Jayden Clarke 17.England

7.0

80'

Ashley Nadesan 10.England

6.8

46'

Josh Walker 47.England

7.0

80'

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

Stephen Clemence played with: Jake Turner (6.8), Remeao Hutton (7.0), Conor Masterson (7.1), Max Ehmer (7.0), Shadrach Ogie (6.4), Max Clark (7.0), Connor Mahoney (7.9), Timothée Dieng (6.7), Ethan Coleman (7.3), George Lapslie (6.4) and Oliver Hawkins (7.0).

They had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Jonathan Williams (7.1), Ashley Nadesan (6.8), Scott Malone (6.7), Robbie McKenzie, Jayden Clarke (7.0) and Josh Walker (7.0).

Substitutions

Gillingham made 5 changes: George Lapslie for Ashley Nadesan (46′), Shadrach Ogie for Jonathan Williams (72′), Timothée Dieng for Jayden Clarke (80′), Max Clark for Scott Malone (80′) and Oliver Hawkins for Josh Walker (80′).