Mansfield Town defeats Newport County 1-0 with a goal scored by G. Maris. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Mansfield Town defeats Newport County 1-0 after G. Maris scored just 1 goal (50').

March 3, 2024

CASNEWYD. Mansfield Town prevails over Newport County 1-0 after G. Maris scored just 1 goal (50′).

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Herczeg who had the assistance of Paul Stonier and Sean Rothwell. The 4th official was Justin Amey. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 5.34 degrees Celsius or 41.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Newport County

0 - 1

Mansfield Town

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

6 Total 16
0 On Target 6
2 Off Target 5
5 Shots blocked 5

129 Attack 106
44 Dangerous attack 66
136 Ball safe 124

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 5

Fouls

8 Total 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Newport County was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the match.

Newport County shot 6 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 2 yellow cards (Aaron Wildig and Adam Lewis). Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

A. Wildig- Yellow

10'

50'

George Maris(goal)Baily Cargill

A. Lewis- Yellow

51'

61'

Lucas Akins- sub ->Tom Nichols

61'

Jordan Bowery- sub ->Ollie Clarke

61'

Stephen Quinn- sub ->Hiram Boateng

H. Charsley- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden

62'

D. Drysdale- sub ->James Clarke

62'

Offrande Zanzala- sub ->Kyle Jameson

62'

71'

Aaron Lewis- sub ->George Maris

H. Bright- sub ->Lewis Payne

74'

L. Jephcott- sub ->Aaron Wildig

74'

84'

Stephen McLaughlin- sub ->Davis Keillor-Dunn

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Newport County stays with 49 points like Crawley Town and Harrogate Town to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Mansfield Town will has 66 points to hold in the 1st 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).

Mansfield Town will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 5th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County

N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda

7.8

J. Clarke 5.England

6.8

62'

K. Jameson 23.England

6.8

62'

M. Baker 28.Wales

7.1

L. Payne 2.England

6.8

74'

A. Lewis 3.England

7.0

51'

B. Morris 8.England

6.7

S. Bennett 17.England

7.0

A. Wildig 24.England

6.4

74'

10'

W. Evans 7.Wales

7.0

S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England

6.6

62'

Substitutes

J. Maxted 26.England

D. Drysdale 6.England

7.0

62'

H. Bright 14.Wales

6.7

74'

J. Waite 11.Wales

H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland

7.0

62'

Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo

6.4

62'

L. Jephcott 31.Wales

6.4

74'

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 (7.8), Matthew Baker (7.1), Kyle Jameson (6.8), James Clarke (6.8), Lewis Payne (6.8), Bryn Morris (6.7), Scot Bennett (7.0), Aaron Wildig (6.4), Adam Lewis (7.0), William Albert Evans (7.0) and Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Declan Drysdale (7.0), Offrande Zanzala (6.4), James Waite, Harrison Bright (6.7), Harry Charsley (7.0), Jonathan Maxted and Luke Jephcott (6.4).

Newport County could not rely on the presence of Declan Drysdale (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 5 changes: Seb Palmer-Houlden for Harry Charsley (62′), James Clarke for Declan Drysdale (62′), Kyle Jameson for Offrande Zanzala (62′), Lewis Payne for Harrison Bright (74′) and Aaron Wildig for Luke Jephcott (74′).

Player of the match: Nick Townsend

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was the goalkeeper: Nick Townsend. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town

Christy Pym 1.England

7.0

Baily Cargill 6.England

8.7

Aden Flint 14.England

7.5

George Williams 22.England

7.5

Lewis Brunt 24.England

7.9

Ollie Clarke 8.England

7.3

61'

George Maris 10.England

7.9

71'

50'

Tom Nichols 20.England

6.4

61'

Louis Reed 25.England

7.0

Davis Keillor-Dunn 40.England

7.5

84'

Hiram Boateng 44.England

7.1

61'

Substitutes

Scott Flinders 13.England

Aaron Lewis 15.Wales

6.7

71'

Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland

6.6

84'

Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland

7.3

61'

Lucas Akins 7.Grenada

7.0

61'

Jordan Bowery 9.England

7.1

61'

James Gale 12.England

Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym (7.0), George Williams (7.5), Aden Flint (7.5), Lewis Brunt (7.9), Baily Cargill (8.7), Ollie Clarke (7.3), Louis Reed (7.0), Hiram Boateng (7.1), George Maris (7.9), Tom Nichols (6.4) and Davis Keillor-Dunn (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Stephen McLaughlin (6.6), Lucas Akins (7.0), Jordan Bowery (7.1), James Gale, Scott Flinders, Aaron Lewis (6.7) and Stephen Quinn (7.3).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 5 changes: Tom Nichols for Lucas Akins (61′), George Maris for Aaron Lewis (71′), Ollie Clarke for Jordan Bowery (61′), Hiram Boateng for Stephen Quinn (61′) and Davis Keillor-Dunn for Stephen McLaughlin (84′).