CASNEWYD. Mansfield Town and Newport County draw 1-1. J. Pask scored the first own goal (68′) for Mansfield Town. D. Telford equalized (82′) with a penalty.
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 Will Finnie with the collaboration of James Vallance and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Brett Huxtable.
Match Statistics​
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 16 Total 15
- 4 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 14
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 114
- 39 Dangerous attack 65
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
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 50% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Mansfield Town was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Mansfield Town to win the match​.
Newport County shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 15 times, 1 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Newport County received 1 yellow card (C. Baker-Richardson). Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town received 3 yellow cards (O. Hawkins, S. Quinn and S. McLaughlin).
Also, Mansfield Town didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. J. O’Toole (Mansfield Town) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (73′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newport County has 49 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town has 50 points (6th).
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Forest Green Rovers on the 1st of March with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Forest Green Rovers (6 draws).
Mansfield Town will play away agasint Forest Green Rovers on the 5th of April with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).
Newport County – Formation
Newport County started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager James Rowberry decided to play with the following team: N. Townsend, S. Bennett, M. Demetriou, R. Haynes, A. Lewis, J. Pask, M. Dolan, D. Telford, F. Azaz, J. Cain and C. Baker-Richardson.
The home team had on the bench: R. Willmott, J. Clarke, J. Waite, J. Day, L. Collins, R. Street and C. Norman.
Substitutions
Newport County made 3 changes: M. Dolan for R. Willmott (46′), R. Haynes for C. Norman (46′) and J. Cain for J. Waite (76′).
Mansfield Town – Formation
Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Nigel Clough played with: N. Bishop, E. Hewitt, S. Quinn, J. O’Toole, S. McLaughlin, O. Clarke, M. Longstaff, R. Stirk, L. Akins, O. Hawkins and G. Maris.
The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Law, J. Perch, M. Štěch, F. Rawson, K. Wallace, J. Bowery and D. Johnson.
Substitutions
Mansfield Town made 3 changes: G. Maris for F. Rawson (75′), M. Longstaff for J. Bowery (83′) and S. Quinn for K. Wallace (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.​
- Northampton Town – Colchester United – 3-0
- Hartlepool United – Sutton United – 1-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Port Vale – 1-1
- Stevenage – Bristol Rovers – 0-4
- Oldham Athletic – Bradford City – 2-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Walsall – 0-1
- Scunthorpe United – Rochdale – 1-2
- Carlisle United – Swindon Town – 0-3
- Newport County – Mansfield Town – 1-1