Stockport County prevails over Newport County 1-0 with a late goal scored by P. Madden. HIGHLIGHTS

STOCKPORT. Stockport County snatched a late win Newport County 1-0 after P. Madden scored just 1 goal (90').

March 10, 2024

STOCKPORT. Stockport County snatched a late win Newport County 1-0 after P. Madden scored just 1 goal (90′). Stockport County was surely superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Paddy Madden didn’t score a penalty (73′) for Stockport County.

The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 8,865 spectators. The referee was Tom Reeves who was helped by Steve Durnall and Thomas Harty. The 4th official was Aaron Jackson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.

Match Statistics

Stockport County

1 - 0

Newport County

! 73 Ball Possession 27

Shots

27 Total 3
14 On Target 2
7 Off Target 1
9 Shots blocked 0

147 Attack 81
76 Dangerous attack 18
95 Ball safe 79

1 Penalties 0
11 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

8 Total 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Stockport County had a superior ball possession 73% while Newport County was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stockport County was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stockport County won the match.

Stockport County shot 27 times, 14 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newport County shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Stockport County received 1 yellow card (Kyle Wootton). Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 5 yellow cards (Graham Coughlan, Aaron Wildig, Lewis Payne, Offrande Zanzala and Harry Charsley).

Match Timeline

Kyle Wootton- Yellow

17'

21'

Offrande Zanzala- Yellow

23'

L. Payne- Yellow

Odin Bailey- sub ->Myles Hippolyte

59'

Callum Camps- sub ->Nick Powell

59'

66'

H. Charsley- Yellow

65'

H. Charsley- sub ->Offrande Zanzala

Paddy Madden- missed penaltyPaddy Madden

73'

Isaac Olaofe- sub ->Connor Lemonheigh-Evans

70'

80'

D. Drysdale- sub ->Kyle Jameson

89'

L. Jephcott- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden

Rico Richards- sub ->Kyle Wootton

89'

M. Bondswell- sub ->Adam Lewis

Paddy Madden(goal)Ethan Pye

90'

A. Wildig- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Stockport County has 66 points like Wrexham to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Newport County will stays with 49 points like Harrogate Town to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Stockport County will play away with Salford City on the 12th of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

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).

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County

Ben Hinchliffe 1.England

7.5

Fraser Horsfall 6.England

7.3

Ethan Pye 15.England

7.1

Lewis Cass 32.England

8.4

Antoni Sarcevic 10.England

8.1

Nick Powell 11.England

7.1

59'

Myles Hippolyte 21.Grenada

6.6

59'

Ethan Bristow 23.England

7.3

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 24.Wales

7.0

70'

Paddy Madden 9.Republic of Ireland

7.7

90'

Kyle Wootton 19.England

7.8

89'

17'

Substitutes

Jordan Smith 12.England

Ibou Touray 3.Gambia

Neill Byrne 5.Republic of Ireland

Callum Camps 8.England

7.3

59'

Rico Richards 22.England

6.4

89'

Odin Bailey 27.England

7.0

59'

Isaac Olaofe 25.England

7.0

70'

Stockport County started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: Ben Hinchliffe (7.5), Lewis Cass (8.4), Fraser Horsfall (7.3), Ethan Pye (7.1), Myles Hippolyte (6.6), Antoni Sarcevic (8.1), Nick Powell (7.1), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (7.0), Ethan Bristow (7.3), Kyle Wootton (7.8) and Paddy Madden (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ibou Touray, Neill Byrne, Callum Camps (7.3), Jordan Smith, Rico Richards (6.4), Isaac Olaofe (7.0) and Odin Bailey (7.0).

Substitutions

Stockport County made 4 changes: Myles Hippolyte for Odin Bailey (59′), Nick Powell for Callum Camps (59′), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans for Isaac Olaofe (70′) and Kyle Wootton for Rico Richards (89′).

Player of the match: Lewis Cass

The most impressive player for Stockport County was Lewis Cass even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 67 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County

N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda

9.8

S. Bennett 17.England

6.4

K. Jameson 23.England

8.1

80'

M. Baker 28.Wales

6.4

L. Payne 2.England

6.3

23'

A. Lewis 3.England

6.7

89'

B. Morris 8.England

7.3

A. Wildig 24.England

7.1

90'

W. Evans 7.Wales

7.3

Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo

7.1

65'

21'

S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England

6.8

89'

Substitutes

J. Maxted 26.England

D. Drysdale 6.England

6.3

80'

M. Bondswell 33.England

6.4

89'

J. Waite 11.Wales

H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland

6.0

65'

66'

K. Rai 18.Wales

L. Jephcott 31.Wales

6.4

89'

Newport County started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (9.8), Matthew Baker (6.4), Scot Bennett (6.4), Kyle Jameson (8.1), Lewis Payne (6.3), Aaron Wildig (7.1), Bryn Morris (7.3), Adam Lewis (6.7), William Albert Evans (7.3), Offrande Zanzala (7.1) and Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Declan Drysdale (6.3), James Waite, Kiban Rai, Harry Charsley (6.0), Jonathan Maxted, Luke Jephcott (6.4) and Matt Bondswell (6.4).

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: Offrande Zanzala for Harry Charsley (65′), Seb Palmer-Houlden for Luke Jephcott (89′), Kyle Jameson for Declan Drysdale (80′) and Adam Lewis for Matt Bondswell (89′).

Player of the match: Nick Townsend

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was the goalkeeper: Nick Townsend. His rating is 9.79. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 11 saves.