BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Barrow prevails over Newport County 1-0 after C. Stockton scored just 1 goal (20′).

The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,379 spectators.​ The referee was Ben Speedie with the collaboration of Graeme Fyvie and Daniel Woodward. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.16 degrees Celsius or 43.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Barrow was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barrow won the match​.

Barrow shot 18 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Newport County shot 8 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Barrow received 1 yellow card (George Ray). Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 2 yellow cards (Harrison Bright and Lewis Payne).

Standings

After this match, Barrow has 64 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Newport County will stays with 55 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will host Grimsby Town on the 29th of March with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).

Newport County will play away against Colchester United on the 29th of March with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Newport County (4 draws).

Barrow – Formation

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

The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman (7.3), George Ray (7.3), James Chester (7.3), Rory Feely (7.7), Tyrell Warren (6.3), Kian Spence (7.1), Dean Campbell (7.3), Robbie Gotts (6.8), Ben Whitfield (7.3), Cole Stockton (7.9) and Dom Telford (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: David Worrall (6.6), Elliot Newby (6.8), Josh Lillis, Sam Foley (6.7), Luca Stephenson (6.4) and Emile Acquah (6.3).

Substitutions

Barrow made 5 changes: Tyrell Warren for Luca Stephenson (69′), Dom Telford for Sam Foley (86′), Cole Stockton for Emile Acquah (75′), Ben Whitfield for Elliot Newby (75′) and Robbie Gotts for David Worrall (86′).

Player of the match: Cole Stockton​

The player that probably impressed the most for Barrow was Cole Stockton.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Newport County – Formation

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

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (6.6), Harrison Bright (7.0), Scot Bennett (7.0), Kyle Jameson (6.4), Lewis Payne (6.3), Harry Charsley (7.5), Aaron Wildig (7.0), Bryn Morris (6.6), Adam Lewis (7.1), William Albert Evans (6.6) and Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.8).

They had on the bench: Offrande Zanzala (6.4), James Waite, Kiban Rai, Jonathan Maxted (7.0), Luke Jephcott (6.4), Matt Bondswell and Nelson Sanca.

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: Nick Townsend for Jonathan Maxted (46′), Harry Charsley for James Waite (88′), Lewis Payne for Luke Jephcott (77′) and Seb Palmer-Houlden for Offrande Zanzala (68′).

Player of the match: Harry Charsley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was Harry Charsley.

His rating is 7.5 with 24 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Barrow – Newport County – 1-0
• Tranmere Rovers – Crawley Town – 1-3
• Sutton United – Accrington Stanley – 3-1
• Stockport County – Milton Keynes Dons – 5-0
• Notts County – Salford City – 1-2
• Morecambe – Gillingham – 2-3
• Mansfield Town – Colchester United – 1-1
• Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 3-0
• Grimsby Town – Wrexham – 1-3
• Doncaster Rovers – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
• Crewe Alexandra – AFC Wimbledon – 1-1