Accrington Stanley conquers Newport County 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Accrington Stanley was able to turn the tables against Newport County.

By
Luke Meyer
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Accrington Stanley conquers Newport County 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Accrington Stanley managed to reverse the score against Newport County. It was Newport County to score first with a goal from B. Morris. Notwithstanding, later Accrington Stanley found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Alex Henderson (22′), Tommy Leigh (46′) and Joe Pritchard (67′).

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 3,201 spectators.​ The referee was Darren Drysdale who had the assistance of Kevin Howick and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was Chris Husband. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.95 degrees Celsius or 49.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Newport County

1 - 3

Team 1

Accrington Stanley

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 8 Total 18
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 126 Attack 128
  • 31 Dangerous attack 78
  • 146 Ball safe 112
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

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 53% of the time vs. Accrington Stanley that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Accrington Stanley had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Accrington Stanley won the match.​

Newport County shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 3 yellow cards (K. Jameson, M. Bondswell and M. Bondswell). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley didn’t receive any yellow card.

(Newport County) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

B. Morris(goal)H. Charsley
13'
22'
Alex Henderson(goal)Jack Nolan
M. Bondswell- Yellow
90'
W. Evans- sub ->M. Bondswell
45'
Offrande Zanzala- sub ->O. Bogle
46'
46'
Tommy Leigh(goal)Ben Woods
67'
Joe Pritchard(goal)Shaun Whalley
66'
Matt Lowe- sub ->Tommy Leigh
66'
Dan Martin- sub ->Seamus Conneely 
66'
Joe Pritchard- sub ->Alex Henderson
L. Jephcott- sub ->S. Bennett
83'
Jack Norris- sub ->H. Charsley
83'
88'
Sebastian Quirk- sub ->Joe Gubbins
A. Lewis- Red
90'
M. Bondswell- Yellow
45'
K. Jameson- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this encounter, Newport County stays with 55 points like Notts County to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley will has 54 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Tranmere Rovers on the 13th of April with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Newport County (3 draws).

Accrington Stanley will play away against Doncaster Rovers on the 13th of April with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (6 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
J. Maxted 26.England
6.1
D
A. Lewis 3.England
6.4
90'
D
H. Bright 14.Wales
6.3
D
K. Jameson 23.England
7.0
90'
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
7.3
M
B. Morris 8.England
7.9
Goals13'
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.8
83'
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
6.8
83'
M
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
6.8
M
M. Bondswell 33.England
6.3
45' 45'
F
O. Bogle 9.England
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
D
Nelson Sanca 41.England
M
Jack Norris 34.
6.7
83'
F
W. Evans 7.Wales
6.7
45'
F
Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo
6.6
46'
F
K. Rai 18.Wales
F
L. Jephcott 31.Wales
6.7
83'

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

The manager Graham Coughlan decided to play with the following team: J. Maxted (6.1), H. Bright (6.3), M. Baker (7.3), K. Jameson (7.0), A. Lewis (6.4), B. Morris (7.9), S. Bennett (6.8), S. Palmer-Houlden (6.8), H. Charsley (6.8), M. Bondswell (6.3) and O. Bogle (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: N. Townsend, W. Evans (6.7), O. Zanzala (6.6), K. Rai, L. Jephcott (6.7), Jack Norris (6.7) and Nelson Sanca.

Newport County could not rely on the presence of W. Evans (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: H. Charsley for Jack Norris (83′), S. Bennett for L. Jephcott (83′), O. Bogle for O. Zanzala (46′) and M. Bondswell for W. Evans (45′).

Player of the match: B. Morris​

The most impressive player for Newport County was B. Morris.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 70 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley
G
Radek Vitek 21.Czech Republic
6.4
D
Lewis Shipley 2.England
7.3
D
Brad Hills 5.England
7.5
D
Joe Gubbins 16.England
7.0
88'
D
Connor O'Brien 38.England
6.7
M
Shaun Whalley 7.England
7.3
M
Ben Woods 8.England
7.3
M
Jack Nolan 17.England
8.4
M
Seamus Conneely  28.Republic of Ireland
6.4
66'
M
Alex Henderson 30.England
7.1
66' Goals22'
F
Tommy Leigh 18.England
7.1
66' Goals46'
Substitutes
G
Jack McIntyre 61.England
M
Joe Pritchard 10.England
7.8
66' Goals67'
M
Sebastian Quirk 12.England
6.4
88'
M
Oliver Patrick 20.England
M
Dan Martin 22.England
6.4
66'
F
Matt Lowe 9.England
7.0
66'
F
Josh Woods 39.England

Accrington Stanley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Doolan played with: Radek Vitek (6.4), Connor O’Brien (6.7), Brad Hills (7.5), Joe Gubbins (7.0), Lewis Shipley (7.3), Seamus Conneely  (6.4), Ben Woods (7.3), Jack Nolan (8.4), Alex Henderson (7.1), Shaun Whalley (7.3) and Tommy Leigh (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Matt Lowe (7.0), Joe Pritchard (7.8), Sebastian Quirk (6.4), Oliver Patrick, Dan Martin (6.4), Josh Woods and Jack McIntyre.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 4 changes: Tommy Leigh for Matt Lowe (66′), Seamus Conneely  for Dan Martin (66′), Alex Henderson for Joe Pritchard (66′) and Joe Gubbins for Sebastian Quirk (88′).

Player of the match: Jack Nolan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Jack Nolan even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 33 passes (61% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

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