CASNEWYD. Tranmere Rovers managed to find the solution against Newport County to win 2-1. R. Apter was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Newport County to strike first with a goal of W. Evans at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Rob Apter gave the win to Tranmere Rovers in the 36′ minute scoring a double.

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,549 spectators.​ The referee was Craig Hicks with the support of Samuel Fudge and . The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.11 degrees Celsius or 55.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Newport County

1 - 2

Tranmere Rovers

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 10 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 116 Attack 83
  • 31 Dangerous attack 64
  • 120 Ball safe 107
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 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 51% of the time vs. Tranmere Rovers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tranmere Rovers was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tranmere Rovers won the match.​

Newport County shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 2 yellow cards (Nelson Sanca and W. Evans). On the other side, Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Josh Hawkes and Lee O’Connor).

Match Timeline

W. Evans(goal)H. Bright
20'
25'
Rob Apter(goal)Lee O\'Connor
36'
Rob Apter(goal)Harvey Saunders
W. Evans- Yellow
45'
67'
Lee O'Connor- Yellow
K. Rai- sub ->L. Jephcott
65'
Offrande Zanzala- sub ->S. Palmer-Houlden
65'
Nelson Sanca- Yellow
71'
73'
Dan Pike- sub ->James Norris
74'
Sam Taylor- sub ->Harvey Saunders
Jack Norris- sub ->H. Charsley
78'
83'
Kristian Dennis- sub ->Luke Norris
83'
Josh Hawkes- sub ->Rob Apter
90'
Josh Hawkes- Yellow

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 contest, Newport County stays with 55 points to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers will has 54 points like Accrington Stanley to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Salford City on the 20th of April with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Salford City (2 draws).

Tranmere Rovers will host AFC Wimbledon on the 20th of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of AFC Wimbledon (3 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
7.0
D
W. Evans 7.Wales
7.3
45' 20'
D
H. Bright 14.Wales
7.5
D
K. Jameson 23.England
6.7
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
7.5
D
Nelson Sanca 41.England
7.3
71'
M
B. Morris 8.England
7.0
M
O. Bogle 9.England
7.3
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
7.0
78'
M
L. Jephcott 31.Wales
7.0
65'
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
6.7
65'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
M
Jack Norris 34.
6.7
78'
M
C. Evans 36.England
M
Morgan Evans 35.
F
Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo
6.8
65'
F
K. Rai 18.Wales
6.6
65'

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

The manager Graham Coughlan decided to play with the following team: N. Townsend (7.0), H. Bright (7.5), M. Baker (7.5), Nelson Sanca (7.3), K. Jameson (6.7), W. Evans (7.3), B. Morris (7.0), O. Bogle (7.3), H. Charsley (7.0), S. Palmer-Houlden (6.7) and L. Jephcott (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: O. Zanzala (6.8), J. Waite, K. Rai (6.6), J. Maxted, Jack Norris (6.7), C. Evans and Morgan Evans.

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: L. Jephcott for K. Rai (65′), S. Palmer-Houlden for O. Zanzala (65′) and H. Charsley for Jack Norris (78′).

Player of the match: H. Bright​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was H. Bright.

His rating is 7.5 with 33 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
7.0
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
7.5
67'
D
B. Hockenhull 15.England
6.4
D
James Norris 26.England
6.7
73'
D
Jean Belehouan 30.France
6.6
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
7.0
M
Chris Merrie 16.England
6.7
M
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.3
M
Harvey Saunders 19.England
7.5
74'
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
8.7
83' 25', 36'
F
Luke Norris 9.England
6.3
83'
Substitutes
G
Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Dan Pike 24.England
6.6
73'
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
6.4
83' 90'
M
Reece McAlear 23.Scotland
M
Kane Hemmings 32.England
M
Ousmane Marouf Kané 32.Senegal
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
6.8
83'
F
Sam Taylor 20.England
7.3
74'

Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nigel Adkins played with: Luke McGee (7.0), Lee O’Connor (7.5), Jean Belehouan (6.6), B. Hockenhull (6.4), James Norris (6.7), Connor Jennings (7.3), Chris Merrie (6.7), Regan Hendry (7.0), Rob Apter (8.7), Luke Norris (6.3) and Harvey Saunders (7.5).

They had on the bench: Josh Hawkes (6.4), Joe Murphy, Kristian Dennis (6.8), Sam Taylor (7.3), Reece McAlear, Dan Pike (6.6), Kane Hemmings and Ousmane Marouf Kané.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 4 changes: Harvey Saunders for Sam Taylor (74′), James Norris for Dan Pike (73′), Luke Norris for Kristian Dennis (83′) and Rob Apter for Josh Hawkes (83′).

Player of the match: Rob Apter​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Rob Apter.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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