CASNEWYD. Newport County conquers Bristol Rovers 1-0 after J. Waite scored just 1 goal (33′).

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 Darren Handley with the collaboration of Darren Wilding and Justin Amey. The 4th official was Simon Shaw.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bristol Rovers had a superior ball possession 55% while Newport County was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newport County won the match​.

Newport County shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Newport County didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards (R. Loft, S. Nicholson and J. Connolly).

Standings

After playing this match, Newport County will have 56 points like Mansfield Town and Tranmere Rovers to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Bristol Rovers will stay with 51 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will play away against Stevenage on the 12th of March with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Stevenage (4 draws).

Bristol Rovers will host Harrogate Town on the 12th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager James Rowberry decided to play with the following team: Nick Townsend (6.8), Aaron Lewis (7.2), Cameron Norman (6.7), Mickey Demetriou (7.7), Ryan Haynes (7.1), Jake Cain (7.4), Scot Bennett (7.4), James Waite (8.2), Finn Azaz (7.1), Dom Telford (6.7) and Robert Street (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: H. Bright, M. Dolan, Oliver Cooper (6.7), L. Collins, Alex Fisher (6.5), T. Abraham and J. Day.

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: R. Street for A. Fisher (56′), J. Waite for O. Cooper (78′) and F. Azaz for M. Dolan (82′).

Best player: James Waite​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was James Waite.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 21 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw (6.4), Luca Hoole (6.4), Connor Taylor (6.4), James Connolly (7.1), Nick Anderton (6.8), Antony Evans (6.2), Glenn Whelan (6.5), Sam Nicholson (6.4), Elliot Anderson (6.8), Harry Anderson (6.6) and Aaron Collins (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: A. Jaakkola, Ryan Loft (6.6), T. Clarke, H. Saunders, Sam Finley (6.8), P. Coutts and Jon Nolan (6.8).

Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of R. Loft (injured).

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: C. Taylor for R. Loft (46′), A. Evans for J. Nolan (64′) and G. Whelan for S. Finley (64′).

Best player: James Connolly​

The most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was James Connolly.

His rating is (7.1) with 22 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Harrogate Town – Hartlepool United – 1-2
• Sutton United – Rochdale – 3-0
• Salford City – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
• Northampton Town – Tranmere Rovers – 3-2
• Oldham Athletic – Carlisle United – 1-2
• Newport County – Bristol Rovers – 1-0
• Leyton Orient – Stevenage – 2-2
• Crawley Town – Scunthorpe United – 0-0
• Colchester United – Port Vale – 1-0
• Bradford City – Swindon Town – 1-2
• Barrow – Walsall – 1-1