Newport County surprises Stevenage with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

STEVENAGE. Newport County had a surprising win over Stevenage with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Street (48') and a goal from R. Haynes (71').

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Newport County surprises Stevenage with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

STEVENAGE. Newport County had a surprising win over Stevenage with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Street (48′) and a goal from R. Haynes (71′).

The match was played at the The Lamex Stadium stadium in Stevenage on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner with the assistance of Daniel Bonneywell and Scott Williams. The 4th official was Stuart Butler. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Stevenage

0 - 2

Team 1

Newport County

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 16 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 116 Attack 90
  • 59 Dangerous attack 50
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Stevenage had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Newport County succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Stevenage shot 18 times, 2 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Newport County shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Stevenage didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 1 yellow card (R. Haynes).

Match Timeline

45'
46'
48'
Elliott List- sub ->J. Reid
55'
56'
71'
78'
80'
82'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this match, Stevenage will stay with 34 points like Barrow to hold in the 22nd place. On the other side, Newport County will have 59 points like Tranmere Rovers to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Stevenage will host Northampton Town on the 15th of March with a 9-1 head to head stats in favor of Northampton Town (1 draw).

Newport County will play away agasint Carlisle United on the 15th of March with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Newport County (4 draws).

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage
G
Christy Pym 1.England
6.0
D
Scott Cuthbert 5.Scotland
6.7
78'
D
L. Prosser 6.England
7.2
D
L. O'Neill 18.England
6.4
D
Luther James-Wildin 2.Antigua and Barbuda
6.5
M
Edward Upson 16.England
6.8
56'
M
Terence Vancooten 15.Guyana
6.8
M
Zain Westbrooke 11.England
7.3
F
Jake Taylor 8.Wales
7.1
F
Luke Norris 9.England
6.5
F
Jamie Reid 20.Northern Ireland
6.4
55'
Substitutes
G
Laurie Walker 37.England
D
Bailey Clements 36.England
M
Arthur Read 19.England
6.8
78'
M
Elliott List 7.England
6.5
55'
M
Chris Lines 14.England
M
Bruno Andrade  12.Portugal
M
Charlie Carter 10.England
7.1
56'

Stevenage started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Paul Tisdale decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym (6.0), Luke O’Neill (6.4), Luke Prosser (7.2), Scott Cuthbert (6.7), Luther James-Wildin (6.5), Zain Westbrooke (7.3), Terence Vancooten (6.8), Edward Upson (6.8), Jake Taylor (7.1), Luke Norris (6.5) and Jamie Reid (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: B. Clements, L. Walker, Arthur Read (6.8), Elliott List (6.5), C. Lines, Bruno Andrade and Charlie Carter (6.9).

Substitutions

Stevenage made 3 changes: J. Reid for E. List (55′), E. Upson for C. Carter (56′) and S. Cuthbert for A. Read (78′).

Best player: Zain Westbrooke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Zain Westbrooke.

His rating is (7.3) with 36 passes (66% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 30.Antigua and Barbuda
7.0
D
J. Clarke 5.England
7.4
D
Mickey Demetriou 28.England
7.4
D
Aaron Lewis 14.Wales
6.5
46'
D
Cameron Norman 2.England
6.9
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.4
M
Finn Azaz 18.England
6.8
M
Jake Cain 24.England
6.4
45'
M
J. Waite 26.Wales
6.9
F
Dom Telford 19.England
6.4
82'
F
Robert Street  11.England
7.1
Goals48'
Substitutes
G
Joe Day 1.England
D
Ryan Haynes 3.England
7.6
46' 80' Goals71'
D
H. Bright 50.Wales
M
Matty Dolan 8.England
6.9
45'
F
Alex Fisher 12.England
F
Lewis Collins 21.Wales
6.4
82'
F
Timmy Abraham 16.England

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

James Rowberry played with: Nick Townsend (7.0), Cameron Norman (6.9), Mickey Demetriou (7.4), James Clarke (7.4), Aaron Lewis (6.5), Jake Cain (6.4), Scot Bennett (6.4), James Waite (6.9), Finn Azaz (6.8), Dom Telford (6.4) and Robert Street (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ryan Haynes (7.6), A. Fisher, Lewis Collins (6.4), Matthew Dolan (6.9), H. Bright, T. Abraham and J. Day.

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: J. Cain for M. Dolan (45′), A. Lewis for R. Haynes (46′) and D. Telford for L. Collins (82′).

Best player: Ryan Haynes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was Ryan Haynes.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 16 passes (43% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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