Newport County tops Doncaster Rovers 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Newport County found a way to reverse the score against Doncaster Rovers.

By
David Brown
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Newport County tops Doncaster Rovers 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CASNEWYD. Newport County succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Doncaster Rovers. It was Doncaster Rovers to score first with a goal from Owen Bailey. Notwithstanding, later Newport County found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Courtney Baker-Richardson (47′), Kai Whitmore (66′) and Matthew Baker (69′).

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 4,755 spectators.​ The referee was Scott Simpson with the support of and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.11 degrees Celsius or 64.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Newport County

3 - 1

Team 1

Doncaster Rovers

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 12 Total 22
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 7
  • 89 Attack 101
  • 41 Dangerous attack 56
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Newport County was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Doncaster Rovers was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Newport County found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Newport County shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 1 yellow card (Anthony Driscoll-Glennon). On the other side, Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Owen Bailey and Jack Senior).

Match Timeline

5'
Owen Bailey- Yellow
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon- Yellow
17'
30'
Owen Bailey(goal)
Courtney Baker-Richardson(goal)Bobby Kamwa
47'
61'
Joe Sbarra- sub ->George Broadbent
64'
Jack Senior- Yellow
Kai Whitmore(goal)Courtney Baker-Richardson
66'
Matthew Baker(goal)
69'
73'
Ephrahim Yeboah- sub ->Jordan Gibson
73'
Brandon Fleming- sub ->Jack Senior
74'
Patrick McCarthy- sub ->Harry Clifton
Luke Jephcott- sub ->Aaron Wildig
78'
83'
Patrick Kelly- sub ->Owen Bailey
Cameron James Evans- sub ->Courtney Baker-Richardson
89'
Kiban Rai- sub ->Bobby Kamwa
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Walsall
6
2
Gillingham
6
2
Bromley
6
2
Chesterfield
4
2
Port Vale
4
2
Fleetwood Town
4
2
Bradford City
4
2
Newport County
3
2
Doncaster Rovers
3
2
Cheltenham Town
3
2
AFC Wimbledon
3
2
Colchester United
3
2
Grimsby Town
3
2
Barrow
3
2
Carlisle United
3
2
Notts County
2
2
Tranmere Rovers
2
2
Harrogate Town
1
2
Salford City
1
2
Accrington Stanley
1
2
Swindon Town
1
2
Morecambe
0
2
Milton Keynes Dons
0
2
Crewe Alexandra
0
2

After playing this match, Newport County has 3 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers stays with 3 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Accrington Stanley on the 24th of August with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Newport County (4 draws).

Doncaster Rovers will host Morecambe on the 24th of August with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
Nick Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
7.7
D
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon 3.England
6.7
17'
D
M. Baker 4.Wales
8.0
D
James Clarke 5.England
6.6
D
Ciaran Brennan 6.Republic of Ireland
7.2
D
Shane McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.0
M
Bobby Kamwa 7.Cameroon
6.6
90'
M
Cameron Antwi 11.England
7.6
M
Kai Whitmore 14.England
6.8
Goals66'
M
Aaron Wildig 24.England
6.7
78'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
8.1
89' Goals47'
Substitutes
G
Jacob Carney 13.England
D
Joe Thomas 12.Wales
D
Kyle Jameson 23.England
D
Cameron James Evans 26.Wales
6.9
89'
M
Nathan Daniel Wood 22.Wales
F
Kiban Rai 18.Wales
90'
F
Luke Jephcott 31.Wales
6.7
78'

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

The manager Nélson Marques Jardim decided to play with the following team: Nick Townsend (7.7), Shane McLoughlin (7.0), Matthew Baker (8.0), James Clarke (6.6), Ciaran Brennan (7.2), Anthony Driscoll-Glennon (6.7), Kai Whitmore (6.8), Cameron Antwi (7.6), Aaron Wildig (6.7), Courtney Baker-Richardson (8.1) and Bobby Kamwa (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Thomas, Jacob Carney, Kiban Rai, Nathan Daniel Wood, Kyle Jameson, Cameron James Evans (6.9) and Luke Jephcott (6.7).

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: Aaron Wildig for Luke Jephcott (78′), Courtney Baker-Richardson for Cameron James Evans (89′) and Bobby Kamwa for Kiban Rai (90′).

Player of the match: Courtney Baker-Richardson​

The most impressive player for Newport County was Courtney Baker-Richardson.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 22 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Teddy Sharman-Lowe 19.England
6.2
D
Jamie Sterry 2.England
6.7
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
7.1
D
Richard Wood 6.England
7.5
D
Jack Senior 23.England
6.7
73' 64'
M
Luke Molyneux 7.England
7.0
M
George Broadbent 8.England
6.8
61'
M
Jordan Gibson 11.England
6.9
73'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
7.6
74'
M
Owen Bailey 17.England
8.1
83' 5' Goals30'
F
Joe Ironside 20.England
6.7
Substitutes
G
Ian Lawlor 1.Republic of Ireland
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
D
Brandon Fleming 27.England
7.5
73'
M
Joe Sbarra 10.England
6.6
61'
M
Patrick Kelly 22.Northern Ireland
6.4
83'
F
Patrick McCarthy 14.England
6.8
74'
F
Ephrahim Yeboah 18.Italy
6.6
73'

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

Grant McCann played with: Teddy Sharman-Lowe (6.2), Jamie Sterry (6.7), Tom Anderson (7.1), Richard Wood (7.5), Jack Senior (6.7), Owen Bailey (8.1), George Broadbent (6.8), Luke Molyneux (7.0), Harry Clifton (7.6), Jordan Gibson (6.9) and Joe Ironside (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Joseph Olowu, Joe Sbarra (6.6), Patrick McCarthy (6.8), Ephrahim Yeboah (6.6), Patrick Kelly (6.4) and Brandon Fleming (7.5).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 5 changes: George Broadbent for Joe Sbarra (61′), Jordan Gibson for Ephrahim Yeboah (73′), Jack Senior for Brandon Fleming (73′), Harry Clifton for Patrick McCarthy (74′) and Owen Bailey for Patrick Kelly (83′).

Player of the match: Owen Bailey​

The player that probably impressed the most for Doncaster Rovers was Owen Bailey.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 44 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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