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
- 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
Standings
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 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
, Shane McLoughlin , Matthew Baker , James Clarke , Ciaran Brennan , Anthony Driscoll-Glennon , Kai Whitmore , Cameron Antwi , Aaron Wildig , Courtney Baker-Richardson and Bobby Kamwa .The home team had on the bench: Joe Thomas, Jacob Carney, Kiban Rai, Nathan Daniel Wood, Kyle Jameson, Cameron James Evans
and Luke Jephcott .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
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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Grant McCann played with: Teddy Sharman-Lowe
, Jamie Sterry , Tom Anderson , Richard Wood , Jack Senior , Owen Bailey , George Broadbent , Luke Molyneux , Harry Clifton , Jordan Gibson and Joe Ironside .The following players were sitting on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Joseph Olowu, Joe Sbarra
, Patrick McCarthy , Ephrahim Yeboah , Patrick Kelly and Brandon Fleming .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
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.
- Bromley – AFC Wimbledon – 2-0
- Carlisle United – Barrow – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Harrogate Town – 3-3
- Bradford City – Salford City – 0-0
- Colchester United – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Chesterfield – 0-5
- Grimsby Town – Cheltenham Town – 3-2
- Morecambe – Gillingham – 0-1
- Newport County – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Port Vale – Tranmere Rovers – 0-0
- Swindon Town – Walsall – 0-4