CASNEWYD. Newport County and Bradford City didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Newport County was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss who had the assistance of Darren Wilding and Thomas Harty. The 4th official was Samuel Allison.

Match Statistics​

Newport County was in firm control of the ball 57% while Bradford City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Newport County was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Newport County to win the match​.

Newport County shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Bradford City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 2 yellow cards (O. Cooper and C. Baker-Richardson). On the other side, Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (P. O’Connor, L. Ridehalgh and E. Watt).

Standings

After this match, Newport County will have 15 points like Northampton Town to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Bradford City will have 16 points like Exeter City and Barrow to stay in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will play away against Exeter City on the 16th of October with a 4-4 head to head.

Bradford City will host Bristol Rovers on the 16th of October with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol Rovers (5 draws).

Newport County – Formation

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

The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Joe Day (6.9), James Clarke (6.9), Matthew Dolan (7.2), Mickey Demetriou (7.4), Cameron Norman (6.8), Robbie Willmott (7.6), Edward Upson (6.4), Oliver Cooper (7.6), Ryan Haynes (7.0), Dom Telford (6.4) and Courtney Baker-Richardson (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Finn Azaz (6.8), A. Lewis, J. Cain, T. Abraham, K. Ellison, N. Townsend and Alex Fisher (6.6).

Substitutions

Newport County made 2 changes: E. Upson for F. Azaz (46′) and D. Telford for A. Fisher (84′).

Best player: Oliver Cooper​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was Oliver Cooper.

His rating is (7.6) with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Derek Adams played with: Richard O’Donnell (6.9), Oscar Threlkeld (7.2), Yann Songo’o (7.6), Paudie O’Connor (7.9), Liam Ridehalgh (6.9), Elliot Watt (6.8), Levi Sutton (7.4), Alex Gilliead (6.4), Callum Cooke (6.7), Charles Vernam (6.5) and Andy Cook (7.2).

They had on the bench: M. Foulds, Theo Robinson (6.7), Abobaker Eisa, K. Scales, F. Kelleher, Gareth Evans (6.8) and R. Staunton.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 2 changes: O. Threlkeld for T. Robinson (46′) and C. Vernam for G. Evans (66′).

Best player: Paudie O’Connor​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Paudie O’Connor.

His rating is (7.9) with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

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

• Forest Green Rovers – Swindon Town – 0-2
• Barrow – Leyton Orient – 1-1
• Sutton United – Port Vale – 4-3
• Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 3-0
• Harrogate Town – Scunthorpe United – 6-1
• Hartlepool United – Northampton Town – 2-1
• Mansfield Town – Oldham Athletic – 0-0
• Newport County – Bradford City – 0-0
• Rochdale – Crawley Town – 0-1
• Stevenage – Exeter City – 2-2
• Walsall – Salford City – 2-1