CASNEWYD. Walsall overcomes Newport County 1-0 after M. Demetriou scored an own goal 63min. Newport County was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

Walsall remained with 10 players after T. Allen received a double yellow card in the 84′. Nevertheless, Walsall still succeeded in win this contest competing only in players​.

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 Alan Young with the collaboration of Mark Derrien and Marvyn Amphlett. The 4th official was Daniel Lamport.

Match Statistics​

Newport County

0 - 1

Walsall

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 9 Total 2
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 51 Attack 43
  • 38 Dangerous attack 20
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Newport County was in firm control of the ball 61% while Walsall was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Walsall managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Newport County shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Walsall shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Newport County received 1 yellow card (S. Bennett). Regarding the opposition, Walsall received 4 yellow cards (I. Hutchinson, D. Daniels, T. Allen and B. Comley).

Also, Walsall didn’t end the match with 11 players after T. Allen (Walsall) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).

Match Timeline

S. Bennett- Yellow
8'
16'
Isaac Hutchinson- Yellow
61'
Tom Knowles- sub ->I. Hutchinson
61'
63'
65'
D. Daniels- Yellow
67'
Taylor Allen- Yellow
68'
J. Waite- sub ->M. Dolan
69'
72'
B. Comley- Yellow
80'
82'
Jack Earing- sub ->A. Williams
82'
A. Lewis- sub ->W. Evans
83'
84'
Taylor Allen(yellowred)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After this match, Newport County stays with 1 points to occupy the 11th place in the standings. On the other side, Walsall has 3 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Mansfield Town on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of Mansfield Town (8 draws).

Walsall will play away agasint Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Harrogate Town (3 draws).

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 30.Antigua and Barbuda
6.3
D
Mickey Demetriou 28.England
6.9
D
D. Drysdale 3.England
6.8
D
Matty Dolan 8.England
6.8
69'
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.2
8'
M
Cameron Norman 2.England
6.4
M
A. Wildig 24.England
6.9
80'
M
S. Bowen 4.Wales
7.4
68'
M
W. Evans 29.Wales
7.0
83'
F
O. Bogle 9.England
6.5
82'
F
Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo
6.8
Substitutes
G
Joe Day 1.England
D
Aaron Lewis 14.Wales
7.0
68'
D
A. Lewis 27.England
6.4
83'
M
Robbie Willmott 7.England
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
6.7
69'
F
Lewis Collins 21.Wales
6.8
80'
F
Chanka Zimba 18.England
6.4
82'

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

The manager James Rowberry decided to play with the following team: Nick Townsend (6.3), Declan Drysdale (6.8), Matthew Dolan (6.8), Mickey Demetriou (6.9), Cameron Norman (6.4), Sam Bowen (7.4), Aaron Wildig (6.9), Scot Bennett (6.2), William Albert Evans (7.0), Omar Bogle (6.5) and Offrande Zanzala (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Lewis (7.0), Adam Lewis (6.4), Joe Day, Robbie Willmott, Lewis Collins (6.8), Chanka Zimba (6.4) and James Waite (6.7).

Substitutions

Newport County made 5 changes: S. Bowen for A. Lewis (68′), M. Dolan for J. Waite (69′), A. Wildig for L. Collins (80′), O. Bogle for C. Zimba (82′) and W. Evans for A. Lewis (83′).

Best player: Sam Bowen​

The most impressive player for Newport County was Sam Bowen.

His rating is (7.4) with 34 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
7.0
D
Peter Clarke 26.England
7.6
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
6.7
65'
D
Manny Monthe 6.Cameroon
6.9
M
H. White 2.England
6.8
M
Liam Kinsella 8.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
6.4
72'
M
Taylor Allen 21.England
6.8
84'
F
Isaac Hutchinson 23.England
6.2
61' 16'
F
Andy Williams 11.England
6.4
82'
F
Danny Johnson 39.England
6.1
61'
Substitutes
G
Adam Przybek 31.Wales
D
L. Bennett 30.England
M
Jack Earing 17.England
6.5
82'
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
6.6
61'
M
Ronan Maher 25.England
F
Timmy Abraham 27.England
6.4
61'
F
Douglas James-Taylor 15.England

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

Michael John Flynn played with: Owen Evans (7.0), Donervon Daniels (6.7), Peter Clarke (7.6), Emmanuel Monthe (6.9), Hayden White (6.8), Liam Kinsella (6.8), Brandon Comley (6.4), Taylor Allen (6.8), Isaac Hutchinson (6.2), Andy Williams (6.4) and Danny Johnson (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Timmy Abraham (6.4), Liam Bennett, Jack Earing (6.5), Tom Knowles (6.6), Douglas James-Taylor, Ronan Maher and Adam Przybek.

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: I. Hutchinson for T. Knowles (61′), D. Johnson for T. Abraham (61′) and A. Williams for J. Earing (82′).

Best player: Peter Clarke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Peter Clarke even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 34 passes (70% 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.​