CASNEWYD. Newport County prevails over Colchester United 1-0 after W. Evans scored just 1 goal (7′). Colchester United was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
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 Andrew Kitchen with the help of Grant Taylor and Marvyn Amphlett. The 4th official was Darren Wilding.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 1 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 86 Attack 112
- 38 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Colchester United was in firm control of the ball 61% while Newport County was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colchester United was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Newport County found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Newport County shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Colchester United shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newport County will have 14 points to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Colchester United will stay with 9 points like Hartlepool United to hold in the 23rd place.
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 stats in favor of Mansfield Town (8 draws).
Colchester United will play away agasint Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Crawley Town (6 draws).
Newport County – Formation
Newport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Graham Coughlan decided to play with the following team: Joe Day, James Clarke, Scott Bennett, Mickey Demetriou, Adam Lewis, Cameron Norman, Priestley Farquharson, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Omar Bogle, Will Evans and James Waite.
The home team had on the bench: Thierry Nevers, Robbie Willmott, Lewis Collins, Declan Drysdale, Nick Townsend, Matthew Dolan and Aaron Wildig.
Substitutions
Newport County made 4 changes: A. Lewis for R. Willmott (66′), J. Waite for A. Wildig (69′), W. Evans for L. Collins (88′) and O. Bogle for T. Nevers (88′).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wayne Brown played with: Sam Hornby, Luke Chambers, Tom Dallison, Al Amin Kazeem, J. Tchamadeu, Cole Skuse, Luke Hannant, Noah Chilvers, Marley Marshall Miranda, Freddie Sears and John Akinde.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Frank Nouble, Alex Newby, Tom Eastman, Daniel Chesters, Alan Judge, Kieran O’Hara and Ossama Ashley.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: N. Chilvers for D. Chesters (61′), F. Sears for A. Judge (72′), L. Hannant for F. Nouble (72′) and M. Marshall for A. Newby (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Walsall – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Mansfield Town – 3-2
- Swindon Town – Hartlepool United – 2-1
- Stevenage – Northampton Town – 2-3
- Salford City – Stockport County – 0-2
- Rochdale – AFC Wimbledon – 1-2
- Newport County – Colchester United – 1-0
- Harrogate Town – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Grimsby Town – Bradford City – 0-0
- Gillingham – Barrow – 1-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Doncaster Rovers – 1-1
- Carlisle United – Leyton Orient – 2-3