Match summary
Before kickoff, Newport County were 17th in the table but 10th on points from the last five league games.
Newport County trailed 0-2 at half-time and won 4-2.
Newport County vs Forest Green RoversResult, Lineups & H2H
Rodney Parade
Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Newport County1W 2D 2L
Newport CountyForest Green Rovers
5Pointsof 154
7Goals scored4
7Goals conceded8
0Clean sheets1
0Unbeaten in a row1
2Without a win3
9Conceded in a row0
Head to head13 meetings · Oct 2017 – Aug 2023
- Newport County wins
- 4
- Draws
- 4
- Forest Green Rovers wins
- 5
3.23goals per meeting
54%both teams scored
46%3+ goals
23%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNewport County 1W 1D 3L · 3.4 goals per game
Meetings
- League TwoForest Green Rovers0-3Newport County
- EFL TrophyNewport County1-2Forest Green Rovers
- League TwoNewport County1-1Forest Green Rovers
- League TwoForest Green Rovers2-0Newport County
- League TwoForest Green Rovers4-3Newport County
Show all 13 meetings
- League TwoNewport County2-0Forest Green Rovers
- League TwoNewport County0-2Forest Green Rovers
- League TwoForest Green Rovers1-1Newport County
- League TwoForest Green Rovers0-2Newport County
- League TwoNewport County1-4Forest Green Rovers
- League TwoForest Green Rovers1-1Newport County
- League TwoNewport County3-3Forest Green Rovers
- League TwoForest Green Rovers0-4Newport County
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 268 earlier results
Newport CountyForest Green Rovers
#17Position#23
26Points23 v 21 games16
-9Goal difference-17
1.39Scored per gameleague avg 1.510.95
1.78Conceded per game1.76
#10Form table position#20
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Newport CountyForest Green Rovers
- Substitution · Newport County · Adam Lewis · InOut: Lewis Payne90'
- 86'Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Marcel Lavinier · InOut: Fankaty Dabo
- 86'Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Reece Welch · InOut: Ryan Inniss
- Goal · Newport County · Ryan Delaney4-284'
- Substitution · Newport County · Matt Bondswell · InOut: Harry Charsley77'
- 75'Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Jordan Moore-Taylor
- Goal · Newport County · Lewis Payne3-269'
- 68'Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Dominic Bernard · InOut: Charlie McCann
- 68'Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Tyrese Omotoye · InOut: Callum Morton
- Goal · Newport County · William Albert Evans2-263'
- Goal · Newport County · William Albert Evans1-260'
- 55'Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Reece Brown · InOut: Mathew Stevens
- 51'Second Yellow · Forest Green Rovers · Callum JonesSecond Yellow
- Yellow Card · Newport County · Lewis Payne50'
- 45'Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Charlie McCann
- 41'Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Callum Jones
- Substitution · Newport County · Seb Palmer-Houlden · InOut: Matthew Baker38'
- 38'Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Callum Morton
- 33'Goal · Forest Green Rovers · Mathew Stevens0-2
- Yellow Card · Newport County · Omar Bogle18'
- Yellow Card · Newport County · William Albert Evans18'
- 16'Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Kyle McAllister
- 2'Own Goal · Forest Green Rovers · Ryan Delaney0-1 · Own Goal
Match Statistics
Match stats
Newport CountyForest Green Rovers
64%Ball Possession36%
13Shots Total12
8Shots On Target4
7Corners7
10Fouls22
3Yellow Cards5
2Offsides3
3Saves3
461Passes262
1Shots Off Target3
136Attacks91
68Dangerous Attacks34
11Shots Inside Box10
2Shots Outside Box2
4Goals2
5Shots Blocked5
3Substitutions5
10Tackles15
4Assists1
331Accurate Passes138
0Red Cards1
0Ball Safe1
0Injuries2
28Total Crosses18
6Accurate Crosses7
14Interceptions12
61Duels Won68
Team Lineups
Lineups
5-3-2 · 4-3-3
Manager: Graham Coughlan
Starting XI
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LP
Lewis Payne8.4
-
MB
Matthew Baker6.6
-
SM
Shane McLoughlin7.0
-
HC
Harry Charsley6.6
Substitutes
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AL
Adam Lewis-
KR
Kiban Rai-
JM
Jonathan Maxted-
MB
Matt Bondswell6.7
Manager: Troy Deeney
Starting XI
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LD
Luke Daniels6.0
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RI
Ryan Inniss6.4
-
CM
Charlie McCann6.6
-
HB
Harvey Bunker7.0
-
CM
Callum Morton6.6
Substitutes
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ML
Marcel Lavinier6.7
-
DB
Dominic Bernard6.4
-
TJ
Teddy Jenks-
JS
Jamie Searle-
RW
Reece Welch6.4
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TO
Tyrese Omotoye6.4
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 90' | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 17(76%) | - | 3/10 | |
Lewis Payne DF | 8.4 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 49(78%) | 1 | 6/11 |
| 8.4 | 90' | 0 | 2 | 3/3 | 40(80%) | - | 7/10 | |
| 8.1 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 40(83%) | 2 | 6/14 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 57(75%) | 2 | 4/7 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 38(68%) | - | 9/24 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(41%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 62(74%) | 3 | 9/17 | |
Shane McLoughlin DF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 47(79%) | - | 3/6 |
| 6.8 | 52' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(40%) | - | 4/8 | |
Matt Bondswell DF | 6.7 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(70%) | - | 1/1 |
Harry Charsley MF | 6.6 | 77' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 39(69%) | - | 2/6 |
Matthew Baker DF | 6.6 | 38' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(50%) | 1 | 5/8 |
Adam Lewis DF | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | - | 0/1 |
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