Match summary
Before kickoff, Morecambe were 23rd in the table but 12th on points from the last five league games.
Newport County vs Morecambe in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Newport County1W 1D 3L
Newport CountyMorecambe
4Pointsof 153
6Goals scored4
8Goals conceded10
1Clean sheets0
5Scored in a row1
2Unbeaten in a row1
0Conceded in a row5
Head to head21 meetings · Sep 2013 – Aug 2024
- Newport County wins
- 8
- Draws
- 4
- Morecambe wins
- 9
2.81goals per meeting
71%both teams scored
52%3+ goals
43%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNewport County 3W 0D 2L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
- League TwoMorecambe0-1Newport County
- League TwoNewport County5-3Morecambe
- League TwoMorecambe1-2Newport County
- FA CupMorecambe1-0Newport County
- League TwoMorecambe1-0Newport County
Show all 21 meetings
- League TwoMorecambe1-3Newport County
- League TwoNewport County2-1Morecambe
- League TwoNewport County1-0Morecambe
- League TwoMorecambe2-1Newport County
- League TwoMorecambe1-1Newport County
- League TwoNewport County1-1Morecambe
- League TwoNewport County1-1Morecambe
- League TwoMorecambe2-1Newport County
- League TwoMorecambe0-1Newport County
- League TwoNewport County1-1Morecambe
- League TwoMorecambe1-2Newport County
- League TwoNewport County1-2Morecambe
- League TwoNewport County0-1Morecambe
- League TwoMorecambe3-2Newport County
- League TwoMorecambe4-1Newport County
- League TwoNewport County2-3Morecambe
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 337 earlier results
Newport CountyMorecambe
#19Position#23
30Points27 v 28 games23
-11Goal difference-18
1.3Scored per gameleague avg 1.260.93
1.7Conceded per game1.57
#18Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Newport CountyMorecambe
- 90+1'Substitution · Morecambe · Paul Lewis · InOut: Yann Songo'o
- 90+1'Substitution · Morecambe · Ben Tollitt · InOut: Jamie Stott
- Substitution · Newport County · Kyle Jameson · InOut: Joe Thomas88'
- Substitution · Newport County · Kyle Hudlin · InOut: Bobby Kamwa85'
- Goal · Newport County · David Ibukun Ajiboye2-182'
- 79'Goal · Morecambe · Gwion Edwards1-1
- Substitution · Newport County · Josh Martin · InOut: Courtney Baker-Richardson72'
- 63'Substitution · Morecambe · Adam Lewis · InOut: David Tutonda
- 53'Substitution · Morecambe · Gwion Edwards · InOut: Hallam Hope
- Yellow Card · Newport County · Cameron Antwi47'
- 44'Yellow Card · Morecambe · David Tutonda
- Goal · Newport County · Joe Thomas1-08'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Newport CountyMorecambe
40%Ball Possession60%
12Shots Total26
4Shots On Target6
5Corners11
0Fouls1
1Yellow Cards1
3Offsides2
8Saves3
247Passes357
82Attacks116
35Dangerous Attacks81
9Goal Attempts15
7Shots Off Target20
8Shots Inside Box22
4Shots Outside Box4
2Goals1
1Shots Blocked7
3Substitutions5
7Tackles11
148Accurate Passes274
0Red Cards0
80Ball Safe71
3Injuries0
59.92%Pass Accuracy76.75%
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-3 · 4-3-2-1
Manager: N. Marques Jardim
Starting XI
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MB
Matthew Baker7.4
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JT
Joe Thomas7.9
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SM
Shane McLoughlin6.9
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CA
Cameron Antwi7.1
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AD
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon7.7
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DA
David Ajiboye7.8
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CB
Courtney Baker-Richardson6.7
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BK
Bobby Kamwa7.0
Substitutes
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MS
Michael Spellman-
KJ
Kyle Jameson-
KH
Kyle Hudlin7.0
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NM
Noah Mawene-
JW
Jaden WarnerStarting XI
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MT
Max Taylor6.8
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DT
David Tutonda7.1
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HM
Harvey Macadam6.8
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CC
Callum Cooke7.8
Substitutes
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AL
Adam Lewis6.8
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TW
Tom White-
BT
Ben Tollitt6.8
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(35%) | - | 1/1 | |
Joe Thomas MF | 7.9 | 88' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 31(65%) | 2 | 8/12 |
David Ajiboye FW | 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 16(80%) | - | 4/11 |
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 12/12 | |
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon MF | 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 23(52%) | 2 | 5/9 |
Matthew Baker DF | 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(69%) | - | 6/10 |
Cameron Antwi MF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(71%) | - | 5/11 |
Bobby Kamwa FW | 7.0 | 85' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 21(81%) | - | 3/5 |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(65%) | - | 7/15 | |
Kyle Hudlin FW | 7.0 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(17%) | - | 3/5 |
Shane McLoughlin MF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 46(64%) | 2 | 4/7 |
Courtney Baker-Richardson FW | 6.7 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 7(50%) | - | 4/11 |
| 6.6 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(83%) | - | 1/1 | |
Kyle Jameson DF | - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 1/1 |
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