Match Report
The table read 3rd (Newport County, 3 pts) against 4th (West Ham United U21, 0 pts), 3 points apart. West Ham United U21's recent output lagged their position: 61st on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Newport County were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.67, West Ham United U21 0.67 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Newport County — three in succession.
With 95 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, O. Mackey was the man in the middle. Rodney Parade in Casnewyd staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,850. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.