Newport County vs Bristol Rovers, 2015-16 English League Two, 2015/2016 English League Two

· English League Two

Newport County

2': Alex Rodman

FT
1 - 4

Bristol Rovers

15': Ollie Clarke
55': Cristian Montano
61': Matt Taylor
85': Ellis Harrison

Pirates make it five straight wins with thumping victory at Newport

Match Timeline

2': Goal! Newport County 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Alex Rodman (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
15': Goal! Newport County 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rory Gaffney.
55': Goal! Newport County 1, Bristol Rovers 2. Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Lockyer.
61': Goal! Newport County 1, Bristol Rovers 3. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
85': Goal! Newport County 1, Bristol Rovers 4. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Attendance: 3,663

Line-Ups

Newport County (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Joe Day (GK)
12	Janoi Donacien
4	Darren Jones
16	Andrew Hughes
2	Danny Holmes
7	Medy Elito
33	Mark Byrne
18	John-Christophe Ayina
23	Alex Rodman
19	Scott Boden
9	Conor Wilkinson

Newport County Substitutes:

Tommy O'Sullivan, Scott Barrow, Yan Klukowski, Joe Green, Ben Davies, Dean Morgan, Matthew Partridge.

Bristol Rovers (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Steve Mildenhall (GK)
5	Mark McChrystal
4	Tom Lockyer
15	James Clarke
3	Lee Brown
14	Chris Lines
23	Billy Bodin
8	Ollie Clarke
21	Cristian Montano
30	Rory Gaffney
10	Matt Taylor

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Tom Parkes, Will Puddy, Daniel Leadbitter, Jermaine Easter, Oliver McBurnie, Ellis Harrison, Ryan Broom.

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