English League Two

FT Saturday, March 25, 2017
Newport County LWWLD 1
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Portsmouth LWWWL 2
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Fratton Park · 17,364 att.

Match Report

Portsmouth celebrate Paul Cook's 100th game with victory over Newport

Portsmouth celebrate Paul Cook's 100th game with victory over Newport

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Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-2

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David FordeG
  2. 5Matthew ClarkeCD-L
  3. 2Tom DaviesCD-R
  4. 3Enda StevensLB
  5. 26Gareth EvansRB
  6. 22Kal NaismithAM
  7. 8Michael DoyleLM
  8. 4Danny RoseRM
  9. 17Eoin DoyleF
  10. 23Kyle BennettAM-L
  11. 7Carl BakerAM-R

NEW · 5-3-2

  1. 1Joe DayG
  2. 28Mickey DemetriouCD
  3. 17Scott BennettCD-L
  4. 4Darren JonesCD-R
  5. 3Dan ButlerLB
  6. 18David PipeRB
  7. 20Tom Owen-EvansCM
  8. 27Sean RiggCM-L
  9. 6Joss LabadieCM-R
  10. 15Alex SamuelCF-L
  11. 40Ryan BirdCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Eoin Doyle because of an injury.
  2. 42' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Newport County 0. Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Baker.
  3. 45' Substitution, Newport County. Jennison Myrie-Williams replaces Tom Owen-Evans.
  4. 45' Substitution, Newport County. Marlon Jackson replaces Ryan Bird.
  5. 52' Sean Rigg (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Goal! Portsmouth 2, Newport County 0. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
  7. 69' Joss Labadie (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Substitution, Newport County. Mark Randall replaces Darren Jones.
  9. 71' Substitution, Portsmouth. Jamal Lowe replaces Kyle Bennett.
  10. 77' Goal! Portsmouth 2, Newport County 1. Alex Samuel (Newport County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Rigg following a set piece situation.
  11. 83' Substitution, Portsmouth. Jack Whatmough replaces Kal Naismith.
  12. 88' Jennison Myrie-Williams (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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