English League Two

FT Saturday, March 18, 2017
Blackpool DWWDW 3
–
Newport County DLLWW 1
1st2ndT
BLP123
NEW011
Rodney Parade · 2,427 att.

Match Report

Bright Osayi-Samuel nets brace for Blackpool in win over Newport

Bright Osayi-Samuel nets brace for Blackpool in win over Newport

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Head to Head

BLP leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

NEW · 3-5-2

  1. 1Joe DayG
  2. 19Sid NelsonCD
  3. 17Scott BennettCD-L
  4. 25Mark O'BrienCD-R
  5. 27Sean RiggCM-L
  6. 6Joss LabadieCM-R
  7. 20Tom Owen-EvansAM
  8. 3Dan ButlerLM
  9. 18David PipeRM
  10. 40Ryan BirdCF-L
  11. 15Alex SamuelCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Mickey DemetriouSUB
  2. 30James BittnerSUB
  3. 13Marlon JacksonSUB
  4. 8Mark RandallSUB
  5. 42Jaanai GordonSUB
  6. 2Jazzi Barnum-BobbSUB
  7. 41Aaron WilliamsSUB

BLP · 4-3-3

  1. 27Dean LynessG
  2. 5Clark RobertsonCD-L
  3. 15Tom AldredCD-R
  4. 23Colin DanielLB
  5. 2Kelvin MellorRB
  6. 12Jordan FloresCM
  7. 28Jack PayneLM
  8. 35Neil DannsRM
  9. 9Mark CullenF
  10. 21Bright Osayi-SamuelLF
  11. 30Nathan DelfounesoRF

Substitutes

  1. 29Oluwasanmi OdelusiSUB
  2. 37Ian BlackstoneSUB
  3. 36Paul CorreiaSUB
  4. 6Will AimsonSUB
  5. 18Danny PhilliskirkSUB
  6. 19Jamille MattSUB
  7. 1Sam SlocombeSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Newport County 0, Blackpool 1. Bright Samuel (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mark Cullen.
  2. 23' Scot Bennett (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Substitution, Newport County. Mickey Demetriou replaces Joss Labadie because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Newport County. Jazzi Barnum-Bobb replaces Sid Nelson.
  5. 59' David Pipe (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  6. 68' Goal! Newport County 0, Blackpool 2. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 73' Substitution, Blackpool. Jamille Matt replaces Mark Cullen.
  8. 74' Goal! Newport County 1, Blackpool 2. Alex Samuel (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Rigg.
  9. 77' Substitution, Newport County. Jaanai Gordon replaces Tom Owen-Evans.
  10. 80' Substitution, Blackpool. Ian Black replaces Neil Danns.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Blackpool. Will Aimson replaces Jordan Flores.
  12. 90'+2' Dan Butler (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+2' Bright Samuel (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+5' Goal! Newport County 1, Blackpool 3. Bright Samuel (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.

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