English League Two

FT Saturday, January 28, 2017
Hartlepool United WDLLW 1
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Newport County LLLDD 3
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Rodney Parade · 2,271 att.

Match Report

New-look Newport earn much-needed win against Hartlepool

New-look Newport earn much-needed win against Hartlepool

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Head to Head

HAR leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

NEW · 5-3-2

  1. 1Joe DayG
  2. 25Mark O'BrienCD
  3. 19Sid NelsonCD-L
  4. 4Darren JonesCD-R
  5. 3Dan ButlerLB
  6. 18David PipeRB
  7. 38Mitchell RoseCM
  8. 41Aaron WilliamsCM-L
  9. 17Scott BennettCM-R
  10. 9Craig ReidCF-L
  11. 40Ryan BirdCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Sean RiggSUB
  2. 28Mickey DemetriouSUB
  3. 30James BittnerSUB
  4. 16Josh SheehanSUB
  5. 23Michael FlynnSUB
  6. 15Alex SamuelSUB
  7. 24Florent BojajSUB

HAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adam BartlettG
  2. 26Scott HarrisonCD-L
  3. 6Matthew BatesCD-R
  4. 39Sean KavanaghLB
  5. 33Liam DonnellyRB
  6. 4Nicky FeatherstoneCM
  7. 14Michael WoodsLM
  8. 8Brad WalkerRM
  9. 11Rhys OatesF
  10. 15Lewis AlessandraLF
  11. 18Lewis HawkinsRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Josh LaurentSUB
  2. 42Joe FryerSUB
  3. 35Kenton RichardsonSUB
  4. 23Connor SmithSUB
  5. 9Padraig AmondSUB
  6. 29James MartinSUB
  7. 17Nicky DeverdicsSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Newport County 1, Hartlepool United 0. Ryan Bird (Newport County) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Reid with a cross.
  2. 55' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Connor Smith replaces Michael Woods.
  3. 56' Goal! Newport County 2, Hartlepool United 0. Aaron Williams (Newport County) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Bird.
  4. 67' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Padraig Amond replaces Rhys Oates.
  5. 71' Goal! Newport County 3, Hartlepool United 0. Dan Butler (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  6. 78' Substitution, Newport County. Michael Flynn replaces Mitch Rose.
  7. 82' Substitution, Newport County. Mickey Demetriou replaces Darren Jones.
  8. 85' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Josh Laurent replaces Lewis Hawkins.
  9. 86' Substitution, Newport County. Alex Samuel replaces Aaron Williams.
  10. 90'+4' Goal! Newport County 3, Hartlepool United 1. Padraig Amond (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Kavanagh with a cross.

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