English League Two

FT Saturday, March 24, 2018
Crewe Alexandra LWDLW 2
–
Newport County DDDWD 1
1st2ndT
CAX112
NEW011
Rodney Parade · 4,638 att.

Match Report

Crewe move further clear of relegation zone with win at Newport

Crewe move further clear of relegation zone with win at Newport

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Head to Head

NEW leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

NEW · 3-5-2

  1. 1Joe DayG
  2. 25Mark O'BrienCD
  3. 28Mickey DemetriouCD-L
  4. 6Ben WhiteCD-R
  5. 8Matthew DolanCM-L
  6. 12Ben TozerCM-R
  7. 31Josh SheehanAM
  8. 3Dan ButlerLM
  9. 7Robbie WilmottRM
  10. 45Aaron CollinsCF-L
  11. 9Padraig AmondCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30James BittnerSUB
  2. 10Frank NoubleSUB
  3. 39Paul HayesSUB
  4. 15Shawn MccoulskySUB
  5. 17Scott BennettSUB
  6. 19Tyler ReidSUB
  7. 2David PipeSUB

CAX · 4-4-2

  1. 1Ben GarrattG
  2. 12Eddie NolanCD-L
  3. 5George RayCD-R
  4. 18Harry PickeringLB
  5. 2Perry NgRB
  6. 30Paul GreenCM-L
  7. 16Tom LoweryCM-R
  8. 20Charlie KirkLM
  9. 14Callum AinleyRM
  10. 10Jordan BoweryCF-L
  11. 39Harry McKirdyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Ryan WintleSUB
  2. 9Chris DagnallSUB
  3. 6Michael RaynesSUB
  4. 8James JonesSUB
  5. 13Dave RichardsSUB
  6. 24Lewis ReillySUB
  7. 40Daniel BarlaserSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Newport County 0, Crewe Alexandra 1. Harry McKirdy (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. James Jones replaces Tommy Lowery because of an injury.
  3. 57' Substitution, Newport County. Paul Hayes replaces Padraig Amond.
  4. 57' Substitution, Newport County. Frank Nouble replaces Josh Sheehan.
  5. 60' Goal! Newport County 0, Crewe Alexandra 2. Jordan Bowery (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 70' Substitution, Newport County. Shawn McCoulsky replaces Aaron Collins.
  7. 78' Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Chris Dagnall replaces Harry McKirdy.
  8. 81' Goal! Newport County 1, Crewe Alexandra 2. Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Dolan with a cross.
  9. 83' Perry Ng (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 85' Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Michael Raynes replaces Charlie Kirk.

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