Exeter City vs Newport County, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Exeter City
FT
0 - 0
Newport County

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Exeter City are hosting Newport County at St James Park, Exeter, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Offside, Exeter City. Matt Jay tries a through ball, but Jake Caprice is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City).
  • 5': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Liam Shephard (Newport County).
  • 7': Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 11': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Lewis Collins.
  • 13': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jack Sparkes.
  • 14': Foul by Nigel Atangana (Exeter City).
  • 14': Joss Labadie (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Archie Collins (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Joss Labadie (Newport County).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Aaron Lewis (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Padraig Amond.
  • 21': Foul by Joss Labadie (Newport County).
  • 21': Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Rory McArdle.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Liam Shephard (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Lewis Collins (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Haynes with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Foul by Alex Hartridge (Exeter City).
  • 27': Joss Labadie (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Lewis Collins (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mickey Demetriou with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 30': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Liam Shephard.
  • 32': Foul by Matt Jay (Exeter City).
  • 32': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Newport County).
  • 33': Matt Jay (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Archie Collins (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Sparkes.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Jay.
  • 39': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Liam Shephard.
  • 40': Offside, Exeter City. Archie Collins tries a through ball, but Ryan Bowman is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Padraig Amond.
  • 44': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jökull Andrésson.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Padraig Amond (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Haynes with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Exeter City 0, Newport County 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Exeter City 0, Newport County 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Lewis Collins (Newport County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Hartigan.
  • 47': Foul by Lewis Collins (Newport County).
  • 47': Rory McArdle (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Archie Collins (Exeter City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Jay.
  • 49': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Alex Hartridge.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Foul by Matt Jay (Exeter City).
  • 53': Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake Caprice with a cross.
  • 54': Substitution, Exeter City. Joshua Key replaces Jake Caprice.
  • 56': Foul by Nigel Atangana (Exeter City).
  • 56': Joss Labadie (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Sparkes with a cross.
  • 61': Foul by Ryan Haynes (Newport County).
  • 61': Joshua Key (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Aaron Lewis (Newport County).
  • 62': Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Exeter City. Ben Seymour replaces Nigel Atangana.
  • 63': Anthony Hartigan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City).
  • 65': Offside, Newport County. Joss Labadie tries a through ball, but Lewis Collins is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Anthony Hartigan (Newport County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Mickey Demetriou.
  • 67': Hand ball by Ben Seymour (Exeter City).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Aaron Lewis (Newport County) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left.
  • 72': Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City).
  • 72': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Jake Taylor (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Foul by Joshua Key (Exeter City).
  • 78': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Exeter City. Alex Fisher replaces Rory McArdle.
  • 79': Substitution, Exeter City. Randell Williams replaces Jake Taylor.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Joshua Key (Exeter City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 83': Foul by Lewis Collins (Newport County).
  • 83': Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Lewis Collins (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Hartigan.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Lewis Collins (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Padraig Amond.
  • 85': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
  • 86': Substitution, Newport County. Nicky Maynard replaces Lewis Collins.
  • 87': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Randell Williams.
  • 90': Foul by Alex Fisher (Exeter City).
  • 90': Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Bowman (Exeter City).
  • 90'+3': Liam Shephard (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Exeter City 0, Newport County 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Exeter City 0, Newport County 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: St James Park
Location: Exeter, England

EFL League Two Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0
2 Barnet 0 0 0
3 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0
4 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

EXE Exeter City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
24 Jokull Andresson (GK)
6 Rory McArdle
34 Alex Hartridge
26 Pierce Sweeney
4 Nigel Atangana
10 Archie Collins
8 Jake Taylor Yellow Card
3 Jack Sparkes
2 Jake Caprice
17 Matt Jay
12 Ryan Bowman
Exeter City Substitutes:
Randell Williams, Ben Seymour, Tom Parkes, Jon Maxted, Joshua Key, Lewis Page, Alex Fisher.

NEW Newport County (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Tom King (GK)
17 Scott Bennett
28 Mickey Demetriou
32 Liam Shephard
20 Anthony Hartigan
4 Joss Labadie
10 Josh Sheehan Yellow Card
3 Ryan Haynes
14 Aaron Lewis
9 Padraig Amond
21 Lewis Collins Yellow Card
Newport County Substitutes:
Kevin Ellison, Nick Townsend, Joe Ledley, Matthew Dolan, Luke Gambin, Dominic Telford, Nicky Maynard.

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