Newport County vs Cambridge United, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Newport County
    FT
    0 - 1
    Cambridge United
    • 79': Declan Drysdale

    About

    Newport County are hosting Cambridge United at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales, 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.
    • 1': Hand ball by Joss Labadie (Newport County).
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Luke Hannant (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ironside with a headed pass.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Joe Ironside (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Mullin with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joss Labadie.
    • 8': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Callum Burton.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Joss Labadie (Newport County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Haynes with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Declan Drysdale.
    • 9': Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
    • 9': Wes Hoolahan (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Joe Ironside (Cambridge United).
    • 11': Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Aaron Lewis (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Haynes.
    • 14': Hand ball by Aaron Lewis (Newport County).
    • 16': Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Newport County).
    • 16': Paul Mullin (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Aaron Lewis.
    • 17': Foul by Greg Taylor (Cambridge United).
    • 17': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joss Labadie.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 20': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Newport County).
    • 20': Hiram Boateng (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Foul by Paul Digby (Cambridge United).
    • 21': Ryan Taylor (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Offside, Newport County. Nick Townsend tries a through ball, but Ryan Taylor is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Ryan Haynes (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
    • 28': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Hiram Boateng.
    • 34': Foul by Wes Hoolahan (Cambridge United).
    • 34': Joss Labadie (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Kyle Knoyle (Cambridge United).
    • 37': Kevin Ellison (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Scot Bennett (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 40': Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
    • 40': Luke Hannant (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Haynes.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Aaron Lewis (Newport County).
    • 45'+1': Luke Hannant (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Newport County 0, Cambridge United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Newport County 0, Cambridge United 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Kevin Ellison (Newport County) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Haynes with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Luke Hannant (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Digby.
    • 48': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Mickey Demetriou.
    • 49': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Ryan Haynes.
    • 50': Foul by Hiram Boateng (Cambridge United).
    • 50': Joss Labadie (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Newport County).
    • 50': Wes Hoolahan (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Paul Mullin (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Knoyle.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Joss Labadie (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Haynes.
    • 53': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Kyle Knoyle.
    • 56': Foul by Aaron Lewis (Newport County).
    • 56': Jack Iredale (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Aaron Lewis (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Substitution, Newport County. Lewis Collins replaces Kevin Ellison.
    • 57': Substitution, Newport County. Nicky Maynard replaces Ryan Taylor.
    • 59': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Kyle Knoyle.
    • 61': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Aaron Lewis.
    • 61': Paul Mullin (Cambridge United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Joe Ironside following a corner.
    • 62': Foul by Joe Ironside (Cambridge United).
    • 62': Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Paul Digby (Cambridge United).
    • 66': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 67': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Callum Burton.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Scot Bennett (Newport County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Haynes with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Lewis.
    • 76': Foul by Hiram Boateng (Cambridge United).
    • 76': Joss Labadie (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Newport County. Luke Gambin replaces Padraig Amond.
    • 78': Foul by Liam Shephard (Newport County).
    • 78': Luke Hannant (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Goal! Newport County 0, Cambridge United 1. Declan Drysdale (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Substitution, Cambridge United. Shilow Tracey replaces Paul Mullin.
    • 81': Substitution, Cambridge United. Harrison Dunk replaces Luke Hannant.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Joss Labadie (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scot Bennett.
    • 82': Substitution, Newport County. Dominic Telford replaces Aaron Lewis.
    • 83': Foul by Wes Hoolahan (Cambridge United).
    • 83': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Wes Hoolahan (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Declan Drysdale (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Lewis Collins (Newport County).
    • 84': Lewis Collins (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Paul Digby (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Hiram Boateng (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Drysdale.
    • 87': Foul by Paul Digby (Cambridge United).
    • 87': Lewis Collins (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Cambridge United. Liam O'Neil replaces Hiram Boateng.
    • 88': Substitution, Cambridge United. Adam May replaces Wes Hoolahan.
    • 89': Foul by Adam May (Cambridge United).
    • 89': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Shilow Tracey (Cambridge United).
    • 89': Lewis Collins (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Luke Gambin (Newport County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Shephard.
    • 90'+2': Hand ball by Mickey Demetriou (Newport County).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
    • 90'+4': Joe Ironside (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Adam May (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ironside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Newport County 0, Cambridge United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Newport County 0, Cambridge United 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Rodney Parade
    Location: Newport, Wales

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swindon Town 16 +6 30
    2 Walsall 16 +6 29
    3 Milton Keynes Dons 16 +14 28
    4 Notts County 16 +11 28
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NEW Newport County (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Nick Townsend (GK)
    28 Mickey Demetriou
    32 Liam Shephard
    3 Ryan Haynes
    14 Aaron Lewis Yellow Card
    10 Josh Sheehan Yellow Card
    17 Scott Bennett
    22 Kevin Ellison
    4 Joss Labadie
    9 Padraig Amond
    29 Ryan Taylor
    Newport County Substitutes:
    Nicky Maynard, Lewis Collins, Dominic Telford, Luke Gambin, Joe Ledley, Tom King, David Longe-King.

    CAM Cambridge United (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    25 Callum Burton (GK)
    5 Greg Taylor
    6 Declan Drysdale
    3 Jack Iredale
    2 Kyle Knoyle
    20 Joe Ironside
    4 Paul Digby
    14 Wes Hoolahan Yellow Card
    44 Hiram Boateng
    7 Luke Hannant
    10 Paul Mullin
    Cambridge United Substitutes:
    Jubril Adesope Okedina, Shilow Tracey, Adam May, Ajibola Alese, Harrison Dunk, Kai McKenzie-Lyle, Liam O'Neil.

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