Wrexham vs Newport County, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

64': James Jones
87': Elliott Lee

FT
2 - 0

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Wrexham are hosting Newport County at STōK Cae Ras, Wrexham, 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': Offside, Wrexham. James McClean is caught offside.
2': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Aaron Wildig (Newport County).
2': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
2': Scot Bennett (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Will Evans (Newport County).
5': Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Aaron Wildig (Newport County).
9': Sam Dalby (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Aaron Wildig (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
10': James Clarke (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt blocked. Omar Bogle (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scot Bennett.
12': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
12': Ryan Delaney (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
24': Shane McLoughlin (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt saved. Will Evans (Newport County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
25': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Sam Dalby.
25': Attempt blocked. Omar Bogle (Newport County) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
26': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Andrew Cannon.
28': Attempt blocked. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Delaney.
28': Attempt saved. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Delaney with a cross.
28': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
29': Attempt missed. Harry Charsley (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
29': Attempt missed. Ryan Delaney (Newport County) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Charsley following a corner.
30': Foul by James Clarke (Newport County).
30': Sam Dalby (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
31': James Clarke (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Cleworth.
35': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Max Cleworth.
40': Attempt missed. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Dalby.
44': Aaron Wildig (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Elliot Lee (Wrexham).
45': Attempt blocked. Harry Charsley (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+1': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County).
45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 0, Newport County 0.
45': Second Half begins Wrexham 0, Newport County 0.
48': Attempt missed. Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Jones with a cross.
51': Offside, Wrexham. Paul Mullin is caught offside.
52': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Scot Bennett.
53': Attempt saved. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
53': Foul by Will Evans (Newport County).
53': Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Andrew Cannon (Wrexham).
54': Harry Charsley (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
55': Scot Bennett (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt missed. James Clarke (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
56': Foul by James Clarke (Newport County).
56': Sam Dalby (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by James McClean.
58': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Nick Townsend.
58': Attempt missed. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James McClean with a cross following a corner.
59': Attempt missed. James McClean (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Lee.
59': Attempt missed. Sam Dalby (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
60': Foul by Omar Bogle (Newport County).
60': Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Will Evans.
61': Attempt blocked. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
61': Attempt missed. Sam Dalby (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas O'Connor following a corner.
64': Goal! Wrexham 1, Newport County 0. James Jones (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Lee.
64': Substitution, Newport County. Matthew Baker replaces Harry Charsley.
69': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Thomas O'Connor.
70': Foul by Will Evans (Newport County).
70': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Sam Dalby (Wrexham).
72': James Clarke (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Wrexham. Steven Fletcher replaces Sam Dalby.
77': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Mullin.
80': Substitution, Newport County. Lewis Payne replaces Seb Palmer-Houlden.
82': Attempt blocked. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
84': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Lewis Payne.
87': Goal! Wrexham 2, Newport County 0. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
88': Substitution, Wrexham. Luke Young replaces Andrew Cannon.
89': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Lewis Payne.
90': Attempt saved. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
90': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Nick Townsend.
90'+2': Substitution, Wrexham. Jake Bickerstaff replaces Paul Mullin.
90'+2': Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Davies replaces Elliot Lee.
90'+3': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Scot Bennett.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Newport County 0.
0': Match ends, Wrexham 2, Newport County 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 12,095

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bromley	42	+26	83
2	Milton Keynes Dons	42	+35	76
3	Notts County	42	+26	76
4	Cambridge United	41	+27	74

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wrexham (5-3-2)

No.	Name
33	Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
4	Ben Tozer
22	Thomas O'Connor
32	Max Cleworth
23	James McClean
19	Jacob Mendy
20	Andrew Cannon
38	Elliott Lee
30	James Jones
10	Paul Mullin
18	Sam Dalby

Wrexham Substitutes:

Steven Fletcher, Jake Bickerstaff, Mark Howard, Jordan Davies, Luke Young, Anthony Forde, William Boyle.

Newport County (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Nick Townsend (GK)
17	Scott Bennett
4	Ryan Delaney
5	James Clarke
24	Aaron Wildig
8	Bryn Morris
20	Harry Charsley
7	Will Evans
19	Shane McLoughlin
30	Seb Palmer-Houlden
9	Omar Bogle

Newport County Substitutes:

Lewis Payne, James Waite, Nathan Wood, Matthew Baker, Jon Maxted, Kiban Rai, Matthew Bondswell.

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