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

· English League Two

Newport County

34': Seb Palmer-Houlden

FT
1 - 0

Wrexham

18': William Boyle

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Newport County are hosting Wrexham 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': Foul by Adam Lewis (Newport County).
1': Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Will Evans (Newport County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shane McLoughlin with a cross.
10': Foul by Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County).
10': William Boyle (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Ben Tozer (Wrexham).
12': Will Evans (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt missed. Bryn Morris (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
17': Foul by William Boyle (Wrexham).
17': Shane McLoughlin (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Delay in match because of an injury Shane McLoughlin (Newport County).
18': William Boyle (Wrexham) is shown the red card.
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Attempt missed. Ryan Delaney (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Wildig with a cross following a set piece situation.
21': Offside, Newport County. Will Evans is caught offside.
23': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Shane McLoughlin (Newport County).
23': Substitution, Wrexham. Eoghan O'Connell replaces Sam Dalby.
25': Offside, Wrexham. Paul Mullin is caught offside.
27': Hand ball by Will Evans (Newport County).
28': Attempt missed. Aaron Wildig (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
30': Attempt saved. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
31': Foul by Harry Charsley (Newport County).
31': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Will Evans (Newport County).
33': Offside, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett is caught offside.
34': Goal! Newport County 1, Wrexham 0. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Delaney with a cross.
36': Bryn Morris (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
37': James McClean (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
37': Bryn Morris (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.
40': Attempt saved. Bryn Morris (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Shane McLoughlin.
41': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by James McClean.
43': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Scot Bennett.
43': Foul by James Jones (Wrexham).
43': Shane McLoughlin (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Eoghan O'Connell.
45': Attempt saved. Ryan Delaney (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Wildig with a cross.
45'+2': Foul by Will Evans (Newport County).
45'+2': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': Foul by James Clarke (Newport County).
45'+3': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Nick Townsend.
45'+4': First Half ends, Newport County 1, Wrexham 0.
45': Second Half begins Newport County 1, Wrexham 0.
46': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
49': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
50': Attempt missed. Will Evans (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
50': Attempt missed. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
55': Offside, Newport County. Adam Lewis is caught offside.
55': Will Evans (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.
56': Foul by Aaron Wildig (Newport County).
56': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Attempt missed. James McClean (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
61': Attempt missed. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
61': Attempt saved. Adam Lewis (Newport County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane McLoughlin.
62': Substitution, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer replaces Max Cleworth.
63': Attempt saved. Harry Charsley (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seb Palmer-Houlden.
63': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
63': Attempt missed. James Clarke (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
64': Harry Charsley (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.
65': Substitution, Newport County. Matthew Bondswell replaces Adam Lewis.
68': Attempt missed. Ryan Delaney (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
70': Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
70': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Elliot Lee (Wrexham).
71': Shane McLoughlin (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Aaron Wildig (Newport County).
73': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Newport County. James Waite replaces Harry Charsley.
75': Substitution, Newport County. Matthew Baker replaces Aaron Wildig.
76': Offside, Wrexham. Paul Mullin is caught offside.
79': Attempt blocked. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Evans.
79': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
81': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
81': Matthew Bondswell (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Wrexham. Jake Bickerstaff replaces James Jones.
82': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
82': Will Evans (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham).
84': Will Evans (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt blocked. Scot Bennett (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane McLoughlin.
85': Offside, Newport County. Seb Palmer-Houlden is caught offside.
87': Foul by Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham).
87': Will Evans (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt missed. Matthew Baker (Newport County) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryn Morris following a set piece situation.
88': Foul by Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County).
88': James McClean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Offside, Newport County. Seb Palmer-Houlden is caught offside.
89': James Waite (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.
90': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
90': Shane McLoughlin (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Nick Townsend (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
90'+1': James Clarke (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Hand ball by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
90'+3': Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County).
90'+4': Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Offside, Wrexham. Jake Bickerstaff is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Wrexham 0.
0': Match ends, Newport County 1, Wrexham 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Attendance: 9,537

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bromley	41	+25	80
2	Milton Keynes Dons	42	+35	76
3	Notts County	42	+26	76
4	Cambridge United	41	+27	74

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newport County (5-3-2)

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

Newport County Substitutes:

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

Wrexham (5-3-2)

No.	Name
33	Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
4	Ben Tozer
25	William Boyle
32	Max Cleworth
23	James McClean
29	Ryan Barnett
12	George Evans
38	Elliott Lee
30	James Jones
18	Sam Dalby
10	Paul Mullin

Wrexham Substitutes:

Eoghan O'Connell, Mark Howard, Jake Bickerstaff, Callum McFadzean, Ollie Palmer, Luke Young, Liam McAlinden.

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