Newport keeper Townsend hoping for no 5-0 repeats
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Newport goalkeeper Nick Townsend will be hoping for no repeat of his recent experiences on international duty with Antigua and Barbuda when he returns to his club.
Antigua and Barbuda conceded 10 goals over two games with Townsend in goal, 5-0 in each in back-to-back Concacaf Nations League encounters with Dominican Republic.
In his absence, Newport lost 1-0 at Harrogate Town last Saturday after which Nelson Jardim and his squad rallied around Townsend's stand-in Jacob Carney following his fumble that led to the hosts' winner.
One website rated Townsend as Antigua and Barbuda's best player in their home defeat on the same day. On Wednesday, Townsend and his team-mates suffered the same fate in the away encounter.
Newport host Chesterfield on Friday night at Rodney Parade (20:00 BST) and whoever is in goal, Exiles fans will be hoping for a change of fortune.
