Exiles aim for another home success

Nelson Jardim says Newport County must be ready for a fight on Tuesday night (19:45 GMT) as they take on Morecambe at Rodney Parade.

Newport are aiming for a second home victory in three days having ended their six-game winless run by beating Barrow on Saturday.

The Exiles are 19th in League Two, seven points clear of a Morecambe side who are currently 23rd.

Derek Adams' Morecambe ended a three-game league winless streak by beating Fleetwood 4-2 over the weekend.

And Jardim says that though the Shrimps are in the relegation zone, they will provide a stern test.

"The fight will have to be there," said the Newport head coach.

"It's obviously going to be tough – Morecambe make every game tough for everyone they play. Even when they lose games, it's 1-0, 1-0, 1-0. They are always there fighting."

Morecambe's visit – a rearranged fixture after it was postponed last month - is the second of five home matches in six for Newport, who have played 15 away league games this compared to only 12 on their own patch.

"We have got this good run of home games because we have been playing away a lot since November," Jardim added.

"I have always said home games are important for a team like us. Then there is a big chance to go away and nick a win and we will do that - we almost did it in Salford [last week].

"First we will make sure that we do our best to win our home games."