Postat 34 minutes
Foul by Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers).
League Two Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 26th December
League Two Table
On Tuesday 26th December
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- Newport County, Position 17, Points 29
- Forest Green Rovers, Position 24, Points 16
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 50 |
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| 2 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 46 |
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| 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 45 |
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| 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 44 |
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| 5 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 39 |
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| 6 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 37 |
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| 7 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 36 |
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| 8 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 35 |
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| 9 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 34 |
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| 10 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 33 |
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| 11 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 33 |
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| 12 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 33 |
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| 13 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 32 |
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| 14 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 32 |
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| 15 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 30 |
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| 16 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 30 |
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| 17 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 29 |
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| 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 27 |
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| 19 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 24 |
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| 20 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 24 |
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| 21 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 23 |
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| 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 23 |
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| 23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 50 | -23 | 17 |
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| 24 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 16 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 3 : Promotion
- Position 4 - 7 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 23 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Newport County
Manager: Graham Coughlan
Formation: 5 - 3 - 2
Pitch Formation
1, Townsend, Goalkeeper
2, Payne, Wing Back
28, Baker, Defender
5, Clarke, Defender
4, Delaney, Defender
19, McLoughlin, Wing Back
20, Charsley, Midfielder
17, Bennett, Midfielder
8, Morris, Midfielder
7, Evans, Striker
9, Bogle, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, N. Townsend
- Number 4, R. Delaney , Captain
- Number 5, J. Clarke
- Number 28, M. Baker , substituted for S. Palmer-Houlden at 38 minutes
- Number 19, S. McLoughlin
- Number 2, L. Payne , Yellow Card at 50 minutes, substituted for A. Lewis at 90 minutes
- Number 8, B. Morris
- Number 17, S. Bennett
- Number 20, H. Charsley , substituted for M. Bondswell at 77 minutes
- Number 9, O. Bogle , Yellow Card at 18 minutes
- Number 7, W. Evans , Yellow Card at 18 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Newport County
- Number 33, M. Bondswell
- Number 3, A. Lewis
- Number 26, J. Maxted
- Number 30, S. Palmer-Houlden
- Number 18, K. Rai
- Number 11, J. Waite
- Number 22, N. Wood
away team, Forest Green Rovers
Manager: Troy Deeney
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Daniels, Goalkeeper
25, Dabo, Defender
5, Inniss, Defender
15, Moore-Taylor, Defender
17, Robson, Defender
8, McCann, Midfielder
27, Bunker, Midfielder
28, Jones, Midfielder
7, McAllister, Striker
9, Stevens, Striker
39, Morton, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Daniels
- Number 17, J. Robson
- Number 15, J. Moore-Taylor , Captain, Yellow Card at 75 minutes
- Number 5, R. Innis , substituted for R. Welch at 86 minutes
- Number 25, F. Dabo , substituted for M. Lavinier at 86 minutes
- Number 28, C. Jones , Two Yellow Cards at 51 minutes
- Number 27, H. Bunker
- Number 8, C. McCann , Yellow Card at 45 minutes, substituted for D. Bernard at 68 minutes
- Number 39, C. Morton , Yellow Card at 38 minutes, substituted for T. Omotoye at 68 minutes
- Number 9, M. Stevens , substituted for R. Brown at 55 minutes
- Number 7, K. McAllister , Yellow Card at 16 minutes
away team, Forest Green Rovers
- Number 3, D. Bernard
- Number 29, R. Brown
- Number 6, T. Jenks
- Number 23, T. Omotoye
- Number 2, M. Lavinier
- Number 20, J. Searle
- Number 22, R. Welch
home team, Newport County
Manager: Graham Coughlan
Formation: 5 - 3 - 2
Pitch Formation
1, Townsend, Goalkeeper
2, Payne, Wing Back
28, Baker, Defender
5, Clarke, Defender
4, Delaney, Defender
19, McLoughlin, Wing Back
20, Charsley, Midfielder
17, Bennett, Midfielder
8, Morris, Midfielder
7, Evans, Striker
9, Bogle, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, N. Townsend
- Number 4, R. Delaney , Captain
- Number 5, J. Clarke
- Number 28, M. Baker , substituted for S. Palmer-Houlden at 38 minutes
- Number 19, S. McLoughlin
- Number 2, L. Payne , Yellow Card at 50 minutes, substituted for A. Lewis at 90 minutes
- Number 8, B. Morris
- Number 17, S. Bennett
- Number 20, H. Charsley , substituted for M. Bondswell at 77 minutes
- Number 9, O. Bogle , Yellow Card at 18 minutes
- Number 7, W. Evans , Yellow Card at 18 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 33, M. Bondswell
- Number 3, A. Lewis
- Number 26, J. Maxted
- Number 30, S. Palmer-Houlden
- Number 18, K. Rai
- Number 11, J. Waite
- Number 22, N. Wood
away team, Forest Green Rovers
Manager: Troy Deeney
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Daniels, Goalkeeper
25, Dabo, Defender
5, Inniss, Defender
15, Moore-Taylor, Defender
17, Robson, Defender
8, McCann, Midfielder
27, Bunker, Midfielder
28, Jones, Midfielder
7, McAllister, Striker
9, Stevens, Striker
39, Morton, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Daniels
- Number 17, J. Robson
- Number 15, J. Moore-Taylor , Captain, Yellow Card at 75 minutes
- Number 5, R. Innis , substituted for R. Welch at 86 minutes
- Number 25, F. Dabo , substituted for M. Lavinier at 86 minutes
- Number 28, C. Jones , Two Yellow Cards at 51 minutes
- Number 27, H. Bunker
- Number 8, C. McCann , Yellow Card at 45 minutes, substituted for D. Bernard at 68 minutes
- Number 39, C. Morton , Yellow Card at 38 minutes, substituted for T. Omotoye at 68 minutes
- Number 9, M. Stevens , substituted for R. Brown at 55 minutes
- Number 7, K. McAllister , Yellow Card at 16 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 3, D. Bernard
- Number 29, R. Brown
- Number 6, T. Jenks
- Number 23, T. Omotoye
- Number 2, M. Lavinier
- Number 20, J. Searle
- Number 22, R. Welch
- Referee:
- Stephen Martin
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Andrew Fox
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
- Fourth Official:
- Jason Richardson
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Newport v Forest GreenOverall Possession
Shots
Newport County 13Forest Green Rovers 12Shots on target
Newport County 7Forest Green Rovers 4Shots off target
Newport County 1Forest Green Rovers 3Blocked shots
Newport County 5Forest Green Rovers 5Total touches in the box
Newport County 35Forest Green Rovers 22Goalkeeper saves
Newport County 3Forest Green Rovers 3Fouls
Newport County 10Forest Green Rovers 22Corners
Newport County 7Forest Green Rovers 7Season so far
League Two
Key, Newport v Forest Green
Form guide
All competitions
Newport County lose
v Wrexham
2
0
League Two
Forest Green Rovers draw
v Gillingham
0
0
League Two
Newport County draw
v Grimsby Town
1
1
League Two
Forest Green Rovers lose
v Blackpool
3
0
FA Cup
Newport County won
v Barnet
1
4
FA Cup
Forest Green Rovers lose
v Milton Keynes Dons
2
0
League Two
Newport County lose
v Tranmere Rovers
2
1
League Two
Forest Green Rovers won
v Scarborough Athletic
2
4
FA Cup
Newport County draw
v Barnet
1
1
FA Cup
Forest Green Rovers lose
v Oxford United
0
1
EFL Trophy
Previous meetings
All competitions
Newport County and Forest Green RoversNewport County Won 7Forest Green Rovers Won 8Draw 9
Played
24
Previous scores
All competitions
League Two
Forest Green Rovers 0 , Newport County 3 on the 19th of August 2023
Forest Green Rovers
Newport County
19th of August 2023
EFL Trophy
Newport County 1 , Forest Green Rovers 2 on the 20th of September 2022
Newport County
Forest Green Rovers
20th of September 2022
Club Friendlies
Forest Green Rovers 1 , Newport County 1 on the 23rd of July 2022
Forest Green Rovers
Newport County
23rd of July 2022
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Match Facts
Newport County are looking to complete their first ever Football League double over Forest Green Rovers, having won 3-0 earlier this season.
Forest Green are unbeaten in all four of their Football League away games against Newport (W2 D2).
The home team has won just one of the 10 EFL meetings between Newport and Forest Green (D4 L5), a 2-0 win for the Green in February 2022.
Newport haven’t won any of their last seven league games on Boxing Day (D2 L5) since a 2-0 win against Plymouth in 2014.