Aaron Wildig is congratulated by his Newport teammates
Aaron Wildig came back to haunt his former club as Newport County claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory to leave winless Morecambe bottom of League Two.
The Exiles skipper gave Newport an early lead, pressuring Shrimps goalkeeper Stuart Moore to find the back of the net.
Morecambe went searching for an equaliser as Jordan Slew and Gwion Edwards went close - with Exiles keeper Nick Townsend showing superb reactions to deny Edwards.
After the break, Shrimps forward Hallam Hope had the ball in the back of the net only to be flagged offside.
Townsend again had to be his best to prevent Callum Jones equalising with a wicked free-kick as Newport held out to move up to fourth.
Newport County head coach Nelson Jardim:
"I thought the first 20 minutes was probably our best 20 minutes of the season and then we had to manage the game.
"We started losing a little bit of control and a point I have to be happy about... we had to work hard to keep a clean sheet and we managed to reach that goal.
"When you play away and you're up against a good club, well organised... and probably they deserved more as well, but I think we managed the game well, we suffered when we needed to and I said in the dressing room we've not only won three points but we've won as a team."
