Newport County vs Cheltenham Town, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season
· English League TwoAbout
Newport County are hosting Cheltenham Town
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': Attempt blocked. Anthony Hartigan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 1': Attempt missed. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scot Bennett.
- 2': Foul by Joss Labadie (Newport County).
- 2': Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Goal! Newport County 1, Cheltenham Town 0. Joss Labadie (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Hartigan.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Raglan with a headed pass.
- 7': Chris Hussey (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Aaron Lewis (Newport County).
- 10': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Ryan Haynes.
- 12': Hand ball by Alfie May (Cheltenham Town).
- 14': Foul by Padraig Amond (Newport County).
- 14': Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Sean Long (Cheltenham Town).
- 15': Padraig Amond (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Liam Sercombe tries a through ball, but George Lloyd is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Charlie Raglan.
- 17': Attempt missed. Aaron Lewis (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Haynes with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt saved. Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Lewis.
- 23': Attempt missed. Padraig Amond (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Collins.
- 24': Foul by Joss Labadie (Newport County).
- 24': George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town).
- 25': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Lewis Collins (Newport County) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Padraig Amond with a cross.
- 30': Attempt missed. Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 30': Attempt saved. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 32': Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Newport County).
- 32': Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
- 44': Attempt saved. Lewis Collins (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Padraig Amond.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Lewis.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Newport County 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newport County 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Callum Wright replaces Charlie Raglan.
- 46': Foul by Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town).
- 46': Scot Bennett (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
- 55': Scot Bennett (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Attempt saved. Anthony Hartigan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 63': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Andy Williams replaces Sam Smith.
- 63': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Indiana Vassilev replaces Alfie May.
- 64': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Finn Azaz replaces George Lloyd.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
- 64': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Aaron Lewis.
- 66': Attempt missed. Andy Williams (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
- 67': Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Aaron Lewis (Newport County).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
- 69': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Scot Bennett.
- 77': Foul by Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town).
- 77': Ryan Haynes (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Finn Azaz (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Joss Labadie (Newport County).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Ben Tozer (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Sercombe.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Substitution, Newport County. Nicky Maynard replaces Lewis Collins.
- 81': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 86': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
- 88': Foul by Ben Tozer (Cheltenham Town).
- 88': Nicky Maynard (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Ben Tozer (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Ryan Haynes (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Padraig Amond.
- 90'+5': Foul by Sean Long (Cheltenham Town).
- 90'+5': Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Offside, Newport County. Josh Sheehan tries a through ball, but Joss Labadie is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Ben Tozer (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Blair with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newport County 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
Game Information
Competition: English League Two
Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
EFL League Two Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Walsall | 32 | +27 | 66 |
2 | Doncaster Rovers | 33 | +8 | 58 |
3 | AFC Wimbledon | 32 | +23 | 57 |
4 | Notts County | 32 | +19 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Newport County (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Tom King (GK) |
17 | Scott Bennett ![]() |
28 | Mickey Demetriou |
32 | Liam Shephard |
20 | Anthony Hartigan |
4 | Joss Labadie |
10 | Josh Sheehan |
3 | Ryan Haynes |
14 | Aaron Lewis |
21 | Lewis Collins |
9 | Padraig Amond |
Cheltenham Town (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Joshua Griffiths (GK) |
4 | Ben Tozer ![]() |
2 | Sean Long ![]() |
5 | Charlie Raglan |
26 | Liam Sercombe |
7 | Conor Thomas |
3 | Chris Hussey |
11 | Matt Blair |
9 | Sam Smith |
10 | Alfie May ![]() |
19 | George Lloyd |
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