Newport County 2-0 Forest Green — League Two, 18 May 2021
Newport County beat Forest Green 2-0 in the League Two Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 18 May 2021 at Rodney Parade, Casnewydd. M. Dolan, L. Collins got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newport County have won 1 and Forest Green 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Rodney Parade · Casnewydd·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 19'D. Bernard
- 1-031'M. Dolanassist: Joshua Sheehan
- 45+1'
- Half-time1-0
- 2-056'L. Collinsassist: A. Lewis
- 61'
- 61'
- 62'out: D. Bernard
- 75'J. Mattout: S. Wagstaff
- 75'out: M. Dolan
- 84'
- 90'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Newport County
- 8.3Joshua SheehanM
- 7.7Lewis CollinsF
- 7.5Thomas KingG
- 7.3Anthony HartiganM
- 7.2Aaron LewisM
- 7.2Ryan HaynesM
- 7.2Mickey DemetriouD
- 7.0Matthew DolanM
- 6.6Liam ShephardD
- 6.5Ryan TaylorF
- 6.5Pádraig AmondF
- 6.3Scot BennettD
- 6.3Priestley FarquharsonD
Forest Green
- 6.9Daniel SweeneyD
- 6.7Dominic BernardM
- 6.7Jamille MattF
- 6.6Jordan Moore-TaylorM
- 6.6Nicky CaddenM
- 6.5Joshua DavisonF
- 6.5Baily CargillD
- 6.5Udoka Godwin-MalifeD
- 6.5Jayden RichardsonM
- 6.5Christopher StokesD
- 6.3Aaron CollinsF
- 6.2Kane WilsonD
- 6.2Odin BaileyM
- 6.2Scott WagstaffF
- 6.0Luke McGeeG
Line-ups
Forest Green4-4-2
Newport County3-5-2
Substitutes
Newport CountyM. Flynn
Substitutes
- 18Nicky MaynardF
- 22Kevin EllisonM
- 16Luke GambinM
- 29Ryan TaylorF6.5
- 6Priestley Farquharson75'D6.3
- 34Joe LedleyM
- 30Nicholas TownsendG
Forest GreenJ. Ball
Substitutes
- 24Lewis ThomasG
- 4Daniel Sweeney62'D6.9
- 11Nicky CaddenM6.6
- 14Jamille MattF6.7
- 12Taylor AllenF
- 23Joshua Davison84'F6.5
- 18Jake YoungF
Team statistics
44%Possession56%
12Total shots7
3Shots on target2
7Shots off target4
2Blocked shots1
3Corners4
0Offsides1
12Fouls17
1Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves1
313Total passes384
193Accurate passes268
62%Pass accuracy70%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Sheehan | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Lewis Collins | 61 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Thomas King | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Anthony Hartigan | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Aaron Lewis | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ryan Haynes | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Mickey Demetriou | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Matthew Dolan | 75 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Liam Shephard | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Taylor | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Pádraig Amond | 89 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Scot Bennett | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Priestley Farquharson | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Forest Green
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Sweeney | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Dominic Bernard | 62 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jamille Matt | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jordan Moore-Taylor | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Nicky Cadden | 29 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Joshua Davison | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Baily Cargill | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Udoka Godwin-Malife | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jayden Richardson | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Christopher Stokes | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Aaron Collins | 84 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Kane Wilson | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Odin Bailey | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Scott Wagstaff | 75 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Luke McGee | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
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