The last time Colchester<\/strong> vs Newport<\/strong> was a Football League<\/strong> game was back in February 1988, where a struggling Newport managed to gain a valuable point with a 0-0 draw. Now, 18 years later Newport, managed to repeat that result and earn themselves a point in their fight against relegation.<\/p>\n With Newport\u2019s new manager Graham Westley<\/strong> watching from the stands, Newport were looking for an impressive display. Both sides pushed to dominate the early goings and Newport\u2019s Joe Day<\/strong> was called into action half way though the half, forced into tipping Drey Wright\u2019s<\/strong> volley around the post<\/p>\n Newport fired back with Jon Parkin<\/strong> forcing Sam Walker<\/strong> in the home goal to tip a powerful volley over the bar from a corner. Soon after Colchester went close, but Drey Wright\u2019s long range shot clipped the post<\/p>\n Newport would have gone into half time the happier of the two sides, providing the travelling Amber Army with a decent 45 minutes. The Exiles restricted\u00a0their hosts to shots from distance while looking threatening themselves from out wide.<\/p>\n Colchester went close soon after the restart, but Kurtis Guthrie\u2019s<\/strong> close-range effort fell just wide. Moments later Newport\u2019s Darren Jones<\/strong> got on the end of a Reece<\/strong>\u00a0Grego-Cox<\/strong> corner, but his effort went narrowly wide.<\/p>\n Darren Jones was playing well, keeping Colchester\u2019s forward Chris Porter<\/strong> in his pocket throughout the game. Porter was subbed after a disappointing display on 70 minutes.<\/p>\n Both sides pushed forward near the end, like two boxers in the final round worried about losing out on points. Sean Rigg<\/strong> had a shot charged down by the Colchester defence before Parkin attempted a lob which sailed over the bar. Newport were asking questions late on, something which has been lacking in recent weeks. Jordan Green<\/strong> came off the bench to impress with some dangerous runs. Near the end\u00a0Marlon Jackson<\/strong> fired straight at Sam Walker from a Tozer cross.<\/p>\n At the final whistle, the home crowd voiced their displeasure with boos while the Amber Army celebrated a hard-worked and well-deserved point.<\/p>\n Colchester U: Walker, Brindley, Wynter, Eastman, Kinsella (James 46), Wright, Slater, Guthrie, Fosu-Henry (Sembie-Ferris 61), Szmodics, Porter (Johnstone 70)<\/p>\n Subs not used: Akinwande, Barnes, Peter, Wright<\/p>\n Newport Co: Day, Bignot, Jones, Bennett, Barnum-Bobb, Grego-Cox (Green 81), Tozer, Myrie-Williams (Rigg 68), Butler, Healey (Jackson 75), Parkin<\/p>\n Subs not used: Compton, Randall, Angel, Bittner<\/p>\n Referee: M Haywood.<\/p>\n Attendance: 3,088 (157 County)<\/p>\n Main photo via @DaviesSport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Colchester vs Newport The last time Colchester vs Newport was a Football League game was back in February 1988, where a struggling Newport managed to gain a valuable point with a 0-0 draw. Now, 18 years later Newport, managed to repeat that result and earn themselves a point in their fight against relegation. 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Second Half<\/h3>\n
Colchester vs Newport Line-ups<\/h4>\n