{"id":1578,"date":"2016-10-22T19:23:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T23:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2016-10-23T00:16:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T04:16:03","slug":"newport-vs-plymouth-match-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2016\/10\/22\/newport-vs-plymouth-match-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Newport County vs Plymouth Argyle: Match Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten-man Newport County<\/strong> showed a new battling spirit against Plymouth Argyle<\/strong> on Saturday, but were beaten by the league leaders who profited from two penalties in South Wales<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Pre-Match<\/h3>\n

On the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan<\/strong> disaster, both sides marked the occasion by laying wreaths in the centre circle.\u00a0A minute’s silence was impeccably observed inside Rodney Parade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Graham Westley<\/strong>\u00a0made three changes with\u00a0Kyle Cameron<\/strong>, Reece Grego-Cox<\/strong> and Jordan<\/strong> Green<\/strong> in for Dan<\/strong> Butler, Marlon Jackson and Jennison Myrie-Williams.<\/strong>\u00a0Newport lined up in a 4-1-3-2 formation.<\/p>\n

Newport vs Plymouth – First Half<\/h3>\n

After a short spell early on where Plymouth almost\u00a0scored from a mistake only for Jordan<\/strong> Slew<\/strong> to fire high, Newport started to fight back and\u00a0began to cause the league’s high-flyers some problems. Newport camped inside the Plymouth half and, in the space of a few minutes, forced a string of corners. The Exiles<\/strong> seemed\u00a0to have found some confidence and were playing\u00a0great football in and around the Plymouth penalty area.<\/p>\n

However, that all changed in the 36th minute. With\u00a0all but the Newport defence beaten, Slew had to just tap the ball\u00a0home before he was fouled by Newport’s goalkeeper Joe Day<\/strong>. Day received a straight red card and County reshuffled the pack.<\/p>\n

Former Plymouth goalkeeper James Bittner<\/strong> came on for the unlucky Joss Sheehan<\/strong>, but couldn’t keep out\u00a0Graham Carey’s<\/strong> penalty.<\/p>\n

Newport 0-1 Plymouth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newport vs Plymouth – Second Half<\/h3>\n

After the break, everyone expected Newport to be in damage-limitation mode, but in a surprising twist they continued as if it was still 11 versus 11. Target man Jon Parkin<\/strong> fired a warning shot which was saved by Luke<\/strong> McCormick<\/strong> in the Plymouth goal. However, just a few minutes later, Parkin swung his right foot and fired a 30-yard shot past McCormick and into the corner of the net to draw Newport level.<\/p>\n

Plymouth were stunned as Rodney Parade erupted in celebration. However, just four minutes later, Plymouth retook the lead when Newport’s Darren Jones<\/strong> was judged to have fouled\u00a0Graham Carey just inside the Newport box. It looked a soft penalty, but Carey wouldn’t have cared as he slotted home his second of the game.<\/p>\n

Rhys Healey<\/strong> came on for an exhausted Parkin, and lead the line late on as Newport fought to draw level once again. But Plymouth managed to secure the three points after breaking from a Newport corner and Slew, unmarked in the middle, fired home from a cross by Carey.<\/p>\n

Final Score Newport 1-3 Plymouth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newport vs Plymouth Team Line-ups<\/h4>\n

Newport<\/strong>: Day, Barnum-Bobb, Jones, Bennett, Cameron, Tozer, Sheehan (Bittner 37′), Grego-Cox, Rigg, Parkin (Healey 64′), Green (Compton 78′)<\/p>\n

Subs not used<\/strong>: Butler, Randall, Myrie-Williams, Wood,<\/p>\n

Plymouth<\/strong>:\u00a0McCormick,\u00a0Miller,\u00a0Bulvitis,\u00a0Bradley,\u00a0Purrington,\u00a0Fox (Smith 73′),\u00a0Songo’o,\u00a0Tanner (Jervis 64′),\u00a0Carey,\u00a0Slew,\u00a0Spencer (Donaldson<\/abbr>at<\/span> 85′)<\/p>\n

Subs not used<\/strong>:\u00a0Goodwillie,\u00a0Osborne,\u00a0Dorel,\u00a0Ijaha<\/p>\n

Referee<\/strong>: Michael Salisbury<\/p>\n

Attendance<\/strong>: 3,460 (1,067 Plymouth)<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

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