Newport County 2-1 Mansfield Town: result and report
League Two · Saturday 3 October 2020
Result
Newport County 2-1 Mansfield Town
League Two · Saturday 3 October 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Newport County 2-1 Mansfield Town: match report
Newport County defeated Mansfield Town 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 3 October 2020. The half-time score was 0-0.
Stephen McLaughlin opened the scoring in the 69th minute. Newport County's goals came from Scott Twine (78') and Matty Dolan (88', penalty). Mansfield Town scored through Stephen McLaughlin (69').
Discipline: Newport County received no yellow cards; Mansfield Town received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Newport County were 3rd on 7 points from 3 and Mansfield Town 19th on 2 points from 3. Newport County went on to finish that season 5th with 77 points, and Mansfield Town 16th with 58.
Newport County lined up in a 3-5-2 and Mansfield Town in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Scott Twine of Newport County (8.2), ahead of Stephen McLaughlin (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Newport County win, 4 draws and 5 for Mansfield Town.
Key events
- 65'Yellow card · James Perch
- 69'Goal · Stephen McLaughlin
- 78'Goal · Scott Twine
- 87'Yellow card · Corey O'Keeffe
- 87'Yellow card · Alistair Smith
- 88'Penalty goal · Matty Dolan
Head-to-head
Team news
Newport County line-up (3-5-2)
Nick Townsend, Brandon Cooper, Matty Dolan, Mickey Demetriou, Liam Shephard, Joss Labadie, Josh Sheehan, Scott Twine, R. Haynes, Tristan Abrahams, Ryan Taylor
Mansfield Town line-up (3-5-2)
Aidan Stone, Rollin Menayese, Farrend Rawson, Ryan Sweeney, Corey O'Keeffe, Ollie Clarke, George Maris, James Perch, Stephen McLaughlin, Nicky Maynard, Jamie Reid