Newport County 3-1 Accrington Stanley: result and report
League Two · Saturday 24 August 2024
Result
Newport County 3-1 Accrington Stanley
League Two · Saturday 24 August 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
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Newport County 3-1 Accrington Stanley: match report
Newport County won against Accrington Stanley 3-1 in the League Two on Saturday 24 August 2024. The half-time score was 1-1.
Newport County's goals came from an own goal by Seb Quirk (12'), Courtney Baker-Richardson (52', penalty) and Aaron Wildig (63'). Accrington Stanley scored through Shaun Whalley (38').
Discipline: Newport County received 2 yellow cards; Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Newport County were 11th on 3 points from 2 and Accrington Stanley 21st on 1 point from 2. Newport County went on to finish that season 22nd with 49 points, and Accrington Stanley 21st with 50.
Newport County lined up in a 5-3-2 and Accrington Stanley in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Shaun Whalley of Accrington Stanley (7.5), ahead of Aaron Wildig (7.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Newport County wins, 0 draws and 2 for Accrington Stanley.
Key events
- 12'Own goal · Seb Quirk
- 29'Yellow card · James Clarke
- 38'Goal · Shaun Whalley
- 52'Penalty goal · Courtney Baker-Richardson
- 54'Yellow card · Shane McLoughlin
- 63'Goal · Aaron Wildig
- 90+6'Yellow card · Nelson Khumbeni
Head-to-head
Team news
Newport County line-up (5-3-2)
Nick Townsend, Shane McLoughlin, Matthew Baker, James Clarke, Ciaran Brennan, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Bryn Morris, Aaron Wildig, Cameron Antwi, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Bobby Kamwa
Accrington Stanley line-up (4-2-3-1)
Michael Kelly, Connor O'Brien, Farrend Rawson, Zach Awe, Seb Quirk, Seamus Conneely, Donald Love, Shaun Whalley, Jimmy Knowles, Tyler Walton, Kelsey Mooney