Port Vale 2-1 Newport County: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 16 March 2021
Result
Port Vale 2-1 Newport County
League Two · Tuesday 16 March 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Port Vale 2-1 Newport County: match report
Port Vale defeated Newport County 2-1 in the League Two on Tuesday 16 March 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Tom Conlon opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Port Vale's goals came from Tom Conlon (12') and Devante Rodney (75'). Newport County scored through Jake Scrimshaw (55').
Discipline: Port Vale received 1 yellow card; Newport County received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Port Vale were 21st on 35 points from 35 and Newport County 4th on 57 points from 34. Port Vale went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Newport County 5th with 77.
Port Vale lined up in a 4-3-3 and Newport County in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Leon Legge of Port Vale (7.8), level with Tom Conlon (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Port Vale wins, 0 draws and 1 for Newport County.
Key events
- 12'Goal · Tom Conlon
- 43'Yellow card · Luke Joyce
- 55'Goal · Jake Scrimshaw
- 75'Goal · Devante Rodney
Head-to-head
Team news
Port Vale line-up (4-3-3)
Scott Brown, Zak Mills, Leon Legge, Nathan Smith, Cristian Montano, Emmanuel Oyeleke, Luke Joyce, Tom Conlon, David Worrall, Theo Robinson, Devante Rodney
Newport County line-up (3-5-2)
Nick Townsend, Priestley Farquharson, Matty Dolan, Mickey Demetriou, Liam Shephard, Joss Labadie, Scot Bennett, Josh Sheehan, A. Lewis, Padraig Amond, Ryan Taylor