Match report

Mansfield Town and Newport County Draw 0-0 in League Two Clash

Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
0–0
PEN
Newport County
Newport County
May 12, 2019

Mansfield Town and Newport County played out a 0-0 draw in a tense League Two encounter on Sunday. Despite several chances and a flurry of yellow cards, neither side could find the back of the net. Mansfield held off Newport's challenges, with Newport receiving five yellow cards in the process.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: Mansfield Town 0-0 Newport County
  • • Newport County received 5 yellow cards (J. Labadie, M. O'Brien, D. Butler, J. Sheehan, J. Matt, Regan Poole)
  • • Mansfield Town's Gethin Jones received a yellow card
  • • Substitutions: Mansfield Town (W. Tomlinson for Malvind Benning, J. Mellis for W. Atkinson, D. Rose for N. Ajose, Gethin Jones for Jorge Grant)
  • • Substitutions: Newport County (J. Labadie for A. Azeez, J. Sheehan for Matthew Dolan, A. Azeez for H. McKirdy)

Lineups

Mansfield Town

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 C. Logan (G)
  • 25 B. Turner (D)
  • 5 K. Pearce (D)
  • 17 R. Sweeney (D)
  • 8 J. Mellis (M)
  • 20 G. Jones
  • 22 C. Hamilton (F)
  • 16 W. Tomlinson (M)
  • 7 A. MacDonald (M)
  • 32 D. Rose (F)
  • 19 T. Walker (F)

Substitutes

  • 3 M. Benning
  • 11 W. Atkinson
  • 21 N. Ajose
  • 23 J. Grant
  • 10 O. Khan
  • 14 J. Smith
  • 30 A. Smith

Newport County

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Day (G)
  • 25 M. O'Brien (D)
  • 17 S. Bennett (D)
  • 28 M. Demetriou (D)
  • 3 D. Butler (D)
  • 26 R. Poole (D)
  • 7 R. Willmott (M)
  • 4 J. Labadie (M)
  • 16 J. Sheehan (M)
  • 9 P. Amond (F)
  • 11 J. Matt (F)

Substitutes

  • 14 A. Azeez
  • 8 M. Dolan
  • 27 H. McKirdy
  • 2 D. Pipe
  • 10 K. Marsh-Brown
  • 12 W. Randall
  • 22 A. Crofts

Timeline

  1. Newport County
    8' Newport County Card · Yellow Card
    J. Labadie
  2. Newport County
    19' Newport County Card · Yellow Card
    M. O'Brien
  3. Newport County
    42' Newport County Card · Yellow Card
    D. Butler
  4. Mansfield Town
    46' Mansfield Town subst · Substitution 1
    Off: W. Tomlinson · On: Malvind Benning
  5. Newport County
    65' Newport County Card · Yellow Card
    J. Sheehan
  6. Newport County
    76' Newport County subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Labadie · On: A. Azeez
  7. Newport County
    83' Newport County Card · Yellow Card
    J. Matt
  8. Newport County
    89' Newport County Card · Yellow Card
    Regan Poole
  9. Mansfield Town
    90' Mansfield Town Card · Yellow Card
    Gethin Jones
  10. Mansfield Town
    90' Mansfield Town subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Mellis · On: W. Atkinson
  11. Mansfield Town
    105'+1 Mansfield Town subst · Substitution 3
    Off: D. Rose · On: N. Ajose
  12. Newport County
    110' Newport County subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Sheehan · On: Matthew Dolan
  13. Newport County
    111' Newport County subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Azeez · On: H. McKirdy
  14. Mansfield Town
    120'+1 Mansfield Town subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Gethin Jones · On: Jorge Grant

Match Stats

Stat Mansfield Town Newport County
Fouls 18 19
Pass Accuracy 64% 49%
Offsides 4 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 24 21
Corners 7 8
Total Passes 444 344
Yellow Cards 1 6
Blocked Shots 6 6
Shots on Target 6 3
Shots off Target 12 12
Possession 55% 45%
Accurate Passes 282 170
Shots Inside Box 16 11
Saves 3 5
Shots Outside Box 8 10

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Newport County's early yellow cards to J. Labadie and M. O'Brien at 8' and 19' respectively, set the tone for a tough match ahead for the visitors.
  • ▸ The match remained scoreless despite Mansfield Town making strategic substitutions, including W. Tomlinson for Malvind Benning at 46', which aimed to shift momentum in their favor.