Newport County

    • 7-5-8
    • 16th in English League Two

    Newport County

    SOCCER

      Mickey Demetriou and Frank Nouble on target as Newport beat Cambridge

      Newport finished their home campaign with a flourish by beating Cambridge 2-1.Mickey Demetriou gave Newport a first-half lead before Frank Nouble volleyed home to take the Exiles to within three points of their record League Two points tally.George Maris made Newport sweat in the final 10 minutes, but his goal could not stop Cambridge from slipping into 13th.The hosts piled on the pressure from the start and finally got the breakthrough in the 26th minute.Ben Tozer's long throw was met by Mark O'Brien, who headed the ball down for defensive partner Demetriou to poke home from four yards out to make it 1-0.Cambridge brought Barry Corr on at half-time to add some attacking threat, but it was County who showed their killer instinct.Substitute Aaron Collins surged down the wing and crossed for Nouble, who volleyed the ball in at the back post for his 10th goal of the season after 59 minutes.Billy Waters teed up Maris to fire into the bottom corner with nine minutes remaining, but it was too little, too late.
      • 7Y
      • PA Sport

      Newport County

      SOCCER

        Accrington's title party on hold as Newport win

        Newport stalled Accrington's title-winning celebrations with a 2-1 win at Rodney Parade.Stanley have already been promoted but goals from Padraig Amond and Frank Nouble were enough to give the Exiles victory.Billy Kee grabbed a late consolation goal for the visitors but it was not enough.Newport came close to opening the scoring when Amond was found unmarked in the penalty box only to head straight into the arms of goalkeeper Aaron Chapman.But Amond did put the Exiles into the lead with a powerful shot which found the bottom-left corner.Stanley threatened an equaliser before the break, with Sean McConville forcing Joe Day into a save.Mark Hughes thought he had equalised when his shot hit a post before Newport scrambled the ball away.Nouble looked to have secured the win when his low shot from the edge of the area beat Chapman.Kee got one back for Stanley in the dying moments but Newport managed to cling on to the points.
        • 7Y
        • PA Sport
        Back to Top

        2024-25 EFL League Two Ladder

        TeamGPWDLGDP
        Walsall201343+1843
        Port Vale211074+737
        Doncaster Rovers211065+736
        Crewe Alexandra20983+835
        Chesterfield21975+1334
        AFC Wimbledon201037+1433
        Notts County20875+731
        Grimsby Town2110110-531
        Milton Keynes Dons19937+730
        Gillingham20938+430
        Salford City20866+330
        Bradford City20776+228
        Bromley20695+227
        Cheltenham Town21768-127
        Barrow20758+226
        Newport County20758-426
        Colchester United204115+123
        Fleetwood Town19586-123
        Tranmere Rovers20569-1421
        Harrogate Town216312-1521
        Swindon Town214710-919
        Accrington Stanley20479-1019
        Carlisle United203611-1715
        Morecambe213513-1914

        2024-25 Team Leaders

        English League Two

        24

        Aaron WildigM #24

        4
        Matches15
        Assists0
        25

        Kyle HudlinF #25

        4
        Matches14
        Assists1
        4

        Matthew BakerD #4

        3
        Matches14
        Assists0

        Rankings

        English League Two

        Goal Difference
        -4
        17th
        Goals Scored
        27
        9th
        Assists
        16
        Tied-15th
        Goals Conceded
        31
        18th
        ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.
        Copyright: © 2024 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.