Fleetwood Town 4-1 Newport County

Steve Schumacher's first senior hat-trick saw Fleetwood Town beat 10-man Newport in League Two.

Robbie Willmott was shown a straight red card after blocking Schumacher's goal-bound shot with his hand.

Schumacher scored from the resulting spot kick before the midfielder added two further goals, including a second penalty.

Chris Zebroski scored from the penalty spot for Newport before David Ball netted a fourth for Fleetwood.

VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh told BBC Radio Wales: "I've got to be careful how I say this, but I think the man in the middle [referee Andy Haines] has stole the show from us really.

"Where do you want Robbie [Willmott] to put his arms? They're down by his side, he hasn't made an attempt [to lift them], he's just put his body across.

"We get a player booked and sent off for penalties conceded, they concede a penalty and nothing happens. Work that one out, it's very inconsistent refereeing today.

"I'm going to go and ask his explanation after this."

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Line-ups

Fleetwood

• 1Davies
• 14HoganBooked at 28minsSubstituted forMcLaughlinat 43'minutes
• 6Pond
• 8Schumacher
• 20Taylor
• 16Cresswell
• 11Hughes
• 4Murdoch
• 23BallSubstituted forDieseruvweat 83'minutes
• 18Sarcevic
• 7Evans

Substitutes

• 5Roberts
• 9Parkin
• 12Brown
• 15McLaughlin
• 17Blair
• 29Dieseruvwe
• 33Lucas

Newport

• 1Pidgeley
• 18Jackson
• 12WillmottBooked at 3mins
• 20Oshilaja
• 6Yakubu
• 16Jones
• 19NaylorSubstituted forCrowat 78'minutes
• 8MinshullBooked at 17minsSubstituted forPipeat 43'minutes
• 14WashingtonSubstituted forJolleyat 79'minutes
• 11ZebroskiBooked at 60mins
• 7ChapmanBooked at 45mins

Substitutes

• 2Pipe
• 9Crow
• 17Flynn
• 23Jolley
• 25Stephens
• 26Redman

Referee:

Andy Haines

Attendance:

2,354

Match Stats

Home TeamFleetwoodAway TeamNewport

Possession

Home56%

Away44%

Shots

Home17

Away11

Shots on Target

Home13

Away5

Corners

Home3

Away10

Fouls

Home11

Away9

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Fleetwood Town 4, Newport County 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 4, Newport County 1.

Posted at 90'

Danny Crow (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Ryan Cresswell (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 89'

Jeff Hughes (Fleetwood Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.

Posted at 85'

Attempt missed. Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 84'

Ismail Yakubu (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe replaces David Ball.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Nathan Pond.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Steven Schumacher.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Newport County. Christian Jolley replaces Conor Washington.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Newport County. Danny Crow replaces Tom Naylor.

Goal!

Posted at 78'

Goal! Fleetwood Town 4, Newport County 1. David Ball (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Steven Schumacher (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 73'

(Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Goal!

Posted at 71'

Goal! Fleetwood Town 3, Newport County 1. Chris Zebroski (Newport County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

Posted at 70'

Penalty conceded by Ryan Cresswell (Fleetwood Town) with a hand ball in the penalty area.

Posted at 69'

Attempt saved. Tom Naylor (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

Posted at 67'

Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Adam Chapman (Newport County).

Posted at 67'

Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Newport County) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.

Posted at 63'

Attempt saved. Stewart Murdoch (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Booking

Posted at 60'

Ryan Jackson (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.

Goal!

Posted at 59'

Goal! Fleetwood Town 3, Newport County 0. Steven Schumacher (Fleetwood Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Posted at 58'

Penalty Fleetwood Town. Charlie Taylor draws a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 57'

Penalty conceded by Ryan Jackson (Newport County) after a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 57'

Nathan Pond (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Chris Zebroski (Newport County).

Posted at 55'

Attempt saved. Stewart Murdoch (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 53'

Foul by Jeff Hughes (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 53'

Ryan Jackson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 52'

Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 52'

Foul by Chris Zebroski (Newport County).

Posted at 51'

Attempt missed. Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 51'

Attempt saved. Charlie Taylor (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

Posted at 50'

Attempt saved. Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Goal!

Posted at 48'

Goal! Fleetwood Town 2, Newport County 0. Steven Schumacher (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.

Posted at 47'

Attempt missed. Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

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