Match ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Newport County 2.
AccringtonAccrington Stanley0NewportNewport County2
A mistake by Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Scott Davies helped gift victory to visitors Newport County.
Exiles striker Aaron O'Connor appeared to get a slight touch from a corner but the ball squirmed through Davies' arms.
Deep in time added on, Shaun Jeffers struck a second goal, turning in Ismail Yakubu's cross from close range.
The result moved Newport up to sixth in the table, boosting their bid for a League Two play-off place, while Accrington remain in 16th.
Newport County first-team coach Wayne Hatswell told BBC Radio Wales: "It was a fantastic win, well deserved and hard-fought I'd probably say.
"In a lot of areas we were man for man and we coped really well with that. We probably frustrated them in the end and I know we probably got lucky with the first goal, but the second goal was just hitting them on the break.
"We said we had to go in at half-time still 0-0 so we could have a chance of getting something in the second half, because we knew our front two and they way they work we would get something."
Line-ups
Accrington
Formation 3-5-2
- 30Davies
- 5Jones
- 25Atkinson
- 6WinnardBooked at 90mins
- 15Mingoia
- 4JoyceBooked at 45mins
- 33CrooksSubstituted forGilchristat 86'minutes
- 19MaguireSubstituted forMcCartanat 64'minutes
- 11Naismith
- 10Gornell
- 8Windass
Substitutes
- 7McCartan
- 16Hunt
- 18Gilchrist
- 21Bruna
- 23Barry
- 26Warner
- 28Conneely
Newport
Formation 3-5-2
- 30DaySubstituted forStephensat 45'minutes
- 6Yakubu
- 5Jones
- 13Sandell
- 2JacksonSubstituted forTutondaat 20'minutesBooked at 51mins
- 33Byrne
- 4Porter
- 8Minshull
- 18Klukowski
- 10O'Connor
- 20StoreyBooked at 19minsSubstituted forJeffersat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Feely
- 7Chapman
- 14Jeffers
- 24Parker
- 25Stephens
- 27Tutonda
- 39Collins
- Referee:
- Kevin Wright
- Attendance:
- 1,111
Match Stats
Home TeamAccringtonAway TeamNewport
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away3
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away2
- Corners
- Home3
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Newport County 2.
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jamie Stephens.
Goal!
Goal! Accrington Stanley 0, Newport County 2. Shaun Jeffers (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismail Yakubu.
Booking
Dean Winnard (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Dean Winnard (Accrington Stanley).
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Aaron O'Connor (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Terry Gornell (Accrington Stanley).
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Ismail Yakubu (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jason Gilchrist replaces Matt Crooks.
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Attempt missed. Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
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Matt Crooks (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Shaun Jeffers (Newport County).
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Matt Crooks (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Aaron O'Connor (Newport County).
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Foul by Dean Winnard (Accrington Stanley).
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Aaron O'Connor (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Terry Gornell (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Shaun Jeffers replaces Miles Storey.
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Foul by Josh Windass (Accrington Stanley).
