Match ends, Newport County 0, Portsmouth 1.
Newport County 0-1 Portsmouth
- From the section League Two

Portsmouth won for the fifth time away from home this season to consign bottom club Newport to their ninth defeat.
Matt Tubbs scored the decisive goal, and his sixth this season, in first-half stoppage time when he converted Kyle Bennett's pass from eight yards.
Newport's Lenell John-Lewis had a header ruled out for a foul in the build-up but the home side struggled to create any meaningful chances.
Tubbs had chances to score again but one proved enough for the three points.
Newport County manager John Sheridan told BBC Radio Wales:
"There was nothing between the sides in the first half, I was happy with the way things were going.
"The difference was the naivety of some of our play at times, just giving the ball away when we had good position and making ourselves vulnerable.
"They had the players who didn't ignore the simple things, which makes good players. But our work-rate was really good."
Portsmouth manager Paul Cook told BBC Radio Solent:
"I'm pleased with the win, not pleased with the performance. I didn't think we played very well. I thought we were very fortunate to go in 1-0 at half time. I thought we were very sloppy in the first half.
"It was nice to keep a clean sheet today, some of the goals we have conceded have disappointed me.
"We missed Garrett Evans' energy today and that was there for all to see. We are just hoping to put a performance together that everyone can be proud of, but at the moment we are just like a stuttering engine, we are just not firing."
Line-ups
Newport
- 30Day
- 12Donacien
- 18Bennett
- 21Partridge
- 24Barnum-Bobb
- 33Byrne
- 4O'Sullivan
- 7Elito
- 3BarrowBooked at 46minsSubstituted forRodmanat 65'minutes
- 9AnsahSubstituted forBodenat 59'minutes
- 10John-LewisSubstituted forCollinsat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Taylor
- 2Holmes
- 6Taylor
- 8Klukowski
- 19Boden
- 23Rodman
- 39Collins
Portsmouth
- 27McCarey
- 2Davies
- 6Burgess
- 4Webster
- 3StevensBooked at 85mins
- 14NaismithSubstituted forBocoat 59'minutes
- 8Doyle
- 11Roberts
- 23Bennett
- 15BartonSubstituted forHollandsat 68'minutes
- 9TubbsSubstituted forLaveryat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Boco
- 13Lavery
- 19Chaplin
- 20Clarke
- 24Murphy
- 25Atangana
- 29Hollands
- Referee:
- James Adcock
- Attendance:
- 3,298
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away10
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Newport County 0, Portsmouth 1.
Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Rodman (Newport County).
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Scott Bennett.
Booking
Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Enda Stevens (Portsmouth).
Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Boden (Newport County).
Attempt missed. Medy Elito (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Caolan Lavery replaces Matt Tubbs.
Attempt missed. Mark Byrne (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Danny Hollands (Portsmouth).
Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Danny Hollands replaces Adam Barton.
Mark Byrne (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth).
Foul by Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County).
Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Alex Rodman replaces Scott Barrow.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Aaron Collins replaces Lenell John-Lewis.
Attempt missed. Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County).
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Scott Boden replaces Zak Ansah.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Romuald Boco replaces Kal Naismith.
Foul by Lenell John-Lewis (Newport County).
Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lenell John-Lewis (Newport County).
Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gary Roberts (Portsmouth).
Attempt saved. Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Scott Barrow (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Doyle (Portsmouth).
Hand ball by Matt Tubbs (Portsmouth).
Attempt missed. Mark Byrne (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.