Bristol Rovers 1-4 Newport County

Zak Ansah (centre) ended his nine-match run without a goal for Newport

Newport County climbed off the bottom of League Two with a comprehensive victory in the Severnside derby.

Tom Parkes headed into his own net from a harmless cross to put the visitors ahead, but Billy Bodin's 25-yard strike 83 seconds later brought Rovers level.

Newport's second was another gift as home goalkeeper Lee Nicholls dropped the ball at Zak Ansah's feet, and the striker added a second moments later.

Tommy O'Sullivan's long-range effort secured County's second win in a row.

Newport had not won successive games in League Two since January, and Ansah had not scored since joining the club on loan in August.

Newport County manager John Sheridan told BBC Radio Wales:

"I thought we looked good on the counter attack and caused them a lot of problems and should have scored more goals.

"Those are two tough away games we've just won and to pick maximum points is a good feeling - it's not one they've felt too often.

"It's important they enjoy it. This gets us out of the bottom two but we know the important of going on a run of games of performing well. if we do that, we've got a chance of winning games."

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Line-ups

Bristol Rovers

• 31Nicholls
• 2Leadbitter
• 4Lockyer
• 6Parkes
• 3Brown
• 11GoslingSubstituted forMontañoat 67'minutes
• 7MansellSubstituted forLinesat 66'minutes
• 24Sinclair
• 23Bodin
• 10Taylor
• 17EasterSubstituted forHarrisonat 73'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Mildenhall
• 8O Clarke
• 9Harrison
• 14Lines
• 15J Clarke
• 16Blissett
• 21Montaño

Newport

• 30Day
• 21Partridge
• 18Bennett
• 12Donacien
• 24Barnum-Bobb
• 3BarrowSubstituted forHolmesat 88'minutes
• 33Byrne
• 4O'SullivanSubstituted forKlukowskiat 79'minutes
• 7ElitoBooked at 82mins
• 9AnsahSubstituted forBodenat 84'minutes
• 10John-Lewis

Substitutes

• 1Taylor
• 2Holmes
• 6Taylor
• 8Klukowski
• 19Boden
• 23Rodman
• 39Collins

Referee:

Nick Kinseley

Attendance:

7,442

Match Stats

Home TeamBristol RoversAway TeamNewport

Possession

Home58%

Away42%

Shots

Home22

Away12

Shots on Target

Home3

Away4

Corners

Home6

Away6

Fouls

Home5

Away11

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Newport County 4.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Newport County 4.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt blocked. Lenell John-Lewis (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 90'+1'

Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Danny Holmes (Newport County).

Posted at 90'+1'

Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Lee Brown.

Posted at 90'

Attempt missed. Tom Parkes (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.

Posted at 90'

Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County).

Posted at 89'

Attempt blocked. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Newport County. Danny Holmes replaces Scott Barrow because of an injury.

Posted at 86'

Attempt missed. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 85'

Attempt missed. Scott Boden (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Newport County. Scott Boden replaces Zak Ansah.

Booking

Posted at 82'

Medy Elito (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 82'

Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Medy Elito (Newport County).

Posted at 81'

Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Tom Lockyer.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Newport County. Yan Klukowski replaces Tommy O'Sullivan.

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Lenell John-Lewis (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 78'

Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Goal!

Posted at 75'

Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Newport County 4. Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lenell John-Lewis.

Posted at 73'

Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Jermaine Easter.

Posted at 71'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Tommy O'Sullivan.

Posted at 70'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Janoi Donacien.

Posted at 70'

Attempt blocked. Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 70'

Daniel Leadbitter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Zak Ansah (Newport County).

Posted at 70'

Tom Parkes (Bristol Rovers) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Scott Barrow.

Substitution

Posted at 67'

Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cristian Montaño replaces Jake Gosling because of an injury.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Chris Lines replaces Lee Mansell.

Posted at 65'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 64'

Delay in match Jake Gosling (Bristol Rovers) because of an injury.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers).

Posted at 63'

Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 63'

Attempt blocked. Lee Mansell (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 61'

Attempt missed. Medy Elito (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 60'

Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

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