Match ends, Newport County 2, Northampton Town 2.
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Newport County earned a battling point after falling two goals behind against visitors Northampton Town.
Sam Hoskins put the visitors ahead when he pounced on a rebound off County goalkeeper Joe Day.
Marc Richards doubled the Cobblers' lead after Nicky Adams laid off a free-kick, but County replied immediately when Scott Barrow fired home a loose ball from just outside the area.
Lenell John-Lewis then found the bottom corner to seal Newport's comeback.
Newport manager John Sheridan told BBC Radio Wales: "The players know their jobs and what they're doing, and they're just giving me 100% each game, you could see that.
"A couple of weeks ago they probably would have lost that game after going 2-0 down.
"The goals are our fault, it's not good play from Northampton it's just silly errors... but I'd rather talk about the response I got from them."
Northampton boss Chris Wilder tells BBC Radio Northampton:
"I'm proud of the players the supporters after what has gone on this week.
"It was a cagey game that could have gone either way. The main event is the survival of the football club. We hope that the right decision is made."
Line-ups
Newport
Formation 3-5-2
- 30Day
- 12Donacien
- 18Bennett
- 21PartridgeBooked at 90mins
- 24Barnum-Bobb
- 33Byrne
- 7Elito
- 4O'SullivanSubstituted forKlukowskiat 87'minutes
- 3BarrowBooked at 63mins
- 9AnsahSubstituted forBodenat 72'minutes
- 10John-LewisSubstituted forCollinsat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Holmes
- 6Taylor
- 8Klukowski
- 19Boden
- 20Owen-Evans
- 22Parselle
- 39Collins
Northampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Smith
- 24Furlong
- 18McDonald
- 5Diamond
- 16Buchanan
- 20Calvert-LewinSubstituted forPotterat 54'minutes
- 21O'Toole
- 10Adams
- 8ByromSubstituted forTaylorat 58'minutes
- 9Richards
- 14HoskinsSubstituted forWatsonat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Moloney
- 4Taylor
- 12Lelan
- 15Potter
- 19Watson
- 22Hackett
- 26Clarke
- Referee:
- Darren Deadman
- Attendance:
- 2,424
Match Stats
Home TeamNewportAway TeamNorthampton
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home3
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Newport County 2, Northampton Town 2.
Booking
Matt Partridge (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Scott Bennett.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Aaron Collins replaces Lenell John-Lewis.
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Foul by Scott Bennett (Newport County).
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Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Medy Elito (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Darnell Furlong (Northampton Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Yan Klukowski replaces Tommy O'Sullivan.
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Hand ball by Marc Richards (Northampton Town).
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Attempt missed. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Janoi Donacien (Newport County).
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John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County).
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Attempt missed. Rod McDonald (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Scott Barrow.
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Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town).
