Match ends, Newport County 1, Forest Green Rovers 4.
NewportNewport County1Forest GreenForest Green Rovers4
George Williams hit a hat-trick as Forest Green won at Newport.
Williams put Rovers ahead after three minutes, then Tahvon Campbell added a second but Padraig Amond got one back with a late first-half penalty.
Dan Butler's red card early in the second half gave Rovers the numerical advantage. And Williams made sure it was double punishment for Newport when he found the top corner from 30 yards.
Williams then curled in a shot into after playing a one-two with Campbell.
That earned him the match ball as well as keeping Forest Green seventh in League Two, while Newport drop three places to 11th.
Newport County manager Mike Flynn told BBC Sport Wales:
"We changed some of the preparations because we haven't been starting right but it didn't matter we started poorly, we are not good enough to keep coming from behind.
"We got a lifeline and then we were down to 10 men then they put another free kick went in the top corner and they dominated afterwards."
Line-ups
Newport
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Day
- 5Franks
- 17BennettBooked at 33mins
- 28Demetriou
- 2PipeBooked at 40mins
- 8DolanSubstituted forO'Brienat 60'minutes
- 15Bakinson
- 4LabadieSubstituted forWillmottat 8'minutes
- 3ButlerBooked at 51mins
- 9Amond
- 11MattSubstituted forSemenyoat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Willmott
- 10Marsh-Brown
- 14M Harris
- 16Sheehan
- 25O'Brien
- 30Townsend
- 42Semenyo
Forest Green
Formation 3-5-1-1
- 13Montgomery
- 6Rawson
- 19McGinleySubstituted forCollinsat 75'minutes
- 16Gunning
- 2Shephard
- 10Brown
- 7Winchester
- 4James
- 23Mills
- 11WilliamsSubstituted forGrubbat 62'minutes
- 14CampbellSubstituted forReidat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Collins
- 8Grubb
- 18Archibald
- 21Worthington
- 22Morris
- 24Thomas
- 26Reid
- Referee:
- John Busby
- Attendance:
- 4,203
Match Stats
Home TeamNewportAway TeamForest Green
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away7
- Corners
- Home8
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Forest Green Rovers 4.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Fraser Franks.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Fraser Franks.
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Attempt saved. David Pipe (Newport County) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
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Attempt saved. Dayle Grubb (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt missed. Scot Bennett (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Foul by David Pipe (Newport County).
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Tahvon Campbell (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Antoine Semenyo replaces Jamille Matt.
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Attempt missed. Padraig Amond (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is too high.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Joseph Mills.
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Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Newport County).
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Lee Collins (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Robbie Willmott (Newport County).
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Dayle Grubb (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Lee Collins replaces Nathan McGinley.
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Attempt missed. Reuben Reid (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Nathan McGinley.
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Attempt blocked. Mark O'Brien (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
