Morecambe vs Newport County

28 November 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee R Joyce

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Michael Mellon 12’
  • Will Evans 28’
  • Sebastian Palmer-Houlden 57’

Match summary

Newport County came from behind to win 2-1 away at Morecambe. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Michael Mellon put Morecambe ahead in the 12th minute, Will Evans equalised from a corner in the 28th minute, and Sebastian Palmer-Houlden won it with a header in the 57th minute.

Shots finished 15-12 to Newport County, with 3 on target for Morecambe and 3 for Newport County.

Match stats

Morecambe Newport County
12 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Morecambe Newport County
Kick-off
Michael Mellon1-0 (Morecambe)
12’
28’
Will Evans1-1 (Newport County)
Half-time1-1
57’
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden1-2 (Newport County)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Morecambe
  • Adam Mayor
Newport County
  • Scot Bennett

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newport County attacking Morecambe attacking 
1’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), open play, blocked 7’ James Clarke (Newport County), set piece, off target 10’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), open play, blocked 12’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, goal 17’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, saved 19’ Eli King (Morecambe), open play, blocked 21’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, blocked 23’ Lewis Payne (Newport County), open play, blocked 24’ Will Evans (Newport County), set piece, off target 24’ Scot Bennett (Newport County), set piece, blocked 28’ Will Evans (Newport County), from a corner, goal 28’ Omar Bogle (Newport County), from a corner, blocked 28’ James Clarke (Newport County), from a corner, off target 33’ Eli King (Morecambe), open play, off target 43’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, blocked 44’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), from a corner, hit the woodwork 45’ Omar Bogle (Newport County), open play, blocked 54’ Adam Mayor (Morecambe), open play, off target 57’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), set piece, goal 66’ Farrend Rawson (Morecambe), from a corner, off target 72’ Omar Bogle (Newport County), open play, off target 74’ Will Evans (Newport County), set piece, saved 78’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), from a corner, off target 79’ Omar Bogle (Newport County), open play, blocked 80’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, saved 90+1’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, blocked 90+8’ Max Melbourne (Morecambe), set piece, blocked 1’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), open play, blocked 7’ James Clarke (Newport County), set piece, off target 10’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), open play, blocked 12’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, goal 17’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, saved 19’ Eli King (Morecambe), open play, blocked 21’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, blocked 23’ Lewis Payne (Newport County), open play, blocked 24’ Will Evans (Newport County), set piece, off target 24’ Scot Bennett (Newport County), set piece, blocked 28’ Will Evans (Newport County), from a corner, goal 28’ Omar Bogle (Newport County), from a corner, blocked 28’ James Clarke (Newport County), from a corner, off target 33’ Eli King (Morecambe), open play, off target 43’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, blocked 44’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), from a corner, hit the woodwork 45’ Omar Bogle (Newport County), open play, blocked 54’ Adam Mayor (Morecambe), open play, off target 57’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), set piece, goal 66’ Farrend Rawson (Morecambe), from a corner, off target 72’ Omar Bogle (Newport County), open play, off target 74’ Will Evans (Newport County), set piece, saved 78’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), from a corner, off target 79’ Omar Bogle (Newport County), open play, blocked 80’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, saved 90+1’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, blocked 90+8’ Max Melbourne (Morecambe), set piece, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
David Tutonda Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Yann Songo'o Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ 1 – 5 – – – –
Max Melbourne Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 – – – –
Jake Taylor Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Morecambe win 42% Avg odds 2.21
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Newport County win 30% Avg odds 3.15

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.