Newport County vs Doncaster Rovers

12 August 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Sebastian Palmer-Houlden 6’
  • Will Evans 14’, 49’
  • Richard Wood 21’ (og)

Match summary

Newport County won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Doncaster Rovers. Newport County led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden put Newport County ahead in the 6th minute, Will Evans made it 2-0 in the 14th minute, and Wood's own goal made it 3-0 from a corner in the 21st minute. In the second half, Evans made it 4-0 in the 49th minute.

Shots finished 14-8 to Newport County, with 6 on target for Newport County and 2 for Doncaster Rovers.

Match stats

Newport County Doncaster Rovers
14 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Newport County Doncaster Rovers
Kick-off
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden1-0 (Newport County)
6’
Will Evans2-0 (Newport County)
14’
Richard Wood
Own goal
3-0 (Newport County)
21’
Half-time3-0
Will Evans4-0 (Newport County)
49’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Newport County
  • Ryan Delaney
  • Kyle Jameson
  • Adam Lewis
  • Scot Bennett
Doncaster Rovers
  • Deji Sotona
  • George Broadbent
  • Harrison Biggins
  • Tyler Roberts
  • Tom Anderson
  • Tommy Rowe

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Doncaster Rovers attacking Newport County attacking 
6’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, goal 12’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, off target 13’ Deji Sotona (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 14’ Will Evans (Newport County), open play, goal 14’ Shane McLoughlin (Newport County), open play, saved 21’ Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers), own goal 21’ Ryan Delaney (Newport County), set piece, blocked 33’ Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, saved 35’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), open play, off target 39’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), open play, off target 41’ Deji Sotona (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 42’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), open play, off target 49’ Will Evans (Newport County), open play, goal 52’ George Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 55’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), set piece, off target 60’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 63’ Tyler Roberts (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 63’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, saved 69’ Ryan Delaney (Newport County), set piece, off target 73’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, off target 75’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, off target 79’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 90+2’ Kiban Rai (Newport County), open play, off target 6’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, goal 12’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, off target 13’ Deji Sotona (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 14’ Will Evans (Newport County), open play, goal 14’ Shane McLoughlin (Newport County), open play, saved 21’ Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers), own goal 21’ Ryan Delaney (Newport County), set piece, blocked 33’ Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, saved 35’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), open play, off target 39’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), open play, off target 41’ Deji Sotona (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 42’ Bryn Morris (Newport County), open play, off target 49’ Will Evans (Newport County), open play, goal 52’ George Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 55’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), set piece, off target 60’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 63’ Tyler Roberts (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 63’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, saved 69’ Ryan Delaney (Newport County), set piece, off target 73’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County), open play, off target 75’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, off target 79’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 90+2’ Kiban Rai (Newport County), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – –
Kyle Jameson
90′ – – – – – –
Adam Lewis
90′ – – – – – –
Scot Bennett
90′ – – – – – –
Shane McLoughlin Taken off
82′ – – 1 – – – –
Harry Charsley Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Aaron Wildig Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ 1 – 5 – – – –
Will Evans Taken off
90′ 2 – 2 – – – –
James Waite Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Matt Bondswell Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Lewis Payne Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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

Newport County win 47% Avg odds 2.00
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Doncaster Rovers win 25% Avg odds 3.68

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

Form going into the game

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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.