Newport County vs Morecambe match stats & report

5–3 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 38 · Rodney Parade, Casnewydd · Ref S. Simpson

Newport County stats & fixtures · Morecambe stats & fixtures

Newport County beat Morecambe 5–3 in League Two on 12 March 2024. Newport County had 54% of the ball.

Newport County vs Morecambe match statistics

Newport CountyMorecambe

54% Ball possession 46%
19 Total shots 23
9 Shots on target 7
4 Shots off target 12
6 Blocked shots 4
10 Shots inside the box 18
8 Corners 5
12 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 1
378 Passes 311
68% Pass accuracy 63%
4 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

12' Goal A. Wildig (assist L. Payne) Newport County
18' Goal Adam Lewis (assist B. Morris) Newport County
24' Yellow card D. Tutonda Morecambe
31' Goal G. Edwards (assist Jordan Slew) Morecambe
33' Yellow card A. Wildig Newport County
40' Yellow card W. Evans Newport County
54' Goal A. Wildig (assist Adam Lewis) Newport County
67' Yellow card K. Jameson Newport County
70' Goal C. Stokes Morecambe
74' Goal G. Edwards Morecambe
78' Goal H. Charsley (assist O. Zanzala) Newport County
90+7' Goal S. Palmer-Houlden (assist Adam Lewis) Newport County

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newport County

Confirmed 3-5-2 G. Coughlan

1 N. Townsend

23 K. Jameson 17 S. Bennett 28 M. Baker

3 Adam Lewis 8 B. Morris 24 A. Wildig 20 H. Charsley 2 L. Payne

7 W. Evans 31 L. Jephcott

Bench O. Zanzala , S. Palmer-Houlden , D. Drysdale , J. Waite , M. Bondswell , H. Bright , J. Maxted

Morecambe

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 J. McMahon

30 A. Mair

3 D. Tutonda 4 J. Bedeau 15 C. Stokes 22 Kayden Harrack

6 Yann Songo'o 38 N. Khumbeni

14 Jordan Slew 8 J. Adams 19 G. Edwards

9 G. Garner

Bench J. Hiwula-Mayifuila , Julian Larsson , C. Brown , C. Smith , J. Taylor , A. Fairclough , A. Smith

Form guide

Newport County at home

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Morecambe away

2–1–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 10.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County vs Morecambe head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
28 Nov 23	Morecambe v Newport County	1–2

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Newport County vs Morecambe head-to-head record