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Newport score four before half-time to beat Chesterfield
Fri 19:45 · Rodney Parade, Newport · League Two
NEWPORT
CHESTERFIELD
4–1
Cameron Norman 
Tom Davies - Harrison Biggins
- Yahya Bamba
Liam Mandeville
Match report
Four goals before the break
Newport County scored four times in the first half and beat Chesterfield 4-1 at Rodney Parade on Friday night, extending Newport's unbeaten League Two run to seven matches. Cameron Norman opened the scoring with a free-kick inside 15 minutes, his first goal since rejoining the club in the summer. Tom Davies, who scored his first Newport goal, finished from close range four minutes later after Norman's low cross. Harrison Biggins added a low shot into the bottom corner on 29 minutes, and Yahya Bamba curled in a fourth in first-half stoppage time.
Chesterfield had the ball, Newport the chances
Chesterfield had 71 per cent of possession to Newport's 29 per cent, according to Sportmonks, but Newport had 21 shots to 12 and 14 came from inside the area. Biggins took the highest Sportmonks match rating, 8.55. Liam Mandeville pulled one back after the break, his effort hitting the post before going in. Sportmonks records Chesterfield manager Paul Cook sent off for a second yellow card in first-half stoppage time. Hayden Mullins made three changes from the Cheltenham defeat, with Davies, Matt Smith and Kion Etete returning.
What it means
The win leaves Newport 10th in League Two on 18 points, one behind seventh-placed Chesterfield, according to the Sportmonks table after Friday's play. Newport travel to Chesterfield on Saturday 30 January.
The match in numbers
How it happened
Remeao Hutton
Cameron Norman
George McEachran
Tom Davies
Paul Cook
Liam Mandeville
Harrison Biggins
Yahya Bamba
Paul Cook
Liam Mandeville
Assist: Remeao Hutton
Ciaran Brennan
Gerard Garner
Jack Simpson
The numbers
More match data (31)
- 11
- 4
- 64
- 112
- 40
- 48
- 25
- 8
- 7
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 8
- 11
- 4
- 1
- 12
- 12
- 5
- 5
- 5
- 5
- 16
- 26
- 65
- 61
- 0
- 1
- 7
- 13
- 2
- 1
- 195
- 510
- 114
- 416
- 21
- 27
- 8
- 8
- 12
- 6
- 42
- 39
- 12
- 11
- 5
- 5
- 15
- 7
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 2
- 42
- 45
- 16
- 24
- 25
- 39
- 5
- 4
Shooting positions
Newport County
Chesterfield
Match insights
- 1
Newport County's 4 goals came from 4 different scorers. No player scored twice.
- 2
Newport County took 14 shots inside the box, more than Chesterfield's 12 attempts from every distance combined.
- 3
Chesterfield held 71% of the ball and still lost. Newport County had 29%.
- 4
Harrison Biggins's 8.6 was the top rating of anyone who played 30 minutes, and led the game for key passes (4).
- 5
9 of Chesterfield's 12 shots came from inside the box.
The attacking picture
How the attack changed
Shots
On target
Attacks
Dangerous attacks
Score by period
- Half-time
- 4
- 0
- Full-time
- 4
- 1
- Second half only
- 0
- 1
Match conditions and officials
clear sky · 9.6°C · wind 2.46 km/h · humidity 86%
Officials: Zac Kennard-Kettle, Marcus Carmichael, Matthew Joyce, Adam Merchant
Line-ups and ratings
Starting shapes
Newport County
Chesterfield
The benches
Substitutes
Newport County · 4-2-3-1
Cameron Evans
Kieron Evans- James Crole
Joe Thomas- Gerard Garner
Jake Turner- Dan Sassi
Chesterfield · 4-2-3-1
Kyle McFadzean
Ryan Stirk
Lee Bonis
Dylan Duffy
Louie Marsh
Lewis Gordon- Joel Randall
Player ratings
Star man Harrison Biggins
Newport County
Chesterfield