Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra

League Two 29 Dec 2023, 19:45
Newport County
Newport County
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
🏟 Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)) 👤 B. Speedie Round 25

Match report

Newport County were held to a 1-1 draw by Crewe Alexandra in the League Two on 29 December 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Crewe Alexandra had 22 shots to Newport County's 19.

The match was played at Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)), with B. Speedie in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 19 - 22 On target 3 - 4 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 10 - 6 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Will Evans
Newport County · 1 goal
8 Shane McLoughlin 1 assist
8 Mickey Demetriou 60 passes (53% accurate)
8 Rio Adebisi captained the side
7 Christopher Long 1 goal
First half vs second half
Crewe Alexandra came out stronger after half-time, with 14 second-half shots against 8 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 12–14
Shots On Goal 0–2 3–2
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 3–1 4–4
Attacks 62–62 73–47
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
135 Attacks 109
65 Dangerous Attacks 34
3 On Target 4
14 Off Target 17
19 Shots Total 22
3 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 10
9 Shots Blocked 8
11 Shots Inside Box 16
8 Shots Outside Box 6
10 Fouls 6
7 Corners 5
2 Offsides 0
49% Ball Possession 51%
0 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
370 Passes Total 395
228 Passes Accurate 253
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newport County · 5-3-2
1 N. Townsend
2 L. Payne 5 J. Clarke 28 M. Baker 4 R. Delaney 19 S. McLoughlin
20 H. Charsley 17 S. Bennett 8 B. Morris
7 W. Evans 30 S. Palmer-Houlden
Crewe Alexandra · 3-4-3
13 T. Booth
15 C. O'Riordan 6 L. Offord 5 M. Demetriou
28 L. Billington 30 J. White 3 R. Adebisi 4 Z. Williams
21 A. Rowe 9 C. Baker-Richardson 7 C. Long
Newport County
Coach
G. Coughlan
Substitutes
  • 33 Matthew Bondswell
  • 11 James Waite
  • 22 Nathan Wood
  • 26 Jonathan Maxted
  • 41 Nelson Sanca
  • 3 Adam Lewis
  • 18 Kiban Rai
Crewe Alexandra
Coach
L. Bell
Substitutes
  • 10 Shilow Tracey
  • 2 Ryan Cooney
  • 20 Elliott Nevitt
  • 1 Harvey Davies
  • 35 Nathan Robinson
  • 33 Calum Agius
  • 29 Zak Down
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ M. Bondswell ↓ J. Clarke Newport County
  • 63' ↑ J. Waite ↓ H. Charsley Newport County
  • 64' ↑ S. Tracey ↓ C. Long Crewe Alexandra
  • 77' ↑ R. Cooney ↓ J. White Crewe Alexandra
  • 84' ↑ E. Nevitt ↓ A. Rowe Crewe Alexandra
  • 90+4' ↑ N. Wood ↓ B. Morris Newport County
Cards
  • 72' Z. Williams Crewe Alexandra
Head-to-head
Newport County 3 3 draws 1 Crewe Alexandra
2025-12-29 Newport vs Crewe 2 - 0
2025-12-10 Crewe vs Newport 2 - 2
2025-02-08 Crewe Alexandra vs Newport County 0 - 3
2024-09-28 Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra 2 - 1
2023-12-29 Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra 1 - 1
2023-08-15 Crewe Alexandra vs Newport County 4 - 2
Recent form
Newport County D D W L W
Crewe Alexandra D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra?
Newport County drew 1-1 against Crewe Alexandra on 29 December 2023.
Who won Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra played?
The match was played at Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)).
Who had more possession in Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra?
Crewe Alexandra had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.