Newport County v Blackburn Rovers, 18 January 2016

Score2-1 to Blackburn Rovers
RefereeCharles Breakspear
CompetitionFA Cup 3rd round
VenueRodney Parade
Attendance5,083

View Newport County v Blackburn Rovers head to head

Kick-off: 7.15pm

1 Newport County

2 Blackburn Rovers

Goals:

Mark Byrne 30 G

Goals:

Ben Marshall penalty 8 P
Jordan Rhodes 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Day
Defender Scott Barrow
Defender Ben Davies
Defender Janoi Donacien
Defender Connor Dymond
Defender Danny Holmes
Defender Andrew Hughes
Midfielder Mark Byrne
Midfielder Medy Elito
Forward Scott Boden
Forward Aaron Collins

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Grant Hanley Defender
Corry Evans Defender/Midfielder
Darragh Lenihan Defender/Midfielder
Ben Marshall Defender/Midfielder
Tommy Spurr Defender/Midfielder
Hope Akpan Midfielder
Elliott Bennett Midfielder
Chris Taylor Midfielder
Tom Lawrence Midfielder/Forward
Chris Brown Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Owen-Evans for Medy Elito 14
Matt Taylor for Connor Dymond 83
Joe Green for Scott Barrow 90

Substitutions:

Jordan Rhodes for Elliott Bennett 46
Craig Conway for Tom Lawrence 77
Adam Henley for Corry Evans 90

Cards:

Connor Dymond 73 Y
Joe Day 90 R

Cards:

Chris Brown 10 R
Tom Lawrence 47 Y
Chris Taylor 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Green
Defender Nana Ofori-Twumasi
Defender Kieran Parselle
Defender Matt Taylor
Midfielder Yan Klukowski
Midfielder Nathan Ralph
Forward Tom Owen-Evans

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Adam Henley
Midfielder Craig Conway
Midfielder Marcus Olsson
Forward Jordan Rhodes

Comments:

Lee Williamson was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering a calf injury in the pre-match warm-up. Elliott Bennett was promoted to the starting XI. Matt Kilgallon was due to be on the subs bench before falling ill so Blackburn Rovers named only five of a possible seven substitutes.

1 Newport County

Goals:

Mark Byrne 30 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Day
Defender Scott Barrow
Defender Ben Davies
Defender Janoi Donacien
Defender Connor Dymond
Defender Danny Holmes
Defender Andrew Hughes
Midfielder Mark Byrne
Midfielder Medy Elito
Forward Scott Boden
Forward Aaron Collins

Substitutions:

Tom Owen-Evans for Medy Elito 14
Matt Taylor for Connor Dymond 83
Joe Green for Scott Barrow 90

Cards:

Connor Dymond 73 Y
Joe Day 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Green
Defender Nana Ofori-Twumasi
Defender Kieran Parselle
Defender Matt Taylor
Midfielder Yan Klukowski
Midfielder Nathan Ralph
Forward Tom Owen-Evans

2 Blackburn Rovers

Goals:

Ben Marshall penalty 8 P
Jordan Rhodes 75 G

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Grant Hanley Defender
Corry Evans Defender/Midfielder
Darragh Lenihan Defender/Midfielder
Ben Marshall Defender/Midfielder
Tommy Spurr Defender/Midfielder
Hope Akpan Midfielder
Elliott Bennett Midfielder
Chris Taylor Midfielder
Tom Lawrence Midfielder/Forward
Chris Brown Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Rhodes for Elliott Bennett 46
Craig Conway for Tom Lawrence 77
Adam Henley for Corry Evans 90

Cards:

Chris Brown 10 R
Tom Lawrence 47 Y
Chris Taylor 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Adam Henley
Midfielder Craig Conway
Midfielder Marcus Olsson
Forward Jordan Rhodes

Comments:

Lee Williamson was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering a calf injury in the pre-match warm-up. Elliott Bennett was promoted to the starting XI. Matt Kilgallon was due to be on the subs bench before falling ill so Blackburn Rovers named only five of a possible seven substitutes.