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 Connor Dymond
Defender Danny Holmes
Defender Andrew Hughes
Defender/Midfielder Janoi Donacien
Midfielder Mark Byrne
Midfielder Medy Elito
Forward Scott Boden
Forward Aaron Collins

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Grant Hanley Defender
Darragh Lenihan Defender/Midfielder
Ben Marshall Defender/Midfielder
Tommy Spurr Defender/Midfielder
Hope Akpan Midfielder
Elliott Bennett Midfielder
Corry Evans 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 Connor Dymond
Defender Danny Holmes
Defender Andrew Hughes
Defender/Midfielder Janoi Donacien
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
Darragh Lenihan Defender/Midfielder
Ben Marshall Defender/Midfielder
Tommy Spurr Defender/Midfielder
Hope Akpan Midfielder
Elliott Bennett Midfielder
Corry Evans 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.