CITY were once again beaten on the road after scoring first as they went down 2-1 to Newport.
T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER provides the match stats and his player ratings from another away game to forget.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Nobody really stood out for City as they blew it after leading but Clayton Donaldson did at least get on the scoresheet on his return to the starting line-up.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
Jake Reeves nearly levelled just after half-time with a well-struck effort that hit the bar.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
Both Newport goals were preventable – poor defending from two corners cost City dear after scoring first again.
TACTICS
Stuart McCall made one change after the late heartache at Cambridge as Donaldson provided extra height at the expense of Shay McCartan up front. Jordan Gibson replaced Zeli Ismail on the bench.
REFEREE: Josh Smith (Peterborough)
BOOKINGS: Inniss, King (Newport); Donaldson, Reeves (City)
ATTENDANCE: 3,439
SHOTS ON TARGET: Newport 6, City 4
SHOTS OFF TARGET: Newport 10, City 11
CORNERS: Newport 3, City 10
FOULS COMMITTED: Newport 10, City 8
PLAYER RATINGS:
NEWPORT: King 6, Willmott 7, Demetriou 6, Inniss 8, Bennett 7, Haynes 7, Gorman 7 (Howkins 79min), Sheehan 6, Green 7 (Abrahams 73min), Khan 7 (Dolan 89min), Matt 5. Subs (not used): Amond, Collins, Waters, Jefferies.
CITY: O’Donnell 5, Henley 4 (P O’Connor 46min, 5), A O’Connor 5, Richards-Everton 5, Wood 5, Mottley-Henry 5, Reeves 5, Akpan 5 (Pritchard 78min), Middleton 5 (McCartan 78min), Novak 5, Donaldson 6. Subs (not used): Gibson, Taylor, Connolly, McGee.
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