Morecambe v Newport County result

Full-time · Morecambe 0–1 Newport County

League Two · Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:00 BST

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Morecambe · Newport County · Head-to-head

Morecambe 0–1 Newport County — Newport County won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Newport County won 1–0 at Morecambe in League Two on Saturday 31 August. Morecambe are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions. Newport County have won their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

Newport County led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Newport County: A. Wildig (9’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Morecambe 0.00, Newport County 0.00, from 16 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Bourne showed eight yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Morecambe: David Tutonda (20’), Gwion Edwards (32’), P. Lewis (74’) and Y. Songo'o (89’); Newport County: Courtney Baker-Richardson (32’), N. Mawene (65’), Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa (72’) and N. Townsend (80’).

What it changes

Newport County have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Morecambe have failed to score in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Wildig (Newport County) 9.0, Ciaran Brennan (Newport County) 6.5 and Gwion Edwards (Morecambe) 5.1 led the match.

Next up

Newport County next travel to Rotherham on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Newport County: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Morecambe 0–1 Newport County · League Two
Referee: D. Bourne
Head-to-head (last 6): Morecambe 2 · draws 0 · Newport County 4 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Morecambe 0W 1D 4L · Newport County 2W 0D 3L

Morecambe 0–1 Newport County (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.75 / 2.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.83 / 2.8

Corners

against 6.5 / 6.4 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2 / 3.6

Shots on target

against 4.33 / 6.4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2 / 1.8

Cards

against 1 / 1.8 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.2 yellows

Referee · D. Bourne

1.4 home / 1.8 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Morecambe for / against	Line	Newport County for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.83 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	2.8 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	8.17 for · 13.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	8.6 for · 16 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.6 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.67 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.2 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Bourne — 3.2 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 22.2 fouls over 5 matches (1.4 to the home side, 1.8 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 1.8

Morecambe

Morecambe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Angol n 8	36.4	3.1 5/3	1.5 4/1	—
C. Smith n 8	20.3	2.2 2/1	0.6 1/0	—
J. McKiernan n 8	52.8	1.9 4/3	2.1 6/3	—
D. Love n 8	63.3	1.6 5/2	0.4 2/0	—
H. Hope n 8	73.5	1.5 6/3	1.8 6/3	—

Morecambe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Brown n 8	80.1	1.3 5/4	0.4 2/1
C. Smith n 8	20.3	1.1 1/1	0.6 1/0
G. Edwards n 8	75.4	0.9 5/1	0.4 3/0
J. Senior n 8	71.8	0.9 5/1	0.6 4/0
L. Angol n 8	36.4	0.9 2/1	0.6 1/1

Morecambe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Smith n 8	20.3	0.6 1/0	0.6 1/0
C. Brown n 8	80.1	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
H. Hope n 8	73.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
D. Love n 8	63.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Adams n 8	47.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Morecambe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Edwards n 8	75.4	3.3 7/5
C. Smith n 8	20.3	3.3 3/1
T. White n 8	49.5	2.5 6/3
D. Tutonda n 8	78.3	2.4 7/4
L. Hendrie n 8	67.3	2.3 5/3

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Whitmore n 3	68.3	2.6 2/2	3.5 2/2	—
K. Rai n 8	24.5	2.3 3/1	2.3 3/1	—
S. Bennett n 8	76	2.2 7/5	0.9 4/1	—
O. Bogle n 8	67.1	2.2 6/4	3.9 7/4	—
M. Bondswell n 8	36.8	2.1 6/1	2.8 4/3	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Evans n 8	71.8	1.9 7/4	0.6 3/1
B. Kamwa n 8	59.8	1.9 5/3	1.5 4/3
S. Palmer-Houlden n 8	67.6	1.5 5/2	0.5 3/0
B. Morris n 8	86.3	1.2 6/3	0.3 2/0
O. Bogle n 8	67.1	1.2 3/2	0.5 2/1

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Baker-Richardson n 8	52.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Whitmore n 3	68.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
B. Kamwa n 8	59.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
W. Evans n 8	71.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Antwi n 5	66.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Whitmore n 3	68.3	3.5 3/2
M. Bondswell n 8	36.8	3.1 3/2
M. Baker n 8	90	3 8/7
S. Bennett n 8	76	2.8 6/5
C. Antwi n 5	66.8	2.7 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Morecambe		Newport County
50%	Possession	50%
16	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	1
7	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	4
9	Corners	1
2	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	14
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
348	Passes	375
67%	Pass accuracy	69%

Morecambe player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
L. Hendrie	90	0	0	2	0	0	7
R. Williams	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Jamie Stott	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Jones	90	2	2	1	2	0	7.5
G. Edwards	90	3	2	3	3	Y	7.2
Y. Songo'o	89	2	0	0	3	Y	7.5
D. Tutonda	75	0	0	1	1	Y	6.7
H. Macadam	65	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Slew	65	2	0	2	0	0	6.9
H. Hope	65	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Tollitt sub	25	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
P. Lewis sub	25	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
L. Angol sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Lewis sub	15	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
T. White sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.7
S. McLoughlin	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Baker	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
K. Jameson	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
C. Brennan	90	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.9
A. Driscoll-Glennon	90	0	1	0	2	3	0	7.2
C. Antwi	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
C. Baker-Richardson	90	0	3	0	0	1	Y	6.2
A. Wildig	89	1	1	1	0	3	0	7.5
B. Kamwa	76	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
B. Morris	60	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
N. Mawene sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
K. Evans sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Evans sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Morecambe v Newport County — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MorecambeDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Newport CountyLLLWW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 2 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Morecambe 2 · 0 draws · Newport County 4 · 3.33 goals/game

2024-03-12 Newport County 5–3 Morecambe
2023-11-28 Morecambe 1–2 Newport County
2021-11-06 Morecambe 1–0 Newport County
2021-05-31 Morecambe 1–0 Newport County
2021-03-13 Morecambe 1–3 Newport County
2020-12-05 Newport County 2–1 Morecambe

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Morecambe#24 pos36 pts46 pl-32 GD

Newport County#22 pos49 pts46 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

Morecambe scored0.87

Newport County scored1.13

Morecambe conceded1.57

Newport County conceded1.65

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Morecambe and Newport County?: In their last 6 meetings, Morecambe won 2, Newport County won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Morecambe and Newport County?: Recent form — Morecambe 0W 1D 4L; Newport County 2W 0D 3L.

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