Ross County defender Alex Iacovitti is set to return for the cinch Premiership clash with Hearts.The centre-back was a late withdrawal from last weekend’s trip to Celtic Park because of illness.Defenders Connor Randall (ankle) and Jake Vokins (foot) remain on the sidelines.Hearts will make a late decision on Michael Smith.The defender has gone off in his last two matches with a tight leg m...Full Story »

Scot Bennett will miss Newport’s League Two clash with Walsall due to a foot injury.The 30-year-old midfielder left Rodney Parade in a protective boot after Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to Northampton.Newport are sweating on whether Bennett has suffered any ligament damage to add to a broken bone in his foot.Ed Upson is expected to return however, having shaken off a sickness bug.Walsall have ...Full Story »

Notts County extended their unbeaten start to the Vanarama National League season to six games with a 3-2 win over Wealdstone at Meadow Lane.Wealdstone went ahead after 31 minutes as Josh Umerah bundled home from close range after Jerome Okimo’s initial effort had caused panic in the Magpies’ defence.However, County turned in around with two goals in the final five minutes of the fir...Full Story »

Jon Guthrie came up with the only goal at Rodney Parade as Northampton beat Newport 1-0 to move up to third in the League Two table.The central defender could not believe his luck when the ball bounced at his feet from a rebound header in the home six-yard area that allowed him to smash home the winner.Guthrie had gone up for a free-kick that cost Newport’s teenage debutant Aneurin Livermo...Full Story »

Aneurin Livermore could return to the Newport squad for Tuesday’s meeting with Northampton at Rodney Parade.The 18-year-old midfielder as not involved as Michael Flynn’s side drew 2-2 with Harrogate last Friday, but is pushing for a recall.Mickey Demetriou will be looking to make his third straight league start after an injury-hit start to the campaign, but Courtney Senior is a long-...Full Story »

Weymouth and Notts County shared the points after a 1-1 draw at the Bob Lucas Stadium.Callum Roberts’ third goal of the season put the Magpies ahead after 59 minutes but Andy Robinson brought the hosts level 10 minutes later.Sam Slocombe tipped Tyler Cordner’s header over the crossbar early on as Weymouth began brightly but Notts soon had the upper hand once hitting their stride.Jim ...Full Story »

Simon Weaver admitted his top-of-the-table Harrogate team will need to get used to visiting teams looking to stifle them after drawing 2-2 at home to Newport.Harrogate twice had to come back from behind through first-half equalisers from Jack Muldoon and Luke Armstrong as a well-drilled Newport team, who were heavily reliant on set-pieces for their attacking threat, found the net through Scot Be...Full Story »

Harrogate moved a point clear at the top of League Two and preserved the division’s only remaining unbeaten record after twice fighting back to earn a 2-2 draw against Newport.Town strikers Jack Muldoon and Luke Armstrong both grabbed first-half equalisers to cancel out Scot Bennett and Robbie Willmott efforts for the visitors.Newport took a third-minute lead when Bennett stabbed in from 1...Full Story »

Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi is out for at least three to four weeks with a knee injury picked up on international duty with Japan.Midfielder James McCarthy is in contention for the visit of Ross County in the cinch Premiership on Saturday after recovering from a knock but winger James Forrest remains out through injury.New signings Giorgos Giakoumakis, Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Liam Sc...Full Story »

Harrogate could remain unchanged for the visit of Newport at the EnviroVent Stadium on Friday.Sulphurites manager Simon Weaver has no new injury problems and may keep the same side that beat Mansfield after making an unbeaten start to the season.Jack Muldoon is expected to lead the line once again after scoring in his last two games.Sunderland loanee Jack Diamond is in line to make his first hom...Full Story »

Newport and Leyton Orient shared an entertaining 2-2 draw in their League Two clash at Rodney Parade.Giant Orient striker Harry Smith scored in either half for Kenny Jackett’s impressive side and it looked like the visitors would claim a deserved three points.Newport captain Matty Dolan grabbed yet another goal with a penalty, but Dom Telford’s late strike meant the teams took a poin...Full Story »

Callum Roberts scored the winner as Notts County continued their unbeaten start to the National League season with an entertaining 3-2 victory over struggling Aldershot.Kyle Wootton gave the Magpies a 39th-minute lead with his fourth goal in as many games but Corie Andrews equalised just before half-time.Andrews slotted home again in the 51st minute to give his side the lead.However, the lead wa...Full Story »

Captain Matty Dolan could return to Newport’s starting line-up against Sky Bet League Two opponents Leyton Orient at Rodney Parade on Saturday.Dolan made a 45-minute comeback off the bench in Tuesday’s EFL Trophy victory over Plymouth after being troubled by a calf muscle injury suffered on the season’s opening weekend at Oldham.Timmy Abraham, meanwhile, is pushing for a starti...Full Story »

Wrexham and Notts County both extended their unbeaten starts to the National League season with a 1-1 draw in Monday night’s late match.Kyle Wootton opened the scoring for the visitors on the stroke of half-time as he headed home from Kyle Cameron’s cross against the run of play to net for the third successive match.Wrexham equalised through Paul Mullin’s header eight minutes a...Full Story »

Christian Ramirez scored a late leveller to earn Aberdeen a point in a 1-1 draw against Ross County.The visitors looked set to complete a smash-and-grab raid after Regan Charles-Cook’s first-half strike, only for American Ramirez to force home an 88th-minute equaliser.The Dons announced the signing of Scotland centre-back David Bates from Hamburg before the match and handed debuts to new l...Full Story »

Manager Gary Bowyer said confidence is high at Salford as they secured their first victory of the season with a 3-0 defeat of Newport.The travelling Exiles, who lost 8-0 to Southampton in midweek, conceded after only 38 seconds when Tyreik Wright prodded beyond Joe Day.Conor McAleny doubled the Ammies’ advantage with a precise finish before strike partner Ian Henderson capped off an impres...Full Story »

New Salford centre-back Corrie Ndaba could keep his place in the starting XI for the clash with Newport after making his debut last Saturday.The 21-year-old Ipswich loanee went straight into Salford’s side for the 1-0 home defeat by Swindon and he is in line to start again.Ash Hunter and Matty Willock are expected to return to contention after missing the Swindon game.Tom Elliott is pushin...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl felt Southampton’s serious approach was the reason behind an eight-goal thrashing of Newport and a new club-record away win.Saints boss Hasenhuttl had entered the second-round Carabao Cup tie wary of Newport’s giant-killing reputation, with several Premier League clubs having fallen at Rodney Parade in recent years.But Southampton – who have suffered high-profi...Full Story »

Southampton demolished Newport 8-0 in the Carabao Cup to register the biggest away win in the club’s history.What had been viewed as a tricky assignment given Newport’s reputation as giant-killers turned into a cakewalk as Saints improved on various 6-0 away wins down the years.Mohamed Elyounoussi grabbed a hat-trick and Armando Broja scored twice, while Nathan Tella, Kyle Walker-Pet...Full Story »

Newport manager Michael Flynn will be absent again for the Carabao Cup clash with Southampton after testing positive for coronavirus.Flynn failed to make the trip to Tranmere on Saturday as assistant manager Wayne Hatswell engineered a 1-0 win in Sky Bet League Two.The Newport squad all underwent Covid-19 tests on Monday and reported a clean bill of health.Defender Mickey Demetriou remains sidel...Full Story »