Notts County hope to have leading scorer Jon Stead back for their FA Cup tie at home to Peterborough on Sunday. The nine-goal striker resumed training last week after more than a month out with an ankle injury and was pencilled in to play for the reserves on Tuesday but the game was postponed due to a frozen pitch. A late decision will be made on his fitness. Rob Milson is available again afte...Full Story »

First-half goals from Jake Mulraney and Aaron O'Connor ensured Stevenage took all three points with a 2-1 win at home to Newport. Alex Rodman pulled one back for the visitors to set up a grandstand finish, but Darren Sarll's side clung on. That scoreline denied Newport the chance to guarantee their Sky Bet League Two survival, but with York and Dagenham losing, both County and Stevenage are al...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers secured their fifth successive Sky Bet League Two victory as they came from behind to thump Newport 4-1 at Rodney Parade. Alex Rodman had given the hosts an early lead but an Ollie Clarke wonder goal and second-half efforts from Christian Montano, Matty Taylor and Ellis Harrison gave Rovers the bragging rights in the Severnside derby. The hosts made the dream start when Rodman i...Full Story »

Oliver McBurnie scored a hat-trick on his Newport debut to earn John Sheridan's side a 3-0 win over Luton. The 19-year-old joined on loan from Swansea on Thursday and took just four minutes to get his first goal as a second-half substitute. He then grabbed two in the final 11 minutes to extend County's unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions under new boss Sheridan. Luton's Alex Lawles...Full Story »

Bottom club Newport are without several players for Morecambe's League Two visit on Saturday. Wingers Alex Rodman (calf) and Nathan Ralph (hamstring) remain sidelined and defender Matt Taylor (bruised foot) has yet to appear in a competitive clash for County this term following his pre-season injury. Manager Terry Butcher's problems grew last weekend when defender Danny Holmes was sent off lat...Full Story »