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          2017-18 English League Two, Regular Season
          Newport County Newport County NEW
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          FT
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          Swindon Town Swindon Town SWI
          • Padraig Amond (15')
          • Ben Tozer (35')
          • Paul Mullin (62')
          • Rollin Menayese (66')

          Newport see off Swindon to end long wait for home win

          Apr 14, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Newport secured their first home win since January as goals from Padraig Amond and Ben Tozer dealt a blow to the play-off hopes of 10-man Swindon.
          The visitors got a goal back through Paul Mullin but saw centre-half Rollin Menayese receive two second-half yellow cards which ended their comeback hopes.
          Newport took control after a scrappy opening with two goals before the break.
          Amond opened the scoring in stunning fashion on 15 minutes, controlling a long ball from captain David Pipe in the box and then lifting a superb volley into the top corner.
          Tozer had earlier put a shot over but the former Swindon man made amends by flicking Ben White's cross into the back of the net with a delicate header in the 35th minute.
          Swindon made two changes for the start of the second half and both substitutes made an immediate impact.
          Mullin worked Joe Day and Donal McDermott saw a 25-yard effort rebound off the crossbar before he laid on a cross which Mullin headed home on 62 minutes.
          But that was as good as it got for the Robins as Menayese's second booking followed a clash with Matty Dolan and Tozer hit the post from 45 yards with Swindon goalkeeper Stuart Moore at the other end of the field in search of an equaliser.

          English League Two Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Forest Green Rovers 46 +31 84
          2 Exeter City 46 +24 84
          3 Bristol Rovers 46 +22 80
          4 Northampton Town 46 +22 80
          5 Port Vale 46 +21 78
          6 Swindon Town 46 +23 77
          7 Mansfield Town 46 +15 77
          8 Sutton United 46 +16 76
          9 Tranmere Rovers 46 +13 75
          10 Salford City 46 +14 70
          11 Newport County 46 +9 69
          12 Crawley Town 46 -10 61
          13 Leyton Orient 46 +15 58
          14 Bradford City 46 -2 58
          15 Colchester United 46 -12 55
          16 Walsall 46 -13 54
          17 Hartlepool United 46 -20 54
          18 Rochdale 46 -8 53
          19 Harrogate Town 46 -11 53
          20 Carlisle United 46 -23 53
          21 Stevenage 46 -23 47
          22 Barrow 46 -13 44
          23 Oldham Athletic 46 -29 38
          24 Scunthorpe United 46 -61 26