01/05 - 20:00
Newport County beat Luton Town, 2x3, on Tuesday, in a match relating of the League Cup. Both Nathan Jones's team and James Rowberry's team held their first game in the competition.
The opening goal was scored by Carlos Gomes after 30 minutes, with a right-foot shot from outside the penalty box. In the 36th minute, Lewis Collins fired home for Newport County, with a right-foot strike, assisted by Aaron Lewis.
Luton Town scored their second goal of the game through Tom Lockyer, with 50 minutes on the clock, with a left-foot strike inside the penalty area, assisted by Dion Pereira. After 52 minutes, Chanka Zimba fired home James Rowberry's team second goal, with a right-foot strike inside the box, after a pass from Sam Bowen. After 76 minutes, James Waite netted the final goal of the game, with a left-foot strike inside the penalty box.
With this result, Newport County are into the next round of the competition. In the next fixture, Newport's team will host Portsmouth.
| Luton Town | Newport County | |||
3 | Shots | 3 | ||
2 | Shots on target | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Total Tackles | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | Tackles Won | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Ball steals | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 82 | Total Passes | 37 | 8 |
| 7 | 62 | Passes Completed | 20 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | Saves | 6 | 7 |
2 | Fouls Committed | 2 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Fouls Suffered | 2 | 8 |
