Harrogate Town vs Newport County AFC. Sky Bet League Two.
The Exercise StadiumAttendance2,670.
Friday 10 September 2021 23:06, UK
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 12 yards after Harrogate failed to deal with a Willmott corner.
Muldoon levelled in the 34th minute when he sprinted on to Armstrong's header following a long goal kick by Mark Oxley and fired emphatically into the bottom-left corner of Joe Day's net from 10 yards.
However, County forged back ahead four minutes later with Willmott directing a free header past Oxley from Cameron Norman's right-wing cross.
But Harrogate grabbed a second equaliser on the stroke of half-time when Day could only parry a Muldoon shot and Armstrong pounced from three yards to score his fifth goal of the season.
The second half was much less eventful, although Oxley was required to make a smart save from Alex Fisher's well-struck, 35-yard attempt.
