Newport County AFC vs Swindon Town. Sky Bet League Two.
Rodney Parade.
Newport County AFC 2
- W Evans (53rd minute)
- S Palmer-Houlden (74th minute)
Swindon Town 1
- P Glatzel (46th minute)
Saturday 3 February 2024 17:18, UK
Newport fought back from a goal down to beat Swindon 2-1 after an action-packed second half at Rodney Parade.
Paul Glatzel put Swindon ahead just after half-time, but Will Evans levelled from close range before his strike partner Seb Palmer-Houlden sealed a hard-fought victory for the Exiles with 16 minutes left on the clock.
After dominating the first half, with Dawson Devoy hitting the post and Glatzel, Jake Cain and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy all going close, the visitors took a deserved lead within 50 seconds of the restart.
A long ball over the Exiles defence from Udoka Godwin-Malife found Glatzel, who coolly slotted past Nick Townsend for his first goal for the Robins.
But the hosts were level in the 53rd minute when Shane McLoughlin drilled in a low cross and Evans diverted it in from close range for his 20th goal of the season in all competitions.
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And the turnaround was complete in the 74th minute when Palmer-Houlden raced onto Aaron Wildig's lofted pass and found the bottom corner to silence the 1,400 travelling fans behind Jack Bycroft's goal.
Swindon could have snatched a late point when Harry McKirdy, who returned to Town on loan on transfer deadline day, struck the post with a left-footed effort in stoppage time.
