Seb Palmer-Houlden struck in the third minute of added time to give Newport County a dramatic victory at Doncaster Rovers.
Doncaster’s Joe Ironside had come close to a goal when his volley was pushed on to the bar by Nick Townsend.
Rovers debutant Billy Waters and Luke Molyneux were also denied by the Newport keeper.
On-loan Bristol City teenager Palmer-Houlden then fired in from Lewis Payne’s cross.
Newport, who had a James Clarke effort ruled out for offside, climb to 17th in League Two, while Doncaster slip to 20th having won only once in eight fourth-tier games.
Newport manager Graham Coughlan:
“To be honest I didn’t enjoy the game, I didn’t think there was a lot of quality on show from either team.
“Nick pulled off two great saves in the first half. Clarkey was onside but he was adjudged to be offside.
“It looked like two tired teams, but we got the victory and we kept a clean sheet, which is very pleasing. We are building a nice little bit of momentum so hopefully we can keep it going.
“Like I said to the lads, you don’t always have to play well in League Two to win, you just have to get the intensity levels right. We maybe got to grips with it in the second half.”
Line-ups
Doncaster
Formation 4-3-3
- 12Jones
- 16Nixon
- 17Bailey
- 25McGrath
- 10Rowe
- 8BroadbentSubstituted forBigginsat 65′minutes
- 33Close
- 37CraigSubstituted forCartyat 89′minutes
- 7MolyneuxBooked at 33minsSubstituted forTaylorat 90+1′minutes
- 20Ironside
- 40WatersSubstituted forHurstat 65′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Olowu
- 11Taylor
- 14Biggins
- 21Hurst
- 22Carty
- 28Faulkner
- 32Bottomley
Newport
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Townsend
- 19McLoughlin
- 28BakerSubstituted forWoodat 75′minutes
- 5J Clarke
- 4Delaney
- 3LewisSubstituted forPayneat 45′minutes
- 8MorrisBooked at 45mins
- 17BennettSubstituted forPalmer-Houldenat 58′minutes
- 11WaiteSubstituted forCharsleyat 57′minutes
- 18RaiSubstituted forWildigat 58′minutesBooked at 76mins
- 7Evans
Substitutes
- 2Payne
- 20Charsley
- 22Wood
- 24Wildig
- 26Maxted
- 30Palmer-Houlden
- 33Bondswell
- Referee:
- Alex Chilowicz
- Attendance:
- 5,889
Live Text
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Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 0, Newport County 1.
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Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 0, Newport County 1.
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Attempt missed. Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Close with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Lewis Payne (Newport County).
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Attempt blocked. Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Nixon with a cross.
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Goal! Doncaster Rovers 0, Newport County 1. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Payne with a cross.
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Foul by Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers).
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Shane McLoughlin (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Jon Taylor replaces Luke Molyneux.
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Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Conor Carty replaces Matthew Craig.
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Attempt saved. Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Harrison Biggins.
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Foul by Matthew Craig (Doncaster Rovers).
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Aaron Wildig (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Luke Molyneux is caught offside.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jay McGrath.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Nick Townsend (Newport County).
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Attempt saved. Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Molyneux with a through ball.
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Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
