Northampton Town 2 Newport County 0: James Heneghan's player ratings
By James Heneghan
Published 15th Sep 2019, 13:09 BST
Cobblers recorded back-to-back home wins with an excellent 2-0 victory over previously unbeaten Newport County on Saturday.
Who stood out from an impressive team performance? Find out with our player ratings...
Chris Lines drives forward. Picture: Pete Norton
Unlikely to have an easier afternoon all season long as Newport failed to register a single shot on target. Town's excellent defence reduced his workload although he caught well from crosses... 7
No alarms at the back and hinted of his attacking capabilities with one terrific cross right onto Hoskins' head. All in all looks a solid addition to the squad and a sound option at right-back... 7.5
Shut down Newport's threat on his side of the pitch with another competent and assured defensive performance at left-back. Could still get forward more but his primary job is to defend and he did that excellently... 7.5
Faultless on his return to the starting XI. Strong in the air and read the game expertly to ward off the danger as he played a starring role in Town's first home clean sheet of the campaign... 8
Led from the front with a towering, dominant display. Had Amond in his pocket and barely gave Newport a sniff of goal. Plenty of MOTM contenders but his stellar work for Town's second gives him the edge... 8.5 CHRON STAR MAN
His tenacious, battling work as holding midfielder ensured little got through to the defence and helped Town triumph in battle for midfield supremacy. In the referee's bad books more than once but never strayed too far... 8
