League Two (Week 6) : Newport hold Barnet to 2-2
WALES, Oct. 25, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 6: The match between Newport County and Barnet ended in a 2-2 draw on Tuesday.
Newport County players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Tozer Ben in the 33rd minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Rigg Sean goal on penalty ('89) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Barnet with dual goals from Akinde John ('76 and '85.
Barnet FC are down in 18th place with 16 points from 14 games, tie on points with Hartlepool United FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of September 3, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Notts County | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Yeovil Town | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 17 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 17 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 16 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Barnet | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 16 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 15 |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 14 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 13 |
| 24 | Newport County | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
53263
Overview
Newport County AFC
- Position: 24 -6
- Best performance of the season:Leyton Orient 0-1 Newport County (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Newport County 1-3 Plymouth Argyle (22 Oct.)
- Next game:Accrington Stanley - Newport County (29 Oct.)
Barnet FC
- Position: 18 -5
- Best performance of the season:Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Barnet (22 Oct.)
- Previous game:Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Barnet (22 Oct.)
- Next game:Barnet - Hartlepool United (29 Oct.)
Newport County
2:2
Barnet
2:2 (1:0)
- 25 October 2016
- 19:45
- Newport
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 28 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 23 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 21 |
Week 6 Results
| Saturday 3 September 2016 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 3-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Stevenage | 6-1 | Hartlepool United | ||
| Luton Town | 4-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Notts County | 2-2 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Carlisle United | 1-1 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Yeovil Town | 0-3 | Blackpool |  | |
| Morecambe | 1-2 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Colchester United | 2-3 | Exeter City | ||
| Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Cambridge United | ||
| Tuesday 25 October 2016 | ||||
| Newport County | 2-2 | Barnet | ||