League Two (Week 25) : Stevenage beats Newport 3-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 7, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 25: After three straigth defeats, Boro' bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Newport County this Saturday.
Godden Matthew scored tripple goals
Stevenage dominated the first half thanks to goals from Godden Matthew ('9, '42). Leading 2-0 at the break, Boro' further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Godden Matthew on penalty in the 62nd minute.
Stevenage FC climbed to 13rd place with 33 points from 25 games, tie on points with Exeter City FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League Two table (as of January 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 52 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 48 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 35 | 11 | 46 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 41 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 39 |
| 7 | Barnet | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 38 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 38 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 36 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 34 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 33 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 33 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 33 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 32 |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 30 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 28 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 27 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 25 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 25 |
| 22 | Notts County | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 22 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 21 |
| 24 | Newport County | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Stevenage FC
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Stevenage 6-1 Hartlepool United (3 Sep.)
- Previous game:Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Stevenage (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Plymouth Argyle - Stevenage (14 Jan.)
Newport County AFC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Notts County 0-3 Newport County (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Newport County (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Newport County - Colchester United (14 Jan.)
Stevenage
3:1
Newport County
3:1 (2:0)
- 7 January 2017
- 15:00
- Stevenage
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 52 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 48 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 46 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 42 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 41 |
Week 25 Results
| Thursday 5 January 2017 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-1 | Portsmouth | ||
| Saturday 7 January 2017 | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 1-3 | Barnet | ||
| Stevenage | 3-1 | Newport County | ||
| Mansfield Town | 3-0 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Hartlepool United | 0-1 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Morecambe | 4-1 | Notts County | ||
| Colchester United | 4-1 | Carlisle United | ||
| Tuesday 31 January 2017 | ||||
| Luton Town | 19:45 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Yeovil Town | 19:45 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Exeter City | 19:45 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
 | Blackpool | 19:45 | Crawley Town | |
| Tuesday 28 March 2017 | ||||
| Accrington Stanley | 19:45 | Cambridge United | ||