Leigh_Curtis commented Newport County 0 Notts County 1: Match report

Mark Cooper moved a step closer to reaching the points target needed to secure his future as Notts County manager after the Magpies beat Newport 1-0 this afternoon. On a terrible pitch, Notts had an early scare when Haydn Hollis and Roy Carroll got into a mix-up which allowed Dean Morgan in, but he shot wide. Souleymane Coulibaly also spurned a good opportunity, before Graham Burke tested Joe Day's reflexes with a superb 20-yard drive. Notts were having to play long balls rather than...