Blue Square Bet Premier

Substitute Danny Crow struck two minutes into injury time to give Luton Town victory at Newport County in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Crow converted from close range as Luton climbed up to sixth in the table.

Newport's Sam Foley and Elliott Buchanan saw shots blocked while Ismail Yakubu headed wide from six yards.

Luton's best chance before Crow's winner came from Stuart Fleetwood but his close-range strike was brilliantly saved by Danny Potter.

County remain 22nd even though Alfreton won their basement battle with Hayes and Yeading.

VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh told BBC Radio Wales:

"We were in a position to certainly get a point out of the game and we haven't been able to do that.

"It's crucial times in the game where you've got to see the game out

"Good teams punish you and we've been punished today. We had a chance to punish them [and] we didn't do it.

"I can stand here and make excuses. The players have got to take a bit of responsibility."

Luton manager Gary Brabin told BBC Three Counties Radio:

"I thought we deserved it, although we made a bit of hard work of it at times. It was a tough place to come with tough conditions.

"I said at half-time we needed to get a bit more consistency and be a bit more forceful. I think we did that in the second half.

"I always believed we were going to get a goal and the timing of it was fantastic."

Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (4)

Newport County

  • 01 Potter
  • 06 Yakubu
  • 16 Hughes
  • 17 Hatswell
  • 25 Rodgers
  • 07 Rose
  • 14 Doherty
  • 19 Pipe
  • 10 Foley
  • 21 Matthews
  • 26 Buchanan (McAllister - 73' )

Substitutes

  • 18 Thompson
  • 05 Warren
  • 08 Rogers
  • 09 McAllister
  • 11 Knights

Luton Town

  • 30 Pilkington
  • 03 Taylor (Willmott - 71' )
  • 06 Pilkington
  • 15 Howells
  • 18 Osano
  • 27 Hand
  • 34 Kovacs
  • 07 Lawless Booked
  • 19 Dance
  • 13 Fleetwood (Crow - 77' )
  • 14 O'Connor (Brunt - 59' )

Substitutes

  • 01 Tyler
  • 04 Keane
  • 11 Willmott
  • 10 Crow
  • 23 Brunt
Ref: Robinson
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Match Stats

Shots

11 5

On target

7 5

Corners

3 3

Fouls

16 11

Live Text Commentary

94:14 Full time

Full Time The referee blows his whistle to end the game.

90:00 +2:08

Ryan Brunt provided the assist for the goal.

90:00 +2:08 Goal scored

Goal - Danny Crow - Newport Co 0 - 1 Luton Danny Crow fires in a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Newport County 0-1 Luton.

87:47

Unfair challenge on Danny Crow by Ismail Yakubu results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Robbie Willmott from left wing, clearance by Ismail Yakubu.

85:34

Craig McAllister challenges George Pilkington unfairly and gives away a free kick. George Pilkington takes the free kick.

84:38

Unfair challenge on James Dance by Andrew Hughes results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Hand.

84:05

Danny Crow concedes a free kick for a foul on Ismail Yakubu. Danny Potter takes the direct free kick.

81:43

Danny Rose crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, James Dance makes a clearance.

81:43 Booking

Booking Alex Lawless booked for unsporting behaviour.

81:24

Foul by Alex Lawless on Sam Foley, free kick awarded.

81:11

Curtis Osano fouled by Craig McAllister, the ref awards a free kick. Jamie Hand restarts play with the free kick.

80:32

Unfair challenge on Ismail Yakubu by Ryan Brunt results in a free kick. Danny Potter takes the free kick.

79:30

Corner taken by Robbie Willmott, Foul by Janos Kovacs on Wayne Hatswell, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Danny Potter.

78:47

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Curtis Osano by Tommy Doherty. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Jamie Hand, clearance by Tommy Doherty.

76:05 Substitution

Substitution Stuart Fleetwood goes off and Danny Crow comes on.

74:18

Free kick awarded for a foul by Wayne Hatswell on Stuart Fleetwood. Jamie Hand crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Tommy Doherty makes a clearance.

71:53

Janos Kovacs restarts play with the free kick.

71:53 Substitution

Substitution Craig McAllister on for Elliott Buchanan.

71:53

Sam Foley concedes a free kick for a foul on Curtis Osano.

71:20

Sam Foley takes a shot. Save made by Kevin Pilkington.

70:23 Substitution

Substitution Robbie Willmott on for Greg Taylor.

69:41

Andrew Hughes takes a shot. Save made by Kevin Pilkington.

67:37

Greg Taylor concedes a free kick for a foul on Elliott Buchanan. Ismail Yakubu takes the free kick.

62:59

Sam Foley is ruled offside. Kevin Pilkington takes the free kick.

61:08

Danny Rose gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jake Howells. Jake Howells has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Danny Potter.

60:06

Danny Potter fouled by James Dance, the ref awards a free kick. Danny Potter takes the free kick.

59:17

Foul by Wayne Hatswell on Ryan Brunt, free kick awarded. Jake Howells crosses the ball in from the free kick, Wayne Hatswell makes a clearance.

58:24 Substitution

Substitution Ryan Brunt on for Aaron O'Connor.

55:53

The assistant referee signals for offside against Aaron O'Connor. Indirect free kick taken by Danny Potter.

55:33

Unfair challenge on George Pilkington by David Pipe results in a free kick. Free kick taken by George Pilkington.

55:05

Stuart Fleetwood takes a shot. Danny Potter makes a save.

53:14

The assistant referee signals for offside against Stuart Fleetwood. Free kick taken by Wayne Hatswell. The referee blows for offside against Robbie Matthews. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Pilkington.

52:18

Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Robbie Matthews misses to the right of the target.

49:34

Unfair challenge on Wayne Hatswell by Curtis Osano results in a free kick. Andrew Hughes takes the free kick.

45:01

The match restarts for the second half.

45:00 +1:24 Half time

Half Time The ref blows to end the first period.

45:00 +0:30

Corner taken left-footed by Danny Rose from the right by-line, Header from close range by Ismail Yakubu misses to the right of the target.

40:18

Corner taken by Danny Rose, Kevin Pilkington makes a save.

39:58

Alex Lawless takes a shot. Save by Danny Potter.

39:12

Tommy Doherty has an effort at goal from outside the box missing to the wide left of the goal.

37:44

The assistant referee signals for offside against Aaron O'Connor. Danny Potter takes the indirect free kick.

36:41

Paul Rodgers challenges Stuart Fleetwood unfairly and gives away a free kick. George Pilkington takes the direct free kick.

35:37

Sam Foley takes a shot. Save made by Kevin Pilkington.

34:30

Inswinging corner taken by Danny Rose from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Greg Taylor.

33:03

George Pilkington fouled by Robbie Matthews, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin Pilkington.

30:29

Corner taken left-footed by Jake Howells from the right by-line to the near post, Wayne Hatswell makes a clearance.

28:36

Robbie Matthews concedes a free kick for a foul on George Pilkington. Kevin Pilkington restarts play with the free kick.

25:06

Curtis Osano crosses the ball, save by Danny Potter.

24:18

Sam Foley takes a shot. Kevin Pilkington makes a save.

23:57

Elliott Buchanan takes a shot. George Pilkington gets a block in.

23:43

Sam Foley takes a shot. Blocked by Janos Kovacs.

19:29

Free kick awarded for a foul by Jamie Hand on Tommy Doherty. Direct free kick taken by Ismail Yakubu.

18:28

Robbie Matthews is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Janos Kovacs.

16:50

Aaron O'Connor gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Wayne Hatswell. Danny Potter takes the direct free kick.

16:10

George Pilkington fouled by Robbie Matthews, the ref awards a free kick. Alex Lawless takes the direct free kick.

15:32

Shot by Sam Foley from outside the box goes high over the crossbar.

13:58

The assistant referee signals for offside against Stuart Fleetwood. Free kick taken by Danny Potter.

10:47

Foul by Robbie Matthews on Greg Taylor, free kick awarded. Kevin Pilkington takes the direct free kick.

10:23

Foul by Stuart Fleetwood on Ismail Yakubu, free kick awarded. Danny Potter restarts play with the free kick.

8:47

Sam Foley challenges Curtis Osano unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Pilkington restarts play with the free kick.

8:09

Foul by Stuart Fleetwood on Paul Rodgers, free kick awarded. Ismail Yakubu takes the free kick.

7:44

The assistant referee flags for offside against Elliott Buchanan. Free kick taken by Kevin Pilkington.

7:14

Stuart Fleetwood takes a shot. Save made by Danny Potter.

6:45

Corner taken by James Dance from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Robbie Matthews.

3:51

Elliott Buchanan takes a shot. Save by Kevin Pilkington.

0:00

The referee gets the game underway.

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