Warren Feeney’s men turn their attention to the first round of the league cup to face an MK Dons side who enjoyed victory against Shrewsbury on Saturday.
Looking at the visitors
MK Dons enjoyed victory in the first game of the season after Daniel Powell’s goal was enough to see them overcome Shrewsbury away from home. They control large portions of the game finishing up with 59% of the possession and a third of their total shots finished on target. They currently sit in 8th place in League 1 and will be hoping to keep their early momentum going against County as they look ahead to a game against early league leaders Millwall on Saturday.
Form Guide (including pre-season)
Newport County – DWLWL LL
MK Dons – DLDWDL L L LW
Upcoming Milestones
Jon Parkin – 4 goals for 175 career goals
Lenell John-Lewis – 1 goal for 50 career goals
Tom Owen-Evans – 5 appearance for 25 career appearances
Previous Milestones
Jennison Myrie-Williams v Mansfield Town was his 300th career appearance
Scott Bennett v Mansfield Town was his 175th career appearance
MK Dons’ record against County
No previous meetings
Last Time Out
A late goal denied Newport County a point on the opening day of the season after twice coming from a goal behind to equalise against Mansfield Town, it was the visitors who took all three points as the game entered added time. There were plenty of encouraging signs for Warren Feeney in the first competitive game of the season though and the possibility of a Premiership side in the second round of the cup is a mouth-watering prospect for the Exiles.
The Man in Charge
Oliver Langford is in charge of this fixture with his assistants Mark Russell and Steven Meredith, the fourth official is Adam Nunn. Langford is yet to referee a game this season however he is an experienced official having been on the list since 2007. He took charge of Newport’s 3-0 home defeat to Crawley Town last season as well as the 2-0 home defeat to Bury in the 2014/15 season. In the 2013/14 season he refereed the 0-0 away draw with Plymouth Argyle and the 3-2 home victory over Oxford United. He has also taken charge of seven MK Dons fixtures. In the 292 games of his career he has handed out 674 yellow cards at an average of 2.3 per game and 45 red cards.
Around the Cup (all times Tuesday 7:45 unless stated)
Accrington Stanley v Bradford City
Barnet v Millwall (Tuesday 8pm)
Barnsley v Northampton Town
Birmingham City v Oxford United
Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers
Brighton and Hove Albion v Colchester United
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City (Thursday 7:45pm)
Burton Albion v Bury (Wednesday 7:30pm)
Cambridge United v Sheffield Wednesday
Carlisle United v Port Vale
Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic
Coventry City v Portsmouth
Derby County v Grimsby Town
Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest
Exeter City v Brentford
Fleetwood Town v Leeds United (Wednesday 7:45pm)
Ipswich Town v Stevenage
Leyton Orient v Fulham
Luton Town v Aston Villa (Wednesday 7:45pm)
Mansfield Town v Blackburn Rovers
Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic
Peterborough United v AFC Wimbledon
Preston North End v Hartlepool United
Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town (Wednesday 7:45pm)
Reading v Plymouth Argyle (Tuesday 8pm)
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Rotherham v Morecambe
Scunthorpe United v Notts County
Sheffield United v Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town v Huddersfield Town
Southend United v Gillingham
Walsall v Yeovil Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crawley Town
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City