Newport County manager Michael Flynn has patted his team on the back but moved them quickly on towards another key promotion decider on Saturday. Flynn saw his team boost their League Two play-off prospects with a 2-0 win over 10-man Crawley Town at Rodney Parade. The victory keeps County in seventh place in the table, and in the final play-off spot, but they would come under threat if they lose at Exeter City on Saturday who lay below them and are just three points adrift.

Newport County manager Michael Flynn has admitted the club are up against it in their task to win automatic promotion from League Two. A hard-earned but inadequate goalless draw at home to Carlise on Tuesday leaves County in sixth place in the table – eight points off the top three, but still with one game in hand. Defender Matty Dolan will have to be assessed ahead of the game against second-place Cambridge United on Saturday after he was forced off against Carlisle with a head injury.

Matty Dolan has good memories of the One Call Stadium in Mansfield and would love to add to them tonight when Newport County continue their drive for promotion. Two years ago, it was Dolan’s penalty in the shoot-out against The Stags that sent his side into the League Two play-off final. County then suffered heartbreak at Wembley, but Dolan is hoping to make up for that by going up this season.

Joe Ledley has revealed he has returned to Newport County to repay a debt. The former Wales midfielder has joined the League Two club for the rest of the season after using the club as a training base a year ago before a spell playing in Australia. Now, the 34-year-old has signed for County in a bid to help them achieve success in their topsy-turvy promotion campaign that currently sees them occupying a play-off spot.

Kevin Ellison accused Morecambe’s Derek Adams of disrespecting him after the Newport County substitute celebrated loudly into his former manager’s face. Ellison came back to haunt the man who kicked him out at Morecambe as he scored the vital third goal that allowed Newport County to cruise to a 3-1 win – and third successive victory-  enabling them to climb up to fourth place in League Two. The 42-year-old Ellison came on in the 67th minute with Nicky Maynard to provide new impetus up front for the Exiles.

Michael Flynn is hoping to evoke the spirit of 2017, and Newport County’s Great Escape, as his side tries to stay on track for promotion from League Two. Back-to-back wins for the first time since the beginning of December have put them right back in the thick of the promotion race and the outcome of today’s trip to Morecambe could be crucial in the final account. Morecambe are one place above County in fifth, have won their last three at home and snuck a 2-2 draw with a 94th minute goal at high flying Forest Green Rovers in midweek.

No-one kicks sand in the face of Newport County defender Priestley Farquharson. After, how many other players in League Two can boast 63 England caps? County’s new defender Farquharson can do just that, although his international tally hasn’t been built up playing at venues like Wembley, Stade de France or the Principality Stadium.

Michael Flynn has told his Newport County players they need to improve the quality of their football if they are to stay in the hunt for promotion from League Two. The County manager saw his team lose 1-0 at Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday night, a defeat that leaves then outside of the play-off places in eighth place in the table. Flynn could have pointed to a penalty claim late on when Mickey Demetriou’s long ball forward into the penalty area struck the arm of defender Calum MacDonald.

Newport County boss Mike Flynn branded the Rodney Parade pitch the worst of his career but insisted it was not at fault for a 2-0 defeat by Forest Green Rovers. The Exiles chief saw his side’s poor LeagueTwo form continue but refused to make an excuse out of the sorry surface after losing to a promotion rival.

Newport County manager Michael Flynn has admitted the promotion bandwagon needs to be put back on the rails on Sunday. The Exiles manager wants his players to rediscover the consistency that made the first half of their seasons such a period of promise as they host second place Forest Green Rovers. A severe loss of form of late has seen County drop to fifth – five points adrift of leaders Cambridge United but only one point clear of promotion chasers Morecambe – who sit in eighth place.

Assistant manager Wayne Hatswell blamed the pitch as Newport County were held to a 1-1 draw at Rodney Parade by nine-man Exeter City.

Newport County were able to take some cold comfort from the few games that were played in League Two last weekend as they bid to get their own promotion campaign re-heated on Tuesday night at home to Exeter City. County’s midweek conquerors, Southend United, picked up a point at table-topping Cambridge United. The weather forced Michael Flynn’s side to sit out their trip to Port Vale, but at least gave them a chance to regroup after the 1-0 home defeat to bottom of the table Southend and prepare for a massive week.