Bristol Rovers 3 Mohamed 45′: Richards 48′: O''Toole 90′: .
Newport County Newport 1 Howe 57′: .
FT 90 +5
HT 1-0
Newport County are still seeking their first win of 2014 after defeat by struggling Bristol Rovers in the Severnside derby.
Debutant Kaid Mohamed, on loan from Port Vale, gave Rovers the lead in first-half stoppage time.
Eliot Richards doubled the home side''s advantage four minutes after the re-start but Rene Howe pulled a goal back.
Newport''s Lee Minshull struck the post before Rovers top-scorer John-Joe O''Toole sealed victory late on.
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Bristol Rovers boss John Ward told BBC Radio Bristol:
It''s important because we talked prior to the game about the two home games and it will only become good if we can create a similar situation on Tuesday against Accrington.
Fair play to both set of players - they''ve put on a decent afternoon for the supporters who have also got wet and cold
The Rovers people will go home happy because they''ve won the game but I think both set of player deserve credit for putting on as strong a game as they could in such shocking conditions.
Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh told BBC Radio Wales:
A lot of things didn''t go for us today. That''s not taking it away from Bristol Rovers but I certainly didn''t think there was too much between the two sides.
We''re disappointed with the goals we gave away. A couple of players have spoken and held their hands up and know they can do better.
The timings of the goals were crucial for them and put us on the back foot and made it difficult. The ball hasn''t fallen for us and it has for them.
Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (5) Bristol Rovers
01 Mildenhall
02 Smith
14 Brown
30 Lockyer
06 Parkes Booked
29 McChrystal
39 Mohamed (Woodards - 85'' )
32 O''Toole Booked
10 Richards (Harding - 77'' )
19 Beardsley (Harrison - 93'' )
24 Clarke
Substitutes
04 Woodards
07 Clarkson
15 Norburn
17 Harrison
18 Harding
20 Gough
33 Santos
Newport County
01 Pidgeley
18 Jackson
13 Sandell Booked (Hughes - 81'' )
15 Burge
22 Worley Booked
19 Naylor
02 Pipe
08 Minshull (Porter - 85'' )
45 Howe
23 Jolley
12 Willmott
Substitutes
03 Hughes
04 Porter
05 James
17 Flynn
25 Stephens
Ref: Jeremy Simpson
Att: 7,288
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