By Andrew Penman

NEWPORT COUNTY 2
McLoughlin 20, 80

OLDHAM ATH 0
MICKY MELLON felt his Oldham Athletic missed an opportunity to show their best as they fell to League Two Newport County.
Newport County manager Graham Coughlan praised his side for a “professional performance” as they beat the National League Latics thanks to two goals from Shane McLoughlin.
The defender opened the scoring as he drilled into the bottom corner after 20 minutes and settled any late nerves with a second goal, a long-range piledriver, ten minutes from time.
Mellon, taking charge of the...