Cheltenham Town manager Steve Cotterill has previewed his side's upcoming League Two fixture against Newport County. The match is scheduled for a 12:30pm kick-off at the EV Charger Points Stadium this Saturday.
Cotterill's comments come with his team sitting fifth in the table, a position that presents a clear challenge for the visiting Exiles. Newport County travel north with a sold-out away end of 1,055 supporters, known as the Amber Army, making the trip.
Recent form and context
Newport County head into the fixture in solid form, currently 12th in League Two with 15 points from 12 games, having recorded three wins and six draws. Graham Coughlan's side are unbeaten in their last five outings, a run that reads two wins and three draws. Their most recent result was a 2-2 draw away at Rotherham United last Tuesday, with goals from Harrison Biggins from the penalty spot and Gerard Garner securing a point. That result extended a sequence that has seen County score 16 goals while conceding 15 so far this season, giving them a goal difference of plus one. Their recent form, reading one win and four draws from the last five, includes a 1-1 home draw with York on Saturday 17 October, where Kion Etete found the net, and a 1-0 victory over Colchester on Saturday 10 October.
The team will look to make it another positive afternoon on the road and keep their promotion push on track. Their next assignment after this is another important league fixture, details of which are on our fixtures page. County's aim is to close the ten-point gap to league leaders Salford City with a positive result against a top-six opponent. They face Cheltenham away on Saturday 24 October.
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