| 90' | The match has come to a close in Newport. The final score is 2 - 0. | |
| 90' | Middlesbrough FC are pushing forward but Lewis Wing's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 90' | Middlesbrough FC drive upfield and Adam Clayton gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a Newport County defender. | |
| 90' | Newport County are pushing forward but Matt Dolan's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 90' | The second half is prolonged by 3 minutes of added time. | |
| 86' | The home team have replaced Robbie Willmott with David Pipe. This is the second substitution made today by Michael Flynn. | |
| 85' | Middlesbrough FC's Lewis Wing gets in a shot but it is blocked by a Newport County defender. | |
| 84' | Middlesbrough FC's Ashley Fletcher gets in a shot on goal at Rodney Parade. But the effort is unsuccessful. | |
| 84' | Corner awarded to Middlesbrough FC. | |
| 83' | In Newport, Ashley Fletcher of Middlesbrough FC is presented with a shooting opportunity. But the strike is blocked by the covering defence. | |
| 82' | Corner awarded to Middlesbrough FC. | |
| 82' | Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough FC) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 82' | In Newport, Adam Clayton of Middlesbrough FC is presented with a shooting opportunity. But the strike is blocked by the covering defence. | |
| 81' | Middlesbrough FC push forward at Rodney Parade and Rajiv van La Parra gets in a strike. This is blocked, however, by a determined Newport County defence. | |
| 74' | Michael Flynn (Newport County) is making a first substitution, with Matt Dolan replacing Joss Labadie. | |
| 70' | Middlesbrough FC have been awarded a corner by Stuart Attwell. | |
| 67' | Goal! Newport County extend their lead to 2 - 0 through Padraig Amond. | |
| 67' | Robbie Willmott instrumental with a fine assist. | |
| 67' | Corner awarded to Newport County. | |
| 67' | Robbie Willmott (Newport County) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
| 62' | In Newport Newport County's Padraig Amond is caught offside. | |
| 61' | Ashley Fletcher for Middlesbrough FC is whistled offside. | |
| 61' | Tony Pulis is making the team's third substitution at Rodney Parade with Ashley Fletcher replacing Britt Assombalonga. | |
| 58' | Middlesbrough FC's Rudy Gestede has run offside. | |
| 57' | Middlesbrough FC make their second substitution with Rudy Gestede replacing Jordan Hugill. | |
| 51' | Middlesbrough FC's Lewis Wing breaks free at Rodney Parade. But the strike goes wide of the post. | |
| 51' | Middlesbrough FC's Britt Assombalonga gets in a shot but it is blocked by a Newport County defender. | |
| 51' | George Friend (Middlesbrough FC) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
| 47' | Robbie Willmott puts the ball in the net and the home team now lead 1 - 0. | |
| 46' | Rajiv van La Parra is replacing Paddy McNair for the away team. | |
| 46' | The second-half has just kicked-off. | |
| 45' | In Newport, Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) misses the target with a header. | |
| 45' | The first-half has come to a close in Newport. | |
| 45' | Newport County have been awarded a corner by Stuart Attwell. | |
| 41' | Newport County attack but Jamille Matt's header doesn't find the target. | |
| 34' | Newport County push forward at Rodney Parade and Padraig Amond gets in a great header. The attempt is cleared by the Middlesbrough FC defence. | |
| 30' | Corner awarded to Newport County. | |
| 28' | Newport County drive upfield and Tyreeq Bakinson gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a Middlesbrough FC defender. | |
| 19' | Newport County have been awarded a corner by Stuart Attwell. | |
| 18' | Padraig Amond for Newport County drives towards goal at Rodney Parade. But the finish is unsuccessful. | |
| 18' | Newport County are coming forward and Mark O'Brien gets in a strike, it misses the target, however. | |
| 16' | Middlesbrough FC drive into the zone and Jordan Hugill is presented with a brilliant opportunity. But his strike hits the upright! | |
| 15' | Newport County's Regan Poole misses with an attempt on goal. | |
| 14' | Corner awarded to Newport County. | |
| 13' | Joss Labadie (Newport County) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 12' | Middlesbrough FC are caught offside. | |
| 11' | Middlesbrough FC push upfield but Stuart Attwell quickly pulls them for offside. | |
| 9' | Middlesbrough FC have been awarded a corner by Stuart Attwell. | |
| 8' | Newport County have been awarded a corner by Stuart Attwell. | |
| 8' | Newport County's Jamille Matt gets his shot away but it misses the target. | |
| 8' | In Newport Newport County drive forward through Padraig Amond. His shot is on target but it's saved. | |
| 7' | Jamille Matt (Newport County) gets in a strike but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 7' | Jonny Howson of Middlesbrough FC gets in a strike, but is off target. | |
| 6' | Corner awarded to Middlesbrough FC. | |
| 1' | Today's referee, Stuart Attwell, has blown to start the match. | |
| The official line-ups for today's match are out. |