CARLISLE UTD ............... 2 NEWPORT COUNTY ..... 0

NEWPORT slumped to their sixth successive away defeat as they conceded two first-half goals and spent the whole of the second half with only 10 men after Ryan Inniss was sent-off.

With trips to Stevenage and Crawley to come in the next week things could get worse for Michael Flynn’s side, who have conceded 15 goals in their last six games on the road and have taken a mere 17 points out of a possible 42 points in 14 games this year.

Carlisle got off to a lively start and showed their attacking intent as early as the second minute when Omari Patrick put in a decent cross from the right. Josh Kayode got to it first, but couldn’t get enough power in his header to trouble Tom King.

Patrick kept on coming, though, and two minutes later another cross from him was blocked and went out for a corner. Elliot Watt swung in the corner, Patrick got on the end of it and his header took a little deflection and flew past King for the opening goal after five minutes.

That was just what County didn’t want and it immediately put them on the back foot. It didn’t help their cause when Matt Dolan limped out of the game after only 12 minutes to be replaced by Josh Labadie.

Newport’s injury list of late has been shocking and Dolan’s departure was another blow for Michael Flynn. Insult was then added to injury in the 32nd minute when Leyton Orient loan star Dale Gorman tripped Jack Bridge as he went past him and referee Graham Salisbury had no hesitation in pointing to the penalty spot. Joshua Kayode hammered the ball home to make it 2-0. Gorman picked up a yellow card for protesting against his foul and just before the beak things got worse when Ryan Inniss was sent off for going straight through Kayode with an ugly challenge.

In the second-half a vicious volley from Carlisle’s Mike Jones went just over the bar, although County did respond with a lash from Labadie from 12 yards out that also went inches over.