Newport County head to a happy hunting ground on Saturday as Nelson Jardim’s side look to bounce back from defeat at Bradford City.
This is a taxing week for the Exiles, who go back to Yorkshire to face Harrogate Town on Saturday having gone down 3-1 at Valley Parade on Monday night.
But Newport should be buoyed their recent record at Harrogate’s Exercise Stadium.
On their most recent visit, in February, Newport won 4-1, with Offrande Zanzala scoring twice, while in the 2022-23 campaign, the Welsh side were 4-0 victors on Harrogate’s patch, thanks in part to a double from Omar Bogle.
In fact, Newport have only lost once at Harrogate in four visits since the Sulphurites were promoted to the English Football League (EFL) for the first time in 2020.
Harrogate, it should be said, have won on each of their last two trips to Rodney Parade – but Simon Weaver’s team do not come into their latest meeting with Newport in particularly good form.
Harrogate, who are 18th in League Two, drew 0-0 at fellow strugglers Swindon last weekend, following a 5-1 home loss to MK Dons, one of four defeats in their last seven league games.
They were also beaten in the EFL Trophy in midweek, at Crewe, with their last victory coming at home against Bradford at the end of last month.