Mullins positive despite blowing first away win

Sat, November 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM UTC

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Newport County boss Hayden Mullins says his side can still take pride from a draw at Crewe Alexandra, despite blowing a two-goal lead.

The Exiles were moments away from claiming a first away win of the League Two season before Crewe hit a 90th-minute winner to draw 2-2.

County dominated Crewe, who remain inside the play-off places, in the first half but were unable to withstand the hosts' late onslaught.

Mullins, who has enjoyed a positive start to life in the Newport dugout, feels this draw reinforced that his side can contend with anybody in England's fourth tier.

"We are disappointed that we didn't get the win, if I'm being honest. In the first half, we were really good," he said.

"We set up really brightly, looked a threat and controlled large periods. The pressure we put on their goal was telling.

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"They are a good side at home. We knew it would be a tough game, but to be 2-0 up at half-time was justified.

"We knew the second half would be tough. We knew we would have to protect the wide areas, and for two moments we switched off and they capitalised.

"We are disappointed with that, but when you step back and look at the bigger picture, you see a really good performance.

"We could have folded and thrown away all three points, but we didn't. We take a point away and we will build from that.

"That was not a one-off performance that we put in today. This is pretty consistently us.

"We went toe-to-toe with these guys and we are disappointed not to win, which is a good sign."

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