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Newport could receive a double boost for their key Sky Bet League Two clash against Oldham on Tuesday.
Victory for the Exiles at Rodney Parade would lift them into the play-off places ahead of their final game at Morecambe next Saturday.
And manager Michael Flynn could have midfielder Joss Labadie and striker Jamille Matt back in the mix. Labadie had 10 stitches in a gashed ankle suffered against Swindon on April 9, while Matt has been suffering from a dead leg.
Midfielder Andrew Crofts and reserve goalkeeper Nick Townsend are again expected to be missing due to injuries.
Oldham saw their outside chances of a play-off place disappear following a 1-0 defeat at Exeter on Saturday.
Latics head coach Pete Wild will assess his selection options ahead of the trip.
But he could again be without goalkeeper Daniel Iversen, who missed the Exeter game because of a back strain that has also affected his hamstring.
Zeus De La Paz deputised against the Grecians and made a number of outstanding saves.
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- Newport won the reverse meeting with Oldham 1-0 in September; they had only won one of their six Football League contests before this (D1 L4).
- Oldham haven’t visited Newport County in a league match since September 1970 when they won 4-1.
- Newport are unbeaten in eight league games (W5 D3), conceding just two goals during this period – the Exiles last went longer without defeat in the Football League in December 2014 (run of nine).
- Oldham’s six game unbeaten run came to an end last time out against Exeter, losing 1-0; the Latics last lost back to back league games in February (vs Morecambe and Bury).
- Newport have failed to score in each of their last three league games played on a Tuesday at Rodney Parade (D2 L1), whilst Oldham are winless in their last seven away league games played on a Tuesday (D5 L2), since a 3-2 victory at Bristol Rovers in September 2017.