Match summary
Newport County beat Swindon Town 2-0 in the EFL Trophy, Group Stage.
Newport County won with 40% of the possession.
Swindon Town vs Newport CountyResult, Lineups & H2H
- Garner4'
- Nyakuhwa80'
The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium
Swindon Town vs Newport County in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Swindon Town2W 0D 3L
Swindon TownNewport County
6Pointsof 153
7Goals scored4
9Goals conceded6
0Clean sheets1
0Unbeaten in a row2
3Without a win6
7Conceded in a row0
Head to head16 meetings · Nov 2017 – Feb 2026
- Swindon Town wins
- 8
- Draws
- 1
- Newport County wins
- 7
2.13goals per meeting
38%both teams scored
44%3+ goals
56%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSwindon Town 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- League TwoSwindon Town2-0Newport County
- League TwoNewport County0-1Swindon Town
- League TwoNewport County1-2Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town4-0Newport County
- League TwoNewport County2-1Swindon Town
Show all 16 meetings
- League TwoSwindon Town2-0Newport County
- League TwoNewport County2-1Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town1-0Newport County
- League TwoSwindon Town0-1Newport County
- League TwoNewport County1-2Swindon Town
- League TwoNewport County2-0Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town0-2Newport County
- League TwoNewport County0-0Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town2-1Newport County
- League TwoNewport County2-1Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town0-1Newport County
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Swindon TownNewport County
- 87'Substitution · Newport County · Shaquille Gwengwe · InOut: Gerard Garner
- 87'Substitution · Newport County · Michael Adu-Poku · InOut: Cameron Evans
- 87'Substitution · Newport County · — · InOut: Yahya Bamba
- 80'Goal · Newport County · Tanatswa Nyakuhwa0-2
- 80'Substitution · Newport County · Kieron Evans · InOut: Cole Jarvis
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Ollie Clarke · InOut: Tom Nichols72'
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Rory Da Costa · In72'
- Yellow Card · Swindon Town · James Debayo70'
- Yellow Card · Swindon Town · Dan Butler63'
- 60'Substitution · Newport County · Matt Dibley-Dias · InOut: Harri Pugh
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Joseph Hungbo · InOut: Daniel Butterworth60'
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Matty Virtue · InOut: Jaylan Pearman60'
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Dan Butler · InOut: James Ball46'
- 17'Missed Penalty · Newport County · Gerard GarnerMissed Penalty
- 4'Goal · Newport County · Gerard Garner0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Swindon TownNewport County
60%Ball Possession40%
12Shots Total14
1Shots On Target5
6Corners2
14Fouls12
2Yellow Cards0
0Offsides3
3Saves1
506Passes342
6Shots Off Target6
123Attacks108
36Dangerous Attacks30
5Shots Inside Box11
7Shots Outside Box3
0Goals2
12Free Kicks13
5Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork2
13Tackles17
0Assists2
378Accurate Passes226
18Total Crosses9
3Accurate Crosses4
9Interceptions14
64Duels Won72
2Big Chances Created4
2Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Ian Holloway
Starting XI
-
LW
Lewis Ward6.5
-
JD
James Debayo6.5
-
JB
James Ball6.7
-
LG
Lucas Griffiths-Brown6.5
-
TN
Tom Nichols6.7
-
MC
Mitch Clark6.7
-
FH
Freddie Hoare-
JP
Jaylan Pearman6.5
-
AH
Antwoine Hackford6.5
Substitutes
-
MV
Matty Virtue6.8
-
CS
Charlie Summers-
JT
Joshua Terry-
RC
Rory Da CostaManager: Hayden Mullins
Starting XI
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JT
Jake Turner6.7
-
JT
Joe Thomas6.8
-
DS
Dan Sassi7.0
-
AM
Alfie Merritt6.7
-
CJ
Cole Jarvis7.4
-
TN
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa9.0
-
HP
Harri Pugh6.5
-
YB
Yahya Bamba7.0
-
GG
Gerard Garner6.2
Substitutes
-
CB
Ciaran Brennan-
KE
Kieron Evans6.5
-
SG
Shaquille Gwengwe-
MA
Michael Adu-Poku6.6
-
MD
Matt Dibley-Dias6.8
-
SM
Shaun MacDonald-
HH
Harrison HalpinPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 24(79%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
Matty Virtue MF | 6.8 | 30' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(50%) | 3 | 4/4 |
Mitch Clark MF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 55(69%) | 1 | 5/11 |
Tom Nichols MF | 6.7 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 26(73%) | - | 6/11 |
James Ball DF | 6.7 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 50(84%) | 2 | 4/6 |
Lewis Ward GK | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(68%) | - | 2/3 |
Lucas Griffiths-Brown MF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(57%) | 1 | 5/14 |
| 6.5 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(79%) | 1 | 7/9 | |
Jaylan Pearman FW | 6.5 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 22(91%) | - | 0/6 |
Antwoine Hackford FW | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(73%) | - | 4/8 |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 81(80%) | 1 | 9/13 | |
James Debayo DF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 57(81%) | 2 | 9/16 |
| 6.3 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(71%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.2 | 30' | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | 9(78%) | - | 1/4 | |
Freddie Hoare FW | - | 72' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(59%) | 1 | 2/17 |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total17 Accurate10 Accuracy59% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles1 Tackles Won1 Interceptions2 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total17 Won2 Lost15 Won %12% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches32 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed3 Other Fouls2 Fouls Drawn1 Chances Created0 Crosses0/1 | ||||||||
Rory Da Costa DF | - | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(78%) | - | 2/5 |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total9 Accurate7 Accuracy78% Key Passes1 Long Balls1 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total5 Won2 Lost3 Won %40% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches17 Dribbles2/4 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||
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