Newport County vs Cheltenham Town, 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season

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  • 20': Luke Young
  • 61': Luke Young

About

Newport County are hosting Cheltenham Town at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Commentary

  • 20': Luke Young (Cheltenham Town) Goal at 20'
  • 39': James Clarke (Newport County) Substitution at 39'
  • 57': Isaac Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town) Yellow Card at 57'
  • 61': Luke Young (Cheltenham Town) Goal at 61'
  • 62': Michael Reindorf (Newport County) Substitution at 62'
  • 63': Gerard Garner (Newport County) Substitution at 63'
  • 71': Habeeb Ogunneye (Newport County) Yellow Card at 71'
  • 77': Tom Taylor (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 77'
  • 77': Ryan Broom (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 77'
  • 82': George Harmon (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 82'
  • 88': Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 88'
  • 90'+4': Gerard Garner (Newport County) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'+4': Lee Jenkins (Newport County) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'+7': Cameron Antwi (Newport County) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
42.4 Possession 57.6
10 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales

EFL League Two Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Walsall 13 +7 26
2 Swindon Town 13 +5 25
3 Milton Keynes Dons 13 +13 24
4 Grimsby Town 13 +10 24
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NEW Newport County (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Jordan Wright (GK)
32 Jaden Warner
15 Lee Jenkins Yellow Card
12 Joe Thomas
22 Habeeb Ogunneye Yellow Card
14 Kai Whitmore
11 Cameron Antwi Yellow Card
44 Sammy Braybrooke
9 Courtney Baker-Richardson
21 Michael Spellman
7 Bobby Kamwa

CHL Cheltenham Town (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Joe Day (GK)
24 Sam Sherring
5 James Wilson
27 Jonathan Tomkinson
2 Arkell Jude-Boyd
26 Ben Stevenson
21 Isaac Hutchinson Yellow Card
8 Luke Young
20 Jake Bickerstaff
22 Ethon Archer
11 Jordan Thomas

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