Northampton Town vs Newport County, 2026-27 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

87': Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh

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Northampton Town are hosting Newport County at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

31': Matthew Dibley-Dias (Newport County) Yellow Card at 31'
55': Matthew Warhurst (Northampton Town) Substitution at 55'
55': Logan Briggs (Northampton Town) Substitution at 55'
60': Matthew Warhurst (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 60'
64': Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Newport County) Substitution at 64'
70': Joe Thomas (Newport County) Substitution at 70'
71': Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 71'
79': Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) Substitution at 79'
79': Owen Dale (Northampton Town) Substitution at 79'
83': Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County) Substitution at 83'
83': Cameron Evans (Newport County) Substitution at 83'
83': Gerard Garner (Newport County) Substitution at 83'
86': Cameron Evans (Newport County) Yellow Card at 86'
87': Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh (Northampton Town) Goal at 87'
90'+3': Logan Briggs (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 90'+3'

Statistics

NEW		NHT
11	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	2
48	Possession	52
4	SHOTS	8
2	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
228	Accurate Passes	274
341	Passes	371
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
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
0	Blocked Shots	0
15	Effective Tackles	9
21	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
22	Clearances	47

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 5,546

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bristol Rovers	5	+6	12
2	Swindon Town	5	+2	10
3	Barnet	5	+4	9
4	Tranmere Rovers	5	+4	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Northampton Town (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Zach Jeacock (GK)
5	Jon Guthrie
6	Elliott Moore
3	James Maxwell
16	Joe Wormleighton
14	Tyrese Fornah
4	Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh
26	Sam Chambers
24	Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
32	Harvey Saunders
17	Nathaniel Opoku

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Sam Hoskins, Matthew Warhurst, Josh Powell, Owen Dale, Logan Briggs, Max Dyche, Ross Fitzsimons.

Newport County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Wright (GK)
4	Kyle Cameron
5	Lee Jenkins
16	Matty Jacob
22	Cameron Norman
10	Harrison Biggins
6	Ciaran Brennan
24	Matthew Dibley-Dias
9	Shaquille Gwengwe
7	Kieron Evans
20	Yahya Bamba

Newport County Substitutes:

Michael Adu-Poku, Tanatswa Nyakuhwa, Joe Thomas, Gerard Garner, Dan Sassi, Jake Turner, Cameron Evans.

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