English League Two

FT Saturday, September 5, 2026
Newport County LWLDL 0
–
Northampton Town DLLDD 1
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Sixfields Stadium · 5,546 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NHT leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NHT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Zach JeacockG
  2. 5Jon GuthrieCD-L
  3. 6Elliott MooreCD-R
  4. 3James MaxwellLB
  5. 16Joe WormleightonRB
  6. 14Tyrese FornahCM-L
  7. 4Joseph O'Brien-WhitmarshCM-R
  8. 26Sam ChambersLM
  9. 24Connor Lemonheigh-EvansRM
  10. 32Harvey SaundersCF-L
  11. 17Nathaniel OpokuCF-R

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan WrightG
  2. 4Kyle CameronCD-L
  3. 5Lee JenkinsCD-R
  4. 16Matty JacobLB
  5. 22Cameron NormanRB
  6. 10Harrison BigginsAM
  7. 6Ciaran BrennanLM
  8. 24Matthew Dibley-DiasRM
  9. 9Shaquille GwengweF
  10. 7Kieron EvansAM-L
  11. 20Yahya BambaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Matthew Dibley-Dias (Newport County) Yellow Card at 31'
  2. 55' Matthew Warhurst (Northampton Town) Substitution at 55'
  3. 55' Logan Briggs (Northampton Town) Substitution at 55'
  4. 60' Matthew Warhurst (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 60'
  5. 64' Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Newport County) Substitution at 64'
  6. 70' Joe Thomas (Newport County) Substitution at 70'
  7. 71' Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 71'
  8. 79' Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) Substitution at 79'
  9. 79' Owen Dale (Northampton Town) Substitution at 79'
  10. 83' Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County) Substitution at 83'
  11. 83' Cameron Evans (Newport County) Substitution at 83'
  12. 83' Gerard Garner (Newport County) Substitution at 83'
  13. 86' Cameron Evans (Newport County) Yellow Card at 86'
  14. 87' Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh (Northampton Town) Goal at 87'
  15. 90'+3' Logan Briggs (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 90'+3'

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