Newport County vs Chesterfield

Final score: Newport County 2-1 Chesterfield in the League Two, January 24, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 6 meetings: 2 wins for Newport County, 0 draws, 4 wins for Chesterfield.

Overview

Football: League Two · Round 28
Form: LDLLD Newport County
: WLDDW Chesterfield

6' Harrison Biggins
45' Matthew Smith
HT0-0
50' H. Biggins · A. Driscoll-Glennon 1-0
63' M. Spellman · M. Smith 2-0
66' ▲ L. Bonis ▼ F. Ladapo
70' ▲ J. Crole ▼ N. Opoku
75' ▲ D. Duffy ▼ J. Berry-McNally
75' ▲ A. Dobra ▼ W. Grigg
75' ▲ D. Markanday ▼ L. Mandeville
80' ▲ L. Jenkins ▼ H. Biggins
80' ▲ T. Naylor ▼ R. Stirk
85' 2-1 D. Markanday
90'+4 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
90' ▲ J. Thomas ▼ B. Kamwa
90'+1 ▲ T. Nyakuhwa ▼ M. Spellman
FT2-1

Line-ups

Newport County Formation: 4-1-4-1 · Coach: David Robert Hughes

28J. Wright 6.6
18L. Shephard 6.9
4M. Baker 7.2
23R. Delaney 6.3
3A. Driscoll-Glennon ⇢ 7.3
6C. Brennan 6.9
21M. Spellman ⚽ ▼ 90' 7.9
8M. Smith ⇢ 6.6
10H. Biggins ⚽ ▼ 80' 7.3
7B. Kamwa ▼ 90' 6.6
24N. Opoku ▼ 70' 6.3

Substitutes 7

1N. Tzanev
2C. Evans
12J. Thomas ▲ 90' 6.6
15L. Jenkins ▲ 80' 6.3
16J. Crole ▲ 70' 6.2
20B. Lloyd
33T. Nyakuhwa ▲ 90'

Chesterfield Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Paul Anthony Cook

1Z. Hemming 5.9
29S. Curtis 6.3
6K. McFadzean 6.7
26S. Swinkels 6.6
46T. Pearce 6.5
36S. Braybrooke 6.9
8R. Stirk ▼ 80' 6.5
7L. Mandeville ▼ 75' 6.9
45F. Ladapo ▼ 66' 6.2
28J. Berry-McNally ▼ 75' 6.3
9W. Grigg ▼ 75' 6.2

Substitutes 7

4T. Naylor ▲ 80' 6.7
10L. Bonis ▲ 66' 6.3
11D. Duffy ▲ 75' 6.7
17A. Dobra ▲ 75' 6.5
20V. Daley-Campbell
24D. Markanday ⚽ ▲ 75' 6.9
25W. Dickson

Statistics

03⚑2

⚑800

36%Possession64%

8Shots6

4Shots on target3

3Shots off target2

4Shots inside box5

4Shots outside box1

1Blocked shots1

2Corners8

3Offsides1

8Fouls7

3Yellow cards0

2Saves2

317Passes547

223Accurate passes433

70%Pass accuracy79%

0.94Expected goals (xG)0.75

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Bromley	46	71 - 46	+25	87
2	Milton Keynes Dons	46	86 - 45	+41	86
3	Cambridge United	46	66 - 33	+33	82
4	Salford City	46	61 - 51	+10	81
5	Notts County	46	74 - 52	+22	80
6	Chesterfield	46	71 - 56	+15	79
7	Grimsby	46	74 - 50	+24	78
8	Barnet	46	70 - 53	+17	76
9	Swindon Town	46	70 - 59	+11	75
10	Oldham	46	60 - 44	+16	68
11	Crewe	46	64 - 58	+6	67
12	Colchester	46	62 - 49	+13	66
13	Walsall	46	56 - 56	0	65
14	Bristol Rovers	46	56 - 65	-9	62
15	Fleetwood Town	46	57 - 58	-1	61
16	Accrington ST	46	47 - 58	-11	53
17	Gillingham	46	53 - 72	-19	53
18	Cheltenham	46	53 - 79	-26	52
19	Shrewsbury	46	42 - 69	-27	49
20	Newport County	46	48 - 77	-29	43
21	Tranmere	46	54 - 79	-25	41
22	Crawley Town	46	44 - 68	-24	40
23	Harrogate Town	46	39 - 68	-29	39
24	Barrow	46	45 - 78	-33	36