Newport County vs Accrington ST

Final score: Newport County 1-4 Accrington ST in the League Two, January 27, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Newport County, 1 draws, 4 wins for Accrington ST.

Overview

Football: League Two · Round 29
Form: LDLLD Newport County
: LLDWL Accrington ST

2' 0-1 A. Henderson · S. Whalley
28' Devon Matthews
32' Conor Grant
35' N. Opoku · H. Biggins 1-1
40' Connor O'Brien
45'+1 Michael Spellman
45' ▲ B. Lloyd ▼ M. Smith
HT1-1
51' 1-2 I. Sinclair · S. Whalley
56' ▲ F. Sass ▼ C. O'Brien
56' ▲ S. Conneely ▼ C. Grant
58' Ben Lloyd
65' Nathaniel Opoku
65' ▲ J. Crole ▼ M. Spellman
69' Nathaniel Opoku
69' Nathaniel Opoku
71' ▲ L. Butterfield ▼ A. Henderson
80' ▲ L. Jenkins ▼ J. Thomas
80' ▲ T. Davies ▼ A. Driscoll-Glennon
80' ▲ T. Nyakuhwa ▼ B. Kamwa
82' 1-3 P. Madden · I. Sinclair
84' ▲ J. Woods ▼ P. Madden
90'+8 Seamus Conneely
90'+6 Farrend Rawson
90' 1-4 I. Heath · L. Butterfield
FT1-4

Line-ups

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

28J. Wright 5.2
12J. Thomas ▼ 80' 6.2
4M. Baker 6.2
23R. Delaney 6.2
3A. Driscoll-Glennon ▼ 80' 6.5
6C. Brennan 6.2
21M. Spellman ▼ 65' 6.3
8M. Smith ▼ 45' 6.2
10H. Biggins ⇢ 7.7
7B. Kamwa ▼ 80' 6.9
24N. Opoku ⚽ 5.7

Substitutes 7

1N. Tzanev
2C. Evans
15L. Jenkins ▲ 80' 6.2
16J. Crole ▲ 65' 6.2
17T. Davies ▲ 80' 6.3
20B. Lloyd ▲ 45' 5.9
33T. Nyakuhwa ▲ 80' 6.2

Accrington ST Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: John Doolan

13O. Wright 6.3
2D. Love 6.3
5F. Rawson 6.7
17D. Matthews 7.9
38C. O'Brien ▼ 56' 6.2
4C. Grant ▼ 56' 6.5
11I. Sinclair ⚽ ⇢ 7.9
30I. Heath ⚽ 8.2
7S. Whalley ⇢2 6.9
10A. Henderson ⚽ ▼ 71' 7.5
8P. Madden ⚽ ▼ 84' 7.3

Substitutes 7

1M. Kelly
3F. Sass ▲ 56' 6.9
18C. Caton
20C. Brown
24L. Butterfield ▲ 71' 6.3
28S. Conneely ▲ 56' 7.0
39J. Woods ▲ 84' 6.7

Statistics

14⚑3

⚑250

58%Possession42%

11Shots13

5Shots on target6

6Shots off target4

8Shots inside box10

3Shots outside box3

0Blocked shots3

3Corners2

2Offsides2

7Fouls12

4Yellow cards5

1Red cards0

2Saves3

425Passes316

297Accurate passes177

70%Pass accuracy56%

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