Newport County vs Colchester

Final score: Newport County 1-2 Colchester in the League Two, March 7, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Newport County, 2 draws, 5 wins for Colchester.

Overview

Football: League Two · Round 36
Form: LDLLD Newport County
: WWLLD Colchester

35' ▲ J. Payne ▼ M. Mbick
HT0-0
57' ▲ B. Lloyd ▼ G. Garner
58' 0-1 H. Anderson
64' 0-2 J. Payne
69' ▲ H. Biggins ▼ M. Smith
70' ▲ N. Opoku ▼ M. Spellman
70' ▲ L. Jenkins ▼ T. Davies
75' ▲ A. Read ▼ T. Bishop
89' ▲ W. Goodwin ▼ S. Tovide
89' ▲ J. Williams ▼ K. Lisbie
89' ▲ J. Gordon ▼ H. Anderson
90'+1 ▲ C. Jarvis ▼ C. Evans
90' L. Jenkins · M. Baker 1-2
FT1-2

Line-ups

Newport County Formation: 4-3-1-2 · Coach: Christian Fuchs

28J. Wright 6.3
2C. Evans ▼ 90' 5.5
4M. Baker ⇢ 6.5
23R. Delaney 7.2
17T. Davies ▼ 70' 6.2
21M. Spellman ▼ 70' 6.3
5S. Sprangler 6.6
8M. Smith ▼ 69' 6.5
19G. Garner ▼ 57' 6.9
7B. Kamwa 7.3
9C. Baker-Richardson 5.9

Substitutes 7

13S. MacDonald
10H. Biggins ▲ 69' 6.7
22L. Jamieson
20B. Lloyd ▲ 57' 6.2
24N. Opoku ▲ 70' 6.5
15L. Jenkins ⚽ ▲ 70' 7.7
40C. Jarvis ▲ 90'

Colchester Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Danny Cowley

1M. Macey 6.0
30K. Vincent-Young 6.5
5J. Tucker 7.7
6T. Flanagan 6.5
40F. Terry 6.9
25F. Barbrook 7.3
8T. Bishop ▼ 75' 7.2
14K. Lisbie ▼ 89' 7.0
33M. Mbick ▼ 35' 6.2
7H. Anderson ⚽ ▼ 89' 8.3
9S. Tovide ▼ 89' 6.3

Substitutes 7

2R. Hunt
16A. Read ▲ 75' 6.3
19W. Goodwin ▲ 89' 6.3
17J. Williams ▲ 89' 6.7
27R. Akachukwu
10J. Payne ⚽ ▲ 35' 7.0
11J. Gordon ▲ 89' 6.7

Statistics

00⚑8

⚑200

47%Possession53%

12Shots16

3Shots on target7

6Shots off target6

11Shots inside box13

1Shots outside box3

3Blocked shots3

8Corners2

2Offsides2

18Fouls7

5Saves2

346Passes397

243Accurate passes277

70%Pass accuracy70%

1.30Expected goals (xG)2.54

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