Northampton - Newport County

Logo Northampton
Northampton
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League Two Season 2026 - Round 5
1 - 0
Finished
Logo Newport County
Newport County
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Result

Ball possession

52%
48%

Timeline

31'
Matthew Dibley-Dias
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (out)
Logan Briggs (in)
55'
Samuel Nicholas Chambers (out)
Matthew Warhurst (in)
55'
Matthew Warhurst
60'
64'
Kieron Evans (out)
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (in)
70'
Matty Jacob (out)
Joe Thomas (in)
Joe Wormleighton
71'
Nathaniel Opoku (out)
Owen Dale (in)
79'
Harvey Saunders (out)
Sam Hoskins (in)
79'
83'
Matthew Dibley-Dias (out)
Cameron James Evans (in)
83'
Yahya Bamba (out)
Michael Adu-Poku (in)
86'
Cameron James Evans
Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh
1-0
87'
Logan Briggs
90+3'

Odds

1X2 10Bet 1xBet Bet365 Betano Betfair BetVictor Dafabet Marathonbet Pinnacle SBO Unibet William Hill
1 Northampton 1.72 1.72 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.73 1.80 1.70 1.74 1.77 1.72 1.75
X Draw 3.55 3.54 3.50 3.60 3.70 3.60 3.60 3.54 3.70 3.04 3.40 3.40
2 Newport County 4.85 4.78 4.33 4.55 4.60 4.75 4.60 4.80 4.90 3.67 4.35 4.40

Previous confrontations (H2H)

6 Northampton
2 Draw
3 Newport County
45% Over 2.5 goals
36% Both teams scored
2.5 Goals per match
Logo Northampton 6 | Logo Newport County 1 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Newport County 3-0 Northampton (2023)
Most goals: Newport County 3-2 Northampton (2014)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Northampton
1.36
Logo Newport County
1.09
Goals in home matches
Logo Northampton
1.50
Logo Newport County
2.20
Goals in away matches
Logo Northampton
1.20
Logo Newport County
0.17
Above is calculated based on the below matches

Stats

Northampton
Newport County
4
Shots on goal
2
4
Shots off goal
2
8
Total shots
4
4
Shots inside box
4
4
Shots outside box
1
15
Fouls
11
1
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Goalkeeper saved
3
371
Total passes
341
274
Passes success
228
74%
Passes %
67%
0.63
Expected goals (xG)
0.51

Stadion

Stadion name

PTS Academy Stadium

Capacity

7798

Address

Upton Way
Northampton, East Midlands

table 2026

League Two
Team Pts
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 9
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town 9
Barnet Barnet 8
Walsall Walsall 8
Crewe Crewe 8
Oldham Oldham 7
Cheltenham Cheltenham 7
York York 7
Colchester Colchester 7
Swindon Town Swindon Town 7
Tranmere Tranmere 6
Grimsby Grimsby 6
Salford City Salford City 6
Rotherham Rotherham 5
Newport County Newport County 4
Exeter City Exeter City 4
Chesterfield Chesterfield 4
Crawley Town Crawley Town 4
Northampton Northampton 3
Rochdale Rochdale 3
Gillingham Gillingham 3
Shrewsbury Shrewsbury 3
Accrington ST Accrington ST 2
Port Vale Port Vale 2
Complete table

Line-ups

Logo Northampton Northampton — Formation: 4-4-2
Coach: Chris Hogg
1
Zachary Jeacock
16
Joe Wormleighton
6
Elliott Jordan Moore
5
Jon Guthrie
3
James Maxwell
24
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
4
Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh
14
Tyrese Momodu Fornah
26
Samuel Nicholas Chambers
17
Nathaniel Opoku
32
Harvey Saunders
9
7
Kieron Evans
10
Harrison Biggins
20
Yahya Bamba
6
Ciaran Brennan
24
Matthew Dibley-Dias
16
Matty Jacob
4
Kyle Cameron
5
Lee Jenkins
22
Cameron Norman
1
Jordan Wright
Newport County — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Newport County
Coach: Hayden Mullins

Substitutes

Substitutes Northampton

Name Age Position
Ross Fitzsimons 32 Goalkeeper
Max Dyche 23 Defender
Josh Powell 21 Midfielder
Logan Briggs 21 Midfielder
Owen Dale 27 Attacker
Sam Hoskins 33 Attacker
Matthew Warhurst - Attacker

Substitutes Newport County

Name Age Position
Jake Turner 27 Goalkeeper
Dan Sassi - Defender
Joe Thomas - Defender
Cameron James Evans 25 Midfielder
Gerard Garner 27 Attacker
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa 20 Attacker
Michael Adu-Poku 20 Attacker

Player stats

# Name FN rating Min Pos G A Sh SoT Pas KP Pas+ Tkl Blk Int Du Du+ Dri Dri+ Foul Foul+ 🟨 🟥 Off Sav GC Pen+ Pen- PenSv
4 Logo Northampton Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh 7.9 90 Midfielder 1 0 2 1 36 - 25 4 - 1 14 8 2 1 2 3 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
6 Logo Newport County Ciaran Brennan 7.7 90 Midfielder - 0 - - 39 - 28 7 - 4 14 12 1 1 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
16 Logo Northampton Joe Wormleighton 7.5 90 Defender - 0 - - 40 1 38 4 - 2 13 7 3 1 1 2 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
5 Logo Northampton Jon Guthrie ©️ 7.2 90 Defender - 0 - - 48 1 42 1 - 2 13 8 - - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
16 Logo Newport County Matty Jacob 7.2 70 Defender - 0 - - 29 - 18 2 - 1 17 12 - - 2 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
24 Logo Newport County Matthew Dibley-Dias 7.2 83 Midfielder - 0 - - 35 - 22 2 - 2 14 11 - - 1 4 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
6 Logo Northampton Elliott Jordan Moore 7.0 90 Defender - 0 - - 61 - 49 - - 3 5 4 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
5 Logo Newport County Lee Jenkins 7.0 90 Defender - 0 3 1 35 - 26 3 - - 14 10 1 1 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo Northampton Zachary Jeacock 6.9 90 Goalkeeper - 0 - - 27 - 11 - - - 1 1 - - - - 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 0
1 Logo Newport County Jordan Wright 6.9 90 Goalkeeper - 0 - - 33 - 17 - - - 1 1 - - - - 0 0 - 3 1 0 0 0
22 Logo Newport County Cameron Norman 6.9 90 Defender - 0 - - 46 2 27 2 - - 11 7 3 2 - 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
3 Logo Northampton James Maxwell 6.7 90 Defender - 0 - - 30 2 19 1 - - 10 3 - - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
17 Logo Northampton Nathaniel Opoku 6.7 79 Attacker - 0 1 1 16 - 12 - - - 9 4 1 1 2 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
10 Logo Newport County Harrison Biggins 6.6 90 Midfielder - 0 - - 36 2 27 - - 1 14 7 1 1 - 4 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
32 Logo Northampton Harvey Saunders 6.5 79 Attacker - 0 2 1 14 - 7 - - 2 13 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
20 Logo Northampton Logan Briggs (sub) 6.5 35 Midfielder - 0 1 - 7 - 5 - - - 7 2 4 2 - - 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
2 Logo Newport County Cameron James Evans (sub) 6.5 12 Midfielder - 0 - - 6 - 4 - - - 2 1 - - 1 - 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
23 Logo Newport County Michael Adu-Poku (sub) 6.5 12 Attacker - 0 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
19 Logo Newport County Gerard Garner (sub) 6.5 12 Attacker - 0 - - 3 - 2 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
24 Logo Northampton Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 6.3 55 Midfielder - 0 - - 14 - 8 - - - 8 3 1 - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
14 Logo Northampton Tyrese Momodu Fornah 6.3 90 Midfielder - 0 1 - 58 - 45 - - 3 9 3 5 3 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
26 Logo Northampton Samuel Nicholas Chambers 6.3 55 Midfielder - 0 - - 9 - 4 3 - - 14 6 1 1 1 - 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
19 Logo Northampton Owen Dale (sub) 6.3 11 Attacker - 0 - - 2 - 2 - - 1 3 1 1 - - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
7 Logo Northampton Sam Hoskins (sub) 6.3 11 Attacker - 0 - - 4 - 3 - - 1 1 - - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
20 Logo Newport County Yahya Bamba 6.3 83 Midfielder - 0 1 1 10 - 7 3 - - 12 6 3 - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
7 Logo Newport County Kieron Evans 6.3 64 Midfielder - 0 - - 13 - 8 1 - 2 6 1 2 - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
21 Logo Newport County Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (sub) 6.3 26 Attacker - 0 - - 11 - 6 - - - 6 2 1 - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
12 Logo Newport County Joe Thomas (sub) 6.3 20 Defender - 0 - - 11 - 11 - - - 2 2 - - - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
4 Logo Newport County Kyle Cameron ©️ 6.2 90 Defender - 0 - - 32 - 24 1 - - 6 3 - - 2 1 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
9 Logo Northampton Matthew Warhurst (sub) 5.6 35 Attacker - 0 1 1 5 - 4 - - - 12 - - - 3 - 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
34 Logo Northampton Ross Fitzsimons (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
35 Logo Northampton Max Dyche (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
22 Logo Northampton Josh Powell (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
25 Logo Newport County Jake Turner (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
34 Logo Newport County Dan Sassi (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -