Newport County vs Cambridge United · League Two
Newport County
6-6-21
0 – 2
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Cambridge United
18-9-6
Rodney Parade · Newport · Wales
Cambridge United finished 2-0 ahead of Newport County at Rodney Parade (crowd 4,155). Liam Bennett got the deciding goal at the 73-minute mark and Sullay Kaikai widened the gap just three minutes after that. Cambridge kept 67% of possession and took 14 shots to Newport's 5. Cambridge hit the target 4 times from 14 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League Two England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season
- Ground
- Rodney Parade · Newport · Wales
- Crowd
- 4,155
- Referee
- Lewis Sandoe
- Newport form
- LWDDD
- Cambridge form
- WWDLD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambridge | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Side by side
4Fouls13
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
2Corner Kicks9
2Saves1
33.2%Possession66.8%
5Shots14
1On Goal4
20%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots5
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 0-2
89'
🔁Elliott Nevittreplacing James Brophy
80'
🔁Ben Purringtonreplacing Ben Knight
76'0 - 2
⚽Sullay Kaikai
73'0 - 1
⚽Liam Bennett
🔁Gerard Garnerreplacing Ben Lloyd
72'
🔁Nathaniel Opokureplacing James Crole
71'
62'
🔁Korey Smithreplacing Shane McLoughlin
62'
🔁Shayne Laveryreplacing Louis Appere
62'
🔁Sullay Kaikaireplacing Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
🔁Michael Spellmanreplacing Courtney Baker-Richardson
58'
56'
🟨Dominic Ball
🟨Sven Sprangler
50'
🔁Cole Jarvisreplacing Joe Thomas
45'
Half-time
🟨Ben Lloyd
41'
🔁Anthony Driscoll-Glennonreplacing Tom Davies
18'
13'
🟨Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
Kick-off
Teams
Newport County4-3-1-2
20🟨↓Lloyd
16↓Crole
5🟨Sprangler
10Biggins
2Evans
9↓Baker-Richardson
17↓Davies
23Delaney
12↓Thomas
4Baker
28Wright
Bench
- 3Anthony Driscoll-Glennonon for Tom Davies, 18'
- 19Gerard Garneron for Ben Lloyd, 72'
- 40Cole Jarvison for Joe Thomas, 45'
- 32Jaden Warner
- 13Shaun MacDonald
- 24Nathaniel Opokuon for James Crole, 71'
- 21Michael Spellmanon for Courtney Baker-Richardson, 58'
Cambridge United3-4-2-1
9↓Appere
17🟨↓Mpanzu
14↓Knight
7↓Brophy
21↓McLoughlin
2⚽Bennett
4🟨Ball
6Watts
23Jobe
26Gibbons
1Eastwood
Bench
- 8Korey Smithon for Shane McLoughlin, 62'
- 3Ben Purringtonon for Ben Knight, 80'
- 19Shayne Laveryon for Louis Appere, 62'
- 11Sullay Kaikaion for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, 62' ⚽
- 25Ben Hughes
- 28Sean Raggett
- 24Elliott Nevitton for James Brophy, 89'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Cheltenham Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  York City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 |  Walsall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | +7 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 |  Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Newport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 |  Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Meetings
1Newport wins
0Level
4Cambridge wins
Last times they met
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Cambridge
2–0
Newport · 2025-26 English League Two
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Newport
0–1
Cambridge · 2020-21 English League Two
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Cambridge
2–1
Newport · 2020-21 English League Two
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Newport
1–0
Cambridge · 2020-21 English Carabao Cup
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Newport
0–1
Cambridge · 2019-20 English League Two
Form
Last games: Newport
L3-0D0-0L2-0L1-0W3-1
Last games: Cambridge
W3-0L2-1W3-0W3-1D1-1
