Cambridge United 2-0 Newport County — League Two, 30 Aug 2025
Cambridge United beat Newport County 2-0 in the League Two on 30 August 2025 at Abbey Stadium, Cambridge. Kelland Watts, James Brophy got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cambridge United have won 3 and Newport County 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Abbey Stadium · Cambridge·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-038'assist: Sulaiman Kaikai
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 57'
- 57'
- 60'Argument
- 69'
- 2-075'
- 84'
- 90'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Cambridge United
- 8.5Jake EastwoodG
- 8.2Kelland WattsD
- 7.7Dominic BallM
- 7.6Ben PurringtonD
- 7.5Liam BennettD
- 7.3Mamadou JobeD
- 7.3Sulaiman KaikaiM
- 7.0Pelly MpanzuM
- 7.0James BrophyM
- 6.6Shane McLoughlinM
- 6.3Kylian KouassiF
- 6.3Louis AppéréF
- 6.2Benjamin KnightM
Newport County
- 7.0Michael ReindorfF
- 7.0Anthony Driscoll-GlennonD
- 7.0Habeeb OgunneyeD
- 6.9Nikola TzanevG
- 6.7Thomas DaviesD
- 6.5Matthew BakerD
- 6.3Gerard GarnerF
- 6.3Ciaran BrennanD
- 6.3Ben LloydM
- 6.3Michael SpellmanF
- 6.2Cameron EvansD
- 6.2Cameron AntwiM
- 6.2Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaF
- 6.2Matthew SmithM
- 6.2Lee JenkinsD
Line-ups
Newport County5-3-2
Cambridge United4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Cambridge UnitedNeil Harris
Substitutes
- 26James Gibbons90'D
- 10E. KachungaF
- 21Shane McLoughlin84'M6.6
- 16Zeno RossiD
- 20Kylian Kouassi69'F6.3
- 22Zak BradshawD
- 25B. Hughes
Newport CountyDavid Robert Hughes
Substitutes
- 9Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 28Jordan WrightG
- 6Ciaran Brennan57'D6.3
- 2Cameron Evans46'D6.2
- 32J. WarnerD
- 7Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa46'F6.2
- 23M. Reindorf57'F7.0
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
10Total shots4
3Shots on target2
4Shots off target1
3Blocked shots1
7Corners4
3Offsides3
10Fouls14
0Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves1
437Total passes362
330Accurate passes262
76%Pass accuracy72%
Cambridge United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Eastwood | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.5 |
| Kelland Watts | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 8.2 |
| Dominic Ball | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Ben Purrington | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.6 |
| Liam Bennett | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Mamadou Jobe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Sulaiman Kaikai | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Pelly Mpanzu | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| James Brophy | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Shane McLoughlin | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kylian Kouassi | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Louis Appéré | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Knight | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Reindorf | 33 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Anthony Driscoll-Glennon | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Habeeb Ogunneye | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Nikola Tzanev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Thomas Davies | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Gerard Garner | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ciaran Brennan | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Lloyd | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Michael Spellman | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Cameron Evans | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Cameron Antwi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Matthew Smith | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lee Jenkins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
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