Newport County 2-0 Crewe — League Two, 29 Dec 2025
Newport County beat Crewe 2-0 in the League Two on 29 December 2025 at Rodney Parade, Newport. Courtney Baker-Richardson, Samuel Braybrooke got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newport County have won 2 and Crewe 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-028'
- 40'
- Half-time1-0
- 49'Jay MingiFoul
- 53'O. Luntout: Matúš Holíček
- 53'out: C. Agius
- 54'
- 69'J. J. Mingiout: C. Finney
- 73'Foul
- 74'out: B. Lloyd
- 75'
- 2-076'
- 85'
- 85'
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+2'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Newport County
- 8.6Samuel BraybrookeM
- 7.3Lee JenkinsD
- 7.3Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaM
- 7.2Ciaran BrennanD
- 7.0Jordan WrightG
- 7.0Nathaniel OpokuF
- 7.0James ClarkeD
- 7.0Matthew SmithM
- 6.9Anthony Driscoll-GlennonD
- 6.9Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 6.9Joe ThomasD
- 6.7Matthew BakerD
- 6.7Michael SpellmanM
- 6.6Liam ShephardD
- 6.5Ben LloydM
Crewe
- 7.2Sam WallerG
- 7.0James ConnollyD
- 7.0Jack PowellM
- 6.9Calum AgiusF
- 6.9Tommi O'ReillyM
- 6.9Owen LuntM
- 6.5Max SandersM
- 6.5Omar BogleF
- 6.5Charlie FinneyD
- 6.5Lewis BillingtonD
- 6.5Louis MoultF
- 6.3Jay MingiD
- 6.3Dion RankineM
- 6.2Matúš HolíčekM
- 6.2Reece HutchinsonD
Line-ups
Crewe4-2-3-1
Newport County5-4-1
GlobalScoreX
4Mingi6.3
19Lunt6.9
13Waller
12Thomas6.9
Substitutes
Newport CountyDavid Robert Hughes
Substitutes
- 18L. Shephard85'D6.6
- 1Nikola TzanevG
- 6Ciaran Brennan85'D7.2
- 2Cameron EvansD
- 11C. Antwi90+2'M
- 20B. Lloyd74'M6.5
- 24N. Opoku75'F7.0
CreweLee Bell
Substitutes
- 9O. Bogle54'F6.5
- 17Matúš Holíček53'M6.2
- 14C. Finney69'D6.5
- 1Tom BoothG
- 20C. Agius53'F6.9
- 22P. Croker
- 30S. Dancey
Team statistics
41%Possession59%
2.54Expected goals (xG)1.62
20Total shots13
8Shots on target3
7Shots off target6
5Blocked shots4
6Corners4
1Offsides5
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards3
4Goalkeeper saves5
278Total passes419
178Accurate passes323
64%Pass accuracy77%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Braybrooke | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Lee Jenkins | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 89 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Ciaran Brennan | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Nathaniel Opoku | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| James Clarke | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Matthew Smith | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Anthony Driscoll-Glennon | 85 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | 75 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Joe Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Michael Spellman | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Liam Shephard | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ben Lloyd | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Crewe
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Waller | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| James Connolly | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jack Powell | 54 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Calum Agius | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tommi O'Reilly | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Owen Lunt | 53 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Max Sanders | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Omar Bogle | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Charlie Finney | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Billington | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Louis Moult | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jay Mingi | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Dion Rankine | 53 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Matúš Holíček | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Reece Hutchinson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Newport CountyDLLDL
- D26 Dec 25HBarnet0-0
- L20 Dec 25AColchester1-4
- L13 Dec 25HFleetwood Town0-2
- D10 Dec 25ACrewe2-2
- L07 Dec 25ABoreham Wood0-3
CreweLDWDL
- L26 Dec 25AWalsall0-1
- D19 Dec 25HBristol Rovers1-1
- W13 Dec 25ATranmere4-1
- D10 Dec 25HNewport County2-2
- L29 Nov 25ACambridge United1-2
Head-to-head
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- 15 Aug 23Crewe4-2Newport County
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