Newport County 1-4 Accrington ST — League Two, 27 Jan 2026
Accrington ST beat Newport County 4-1 in the League Two on 27 January 2026 at Rodney Parade, Newport. A. Henderson, N. Opoku, I. Sinclair, P. Madden 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 Accrington ST 3.
Match timeline
- 0-12'assist: S. Whalley
- 28'Devon MatthewsFoul
- 32'Foul
- 1-135'assist: Harrison Biggins
- 40'Foul
- 45'
- 45+1'Simulation
- Half-time1-1
- 1-251'I. Sinclairassist: S. Whalley
- 56'out: F. Sass
- 56'
- 58'Foul
- 65'Argument
- 65'out: J. Crole
- 69'Foul
- 69'Foul
- 71'
- 80'J. Thomasout: Lee Jenkins
- 80'
- 80'
- 1-382'assist: I. Sinclair
- 84'out: Josh Woods
- 1-490'I. Heathassist: L. Butterfield
- 90+6'Foul
- 90+8'Foul
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Newport County
- 7.7Harrison BigginsM
- 6.9Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaM
- 6.5Anthony Driscoll-GlennonD
- 6.3Michael SpellmanM
- 6.3Thomas DaviesD
- 6.2James CroleF
- 6.2Matthew BakerD
- 6.2Joe ThomasD
- 6.2Ciaran BrennanM
- 6.2Matthew SmithM
- 6.2Lee JenkinsD
- 6.2Tanatswa NyakuhwaF
- 6.2Ryan DelaneyD
- 5.9Ben LloydM
- 5.7Nathaniel OpokuF
- 5.2Jordan WrightG
Accrington ST
- 8.2Isaac HeathM
- 7.9Devon MatthewsD
- 7.9Isaac SinclairM
- 7.5Alex HendersonF
- 7.3Paddy MaddenF
- 7.0Séamus ConneelyM
- 6.9Shaun WhalleyF
- 6.9Freddie SassD
- 6.7Farrend RawsonD
- 6.7Josh WoodsF
- 6.5Conor GrantM
- 6.3Luke ButterfieldM
- 6.3Donald LoveD
- 6.3Oliver WrightG
- 6.2Connor O'BrienM
Line-ups
Accrington ST3-4-2-1
Newport County4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Newport CountyDavid Robert Hughes
Substitutes
- 1Nikola TzanevG
- 15Lee Jenkins80'D6.2
- 2Cameron EvansD
- 20B. Lloyd45'M5.9
- 17Thomas Davies80'D6.3
- 33T. Nyakuhwa80'F6.2
- 16J. Crole65'F6.2
Accrington STJohn Doolan
Substitutes
- 28Séamus Conneely90+8'56'M7.0
- 1M. KellyG
- 20Charlie BrownF
- 18Charlie CatonF
- 24L. Butterfield71'M6.3
- 39Josh Woods84'F6.7
- 3F. Sass56'
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
11Total shots13
5Shots on target6
6Shots off target4
0Blocked shots3
3Corners2
2Offsides2
7Fouls12
4Yellow cards5
1Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves3
425Total passes316
297Accurate passes177
70%Pass accuracy56%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Biggins | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Anthony Driscoll-Glennon | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Michael Spellman | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Thomas Davies | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.3 |
| James Crole | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Joe Thomas | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Ciaran Brennan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Matthew Smith | 44 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lee Jenkins | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Tanatswa Nyakuhwa | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ryan Delaney | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Ben Lloyd | 46 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Nathaniel Opoku | 69 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 5.7 |
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
Accrington ST
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Heath | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Devon Matthews | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 7.9 |
| Isaac Sinclair | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Alex Henderson | 71 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Paddy Madden | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Séamus Conneely | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Shaun Whalley | 90 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Freddie Sass | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Farrend Rawson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Josh Woods | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Conor Grant | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Luke Butterfield | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Donald Love | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Oliver Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Connor O'Brien | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
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