Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United — League Two, 21 Feb 2026
Cambridge United beat Newport County 2-0 in the League Two on 21 February 2026 at Rodney Parade, Newport. Liam Bennett, Sulaiman Kaikai got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newport County have won 0 and Cambridge United 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Rodney Parade · Newport·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 13'Foul
- 18'
- 41'Argument
- Half-time0-0
- 46'J. Thomasout: C. Jarvis
- 50'Foul
- 56'Foul
- 58'
- 62'
- 62'
- 62'
- 71'
- 72'
- 0-173'assist: James Gibbons
- 0-276'
- 80'
- 89'out: E. Nevitt
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Newport County
- 7.2Ryan DelaneyD
- 7.0Harrison BigginsM
- 7.0Cameron EvansM
- 6.9Sven SpranglerM
- 6.7Cole JarvisF
- 6.6Ben LloydM
- 6.6Joe ThomasD
- 6.6Thomas DaviesD
- 6.5Michael SpellmanF
- 6.5Nathaniel OpokuF
- 6.3Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 6.3Matthew BakerD
- 6.2Gerard GarnerF
- 6.2James CroleF
- 6.0Anthony Driscoll-GlennonD
- 5.6Jordan WrightG
Cambridge United
- 7.9Liam BennettM
- 7.7Kelland WattsD
- 7.5James GibbonsD
- 7.3Sulaiman KaikaiF
- 7.0Jake EastwoodG
- 6.9Mamadou JobeD
- 6.9Ben PurringtonD
- 6.9Korey SmithM
- 6.6Dominic BallM
- 6.6Shane McLoughlinM
- 6.5Benjamin KnightF
- 6.3James BrophyM
- 6.3Pelly MpanzuF
- 6.2Louis AppéréF
- 5.9Shayne LaveryF
Line-ups
Cambridge United3-4-2-1
Newport County4-3-1-2
Substitutes
Newport CountyChristian Fuchs
Substitutes
- 3A. Driscoll-Glennon18'D6.0
- 19Gerard Garner72'F6.2
- 13Shaun MacDonaldG
- 32J. WarnerD
- 21M. Spellman58'F6.5
- 24N. Opoku71'F6.5
- 40C. Jarvis46'F6.7
Cambridge UnitedNeil Harris
Substitutes
- 8K. Smith62'M6.9
- 28Sean RaggettD
- 3Ben Purrington80'D6.9
- 11Sulaiman Kaikai76'62'F7.3
- 19Shayne Lavery62'F5.9
- 24E. Nevitt89'F
- 25B. Hughes
Team statistics
33%Possession67%
0.46Expected goals (xG)1.32
6Total shots14
1Shots on target4
3Shots off target6
2Blocked shots4
2Corners9
2Offsides1
4Fouls13
2Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves1
255Total passes517
146Accurate passes416
57%Pass accuracy80%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Delaney | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Harrison Biggins | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Cameron Evans | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Sven Sprangler | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Cole Jarvis | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ben Lloyd | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Joe Thomas | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Thomas Davies | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Michael Spellman | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nathaniel Opoku | 19 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Gerard Garner | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| James Crole | 71 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Anthony Driscoll-Glennon | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
Cambridge United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Bennett | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Kelland Watts | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| James Gibbons | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Sulaiman Kaikai | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Jake Eastwood | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Mamadou Jobe | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ben Purrington | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Korey Smith | 28 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dominic Ball | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Shane McLoughlin | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Knight | 80 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| James Brophy | 89 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Pelly Mpanzu | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Louis Appéré | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Shayne Lavery | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
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