Fleetwood Town 0-0 Newport County — League Two, 28 Feb 2026
Fleetwood Town and Newport County drew 0-0 in the League Two on 28 February 2026 at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Fleetwood Town have won 3 and Newport County 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Highbury Stadium · Fleetwood·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 24'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 63'
- 70'
- 73'
- 73'out: W. Davies
- 79'
- 86'Time wasting
- 86'
- Full-time0-0
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Fleetwood Town
- 8.5Shaun RooneyD
- 7.6Mark HelmM
- 7.5Conor HaugheyD
- 7.5Josh PowellD
- 7.3Ethan EnnisM
- 7.3Mitchell ClarkM
- 6.9Harrison NealM
- 6.7Chedwyn EvansF
- 6.6Elliott BondsM
- 6.6Matthew Virtue-ThickM
- 6.6Finley PotterD
- 6.3Detlef Esapa OsongF
- 6.3Jay LynchG
- 6.2Will DaviesF
Newport County
- 8.9Jordan WrightG
- 8.2Sven SpranglerM
- 7.5Ryan DelaneyD
- 7.2Anthony Driscoll-GlennonD
- 7.2Cameron EvansD
- 7.2Thomas DaviesD
- 6.9Harrison BigginsM
- 6.7Michael SpellmanM
- 6.6Ben LloydM
- 6.6Matthew SmithM
- 6.6Matthew BakerD
- 6.5Gerard GarnerF
- 6.3James CroleF
- 6.3Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 6.0Nathaniel OpokuF
Line-ups
Newport County4-3-1-2
Fleetwood Town3-1-4-2
Substitutes
Fleetwood TownMatthew Lawlor
Substitutes
- 8Matthew Virtue-Thick63'M6.6
- 22J. Powell73'D7.5
- 32K. HughesD
- 29O. DevonportF
- 9W. Davies73'
- 37L. Hewitson
- 38C. McLean
Newport CountyChristian Fuchs
Substitutes
- 19Gerard Garner70'F6.5
- 8Matthew Smith79'M6.6
- 13Shaun MacDonaldG
- 32J. WarnerD
- 7Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaF
- 17Thomas Davies46'D7.2
- 16J. Crole86'F6.3
Team statistics
71%Possession29%
2.23Expected goals (xG)0.29
25Total shots5
7Shots on target0
9Shots off target4
9Blocked shots1
8Corners2
3Offsides1
7Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
0Goalkeeper saves7
479Total passes209
359Accurate passes94
75%Pass accuracy45%
Fleetwood Town
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Rooney | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Mark Helm | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Conor Haughey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Josh Powell | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Ethan Ennis | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Mitchell Clark | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Harrison Neal | 63 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Chedwyn Evans | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Elliott Bonds | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Virtue-Thick | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Finley Potter | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Detlef Esapa Osong | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Jay Lynch | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Will Davies | 17 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.9 |
| Sven Sprangler | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Ryan Delaney | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Anthony Driscoll-Glennon | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Cameron Evans | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Thomas Davies | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Harrison Biggins | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Michael Spellman | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Ben Lloyd | 70 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Smith | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Gerard Garner | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| James Crole | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Nathaniel Opoku | 86 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
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