Notts County 3-1 Newport County — League Two, 6 Apr 2026
Notts County beat Newport County 3-1 in the League Two on 6 April 2026 at Meadow Lane, Nottingham. Lucas Ness, Harrison Biggins, Jayden Luker got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Notts County have won 3 and Newport County 0, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-019'
- 2-023'
- 36'
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 60'Foul
- 64'Simulation
- 2-165'
- 68'
- 76'Foul
- 77'
- 77'
- 84'
- 3-186'
- 88'
- 90+5'Argument
- 90+6'Argument
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Notts County
- 9.2Lucas NessD
- 7.7Keanan BennettsM
- 7.3Jayden LukerM
- 7.3Oliver NorburnM
- 7.2Maziar KouhyarM
- 7.2Tom IorpendaF
- 6.9Matt PalmerM
- 6.9Conor GrantF
- 6.9Lewis MacariD
- 6.9Luke BrowneD
- 6.7Lindokuhle NdlovuF
- 6.7James BelshawG
- 6.6Jacob BedeauD
- 6.3Matthew DennisF
Newport County
- 7.3Jordan WrightG
- 7.3Ben LloydM
- 7.2Harrison BigginsM
- 7.2Cameron EvansD
- 6.9Nathaniel OpokuF
- 6.7Michael SpellmanF
- 6.7Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaM
- 6.6Ciaran BrennanD
- 6.3Joe ThomasD
- 6.3Matthew BakerD
- 6.2Matthew SmithM
- 6.2Sven SpranglerM
- 6.0Gerard GarnerM
- 5.9Thomas DaviesD
- 5.6James CroleF
- 5.3Lee JenkinsD
Line-ups
- 31James BelshawG6.7
- 18M. PalmerM6.9
- 8Oliver NorburnM7.3
- 17Q. Kouhyar84'M7.2
- 4Jacob BedeauD6.6
- 47K. BennettsM7.7
- 39Lindokuhle Ndlovu77'F6.7
- 11Conor Grant64'68'F6.9
- 28L. MacariD6.9
- 12Lucas Ness19'23'D9.2
- 14T. IorpendaF7.2
Substitutes
- 19Matthew Dennis68'F6.3
- 23Luke Browne84'D6.9
- 26Tyrese HallM
- 21Harry GriffithsG
- 16Jayden Luker86'77'M7.3
- 22B. EnoruF
- 53H. IwunzeF
Newport County4-2-3-1
Coach: Christian Fuchs
- 5Sven Sprangler76'88'M6.2
- 10Harrison Biggins65'60'M7.2
- 19Gerard Garner46'M6.0
- 8Matthew Smith36'M6.2
- 15Lee JenkinsD5.3
- 28Jordan WrightG7.3
- 7Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa77'M6.7
- 17Thomas Davies46'D5.9
- 12J. ThomasD6.3
- 4Matthew BakerD6.3
- 24N. OpokuF6.9
Substitutes
- 3A. Driscoll-GlennonD
- 13Shaun MacDonaldG
- 6Ciaran Brennan88'D6.6
- 2Cameron Evans36'D7.2
- 20B. Lloyd46'M7.3
- 21M. Spellman77'F6.7
- 16J. Crole46'F5.6
Team statistics
65%Possession35%
0.64Expected goals (xG)0.83
15Total shots4
8Shots on target2
5Shots off target0
2Blocked shots2
8Corners4
0Offsides2
7Fouls17
2Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves5
545Total passes291
455Accurate passes191
83%Pass accuracy66%
Notts County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Ness | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 9.2 |
| Keanan Bennetts | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | 7.7 |
| Jayden Luker | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Oliver Norburn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Maziar Kouhyar | 84 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Tom Iorpenda | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Matt Palmer | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Conor Grant | 68 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lewis Macari | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Luke Browne | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lindokuhle Ndlovu | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| James Belshaw | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jacob Bedeau | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Dennis | 22 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ben Lloyd | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Harrison Biggins | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Cameron Evans | 54 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Nathaniel Opoku | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Michael Spellman | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ciaran Brennan | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Joe Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Smith | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Sven Sprangler | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Gerard Garner | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Thomas Davies | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| James Crole | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
| Lee Jenkins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.3 |
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