Newport County vs Plymouth match stats & report
2–2 After penalties
Newport County stats & fixtures · Plymouth stats & fixtures
Newport County drew with Plymouth 2–2 in the EFL Trophy (Group South - 5) on 6 October 2026. Plymouth had 68% of the ball.
Newport County vs Plymouth match statistics
- 32% Ball possession 68%
- 9 Total shots 12
- 3 Shots on target 5
- 5 Shots off target 5
- 1 Blocked shots 2
- 6 Shots inside the box 10
- 0 Corners 4
- 10 Fouls 21
- 5 Offsides 6
- 0 Yellow cards 1
- 271 Passes 574
- 60% Pass accuracy 82%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 1
Goals and cards
- 3' Goal K. Evans (assist M. Smith) Newport County
- 39' Yellow card C. Watts Plymouth
- 59' Penalty scored Y. Bamba Newport County
- 75' Goal A. Pepple (assist X. Amaechi) Plymouth
- 90' Goal T. Bakinson (assist X. Amaechi) Plymouth
- 90+6' Penalty missed A. Pepple Plymouth
Penalty shoot-out: 4–5
The Ghost's call
The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.
What matters
- Plymouth score 2 a game — 91st percentile in this competition.
- Plymouth win 5.5 corners a game — 73rd percentile in this competition.
- Both teams have scored in 7 of Newport County’s last 10.
Team news & lineups
Newport County
Bench J. Wright , M. Jacob , L. Jenkins , H. Biggins , M. Dibley-Dias , C. Doidge , M. Adu-Poku
Plymouth
Bench M. Cooper , W. Harding , H. White , B. Ibrahim , O. Irow , R. Curtis , A. Pepple
Form now
Each side's form as of , from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.
Newport County at home
4–4–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.7 per game
- Conceded
- 1.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 5.8 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.0 per game
24% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Plymouth away
6–2–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.5 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 5.5 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.4 per game
25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.