AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County match stats & report

1–1 After penalties

League Cup · England · Round of 128 · The Cherry Red Records Stadium, London · Ref P. Howard

AFC Wimbledon stats & fixtures · Newport County stats & fixtures

AFC Wimbledon drew with Newport County 1–1 in the League Cup (Round of 128) on 8 August 2026. AFC Wimbledon had 61% of the ball.

AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County match statistics

AFC WimbledonNewport County

61% Ball possession 39%
16 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 6
12 Shots inside the box 7
7 Corners 5
11 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
364 Passes 226
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

16' Yellow card D. Sweeney AFC Wimbledon
64' Yellow card M. Hippolyte AFC Wimbledon
68' Penalty missed S. Gwengwe Newport County
71' Goal Y. Bamba (assist S. Gwengwe) Newport County
78' Yellow card M. Alexander-Walker Newport County
90' Goal C. Maycock (assist I. Ogundere) AFC Wimbledon

Penalty shoot-out: 5–4

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Newport County win 2.1 corners a game — 2nd percentile in this competition.
AFC Wimbledon score 0.8 a game — 4th percentile in this competition.
AFC Wimbledon win 6.8 corners a game — 84th percentile in this competition.

Team news & lineups

AFC Wimbledon

Confirmed 3-5-2 Johnnie Jackson

1 N. Bishop

6 R. Johnson 26 D. Sweeney 33 I. Ogundere

3 S. Seddon 21 M. Hippolyte 12 A. Smith 10 Z. Nelson 7 J. Tilley

29 A. Sasu 11 M. Browne

Bench J. McDonnell , J. Reeves , J. Stockley , A. Hackford , Kai Jennings , C. Maycock , S. Sessegnon , Delano McCoy-Splatt\t , O. Harrison

Newport County

Confirmed

1 J. Wright Goalkeeper
22 C. Norman Defender
5 L. Jenkins Defender
4 K. Cameron Defender
3 T. Davies Defender
2 C. Evans Midfielder
6 C. Brennan Midfielder
20 Y. Bamba Midfielder
10 H. Biggins Midfielder
9 S. Gwengwe Midfielder
27 C. Doidge Attacker

Bench S. MacDonald , G. Garner , D. Sassi , M. Smith , K. Patten , M. Alexander-Walker , C. Jarvis , H. Pugh , Alfie Merritt

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

AFC Wimbledon at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 6.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.9 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 2.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.4 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
2 Jan 25	Newport County v AFC Wimbledon	1–2
3 Dec 24	AFC Wimbledon v Newport County	2–2
16 Mar 24	AFC Wimbledon v Newport County	0–2
2 Sep 23	Newport County v AFC Wimbledon	2–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County head-to-head record