Newport County vs Walsall match stats & report

2–4 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 15 · Rodney Parade, Newport · Ref Ben Atkinson, England

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Newport County lost to Walsall 2–4 in League Two on 8 November 2025. Expected goals finished 1.16–3.24. Newport County had 69% of the ball.

Newport County vs Walsall match statistics

Newport CountyWalsall

69% Ball possession 31%
1.16 Expected goals (xG) 3.24
12 Total shots 17
3 Shots on target 10
6 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside the box 13
4 Corners 5
10 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 3
4 Yellow cards 2
434 Passes 188
80% Pass accuracy 57%
5 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

16' Goal K. Whitmore (assist G. Garner) Newport County
17' Goal D. Kanu Walsall
19' Goal R. Finnigan Walsall
37' Goal R. Finnigan Walsall
44' Goal G. Garner (assist C. Baker-Richardson) Newport County
48' Yellow card H. Ogunneye Newport County
50' Yellow card A. Flint Walsall
52' Goal Rico Browne (assist E. Weir) Walsall
57' Yellow card S. Braybrooke Newport County
61' Yellow card B. Lloyd Newport County
61' Yellow card C. Barrett Walsall
65' Yellow card K. Whitmore Newport County

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newport County

Confirmed 4-3-3 David Robert Hughes

28 J. Wright

12 Joe Thomas 2 C. Evans 15 L. Jenkins 22 H. Ogunneye

14 K. Whitmore 44 S. Braybrooke 11 C. Antwi

20 B. Lloyd 9 C. Baker-Richardson 19 G. Garner

Bench N. Tzanev , A. Driscoll-Glennon , C. Brennan , B. Kamwa , M. Reindorf , A. Odimayo , M. Alexander-Walker

Walsall

Confirmed 3-5-2 Mathew John Sadler

1 M. Roberts

30 E. Weir 4 A. Flint 33 Rico Browne

18 V. Harper 17 Courtney Clarke 29 R. Finnigan 8 C. Lakin 2 C. Barrett

19 A. Pressley 15 D. Kanu

Bench S. Hornby , P. Farquharson , Jamille Matt , J. Okeke , L. Warrington , R. Richards , A. Adomah

Form guide

Newport County at home

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Walsall away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County vs Walsall head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
21 Apr 25	Newport County v Walsall	0–0
29 Dec 24	Walsall v Newport County	2–0
10 Feb 24	Walsall v Newport County	0–3
20 Oct 23	Newport County v Walsall	3–3

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

The full Newport County vs Walsall head-to-head record