Colchester vs Newport County match stats & report

4–1 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 21 · Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester · Ref Harry Wager, England

Colchester stats & fixtures · Newport County stats & fixtures

Colchester beat Newport County 4–1 in League Two on 20 December 2025. Expected goals finished 1.85–0.79. Colchester had 51% of the ball.

Colchester vs Newport County match statistics

ColchesterNewport County

51% Ball possession 49%
1.85 Expected goals (xG) 0.79
17 Total shots 7
7 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside the box 5
2 Corners 2
12 Fouls 9
3 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 2
511 Passes 485
82% Pass accuracy 82%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

2' Yellow card M. Smith Newport County
22' Goal Kyreece Lisbie (assist S. Tovide) Colchester
31' Yellow card C. Evans Newport County
43' Goal S. Tovide (assist M. Mbick) Colchester
64' Goal M. Mbick Colchester
66' Goal S. Braybrooke Newport County
78' Yellow card E. Iandolo Colchester
90' Goal J. Payne (assist O. Edwards) Colchester

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Colchester

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Danny Cowley

1 M. Macey

3 E. Iandolo 24 Harvey Araujo 5 J. Tucker 30 K. Vincent-Young

16 A. Read 8 E. Bishop

7 H. Anderson 33 M. Mbick 14 Kyreece Lisbie

9 S. Tovide

Bench T. Smith , R. Hunt , J. Payne , Jaden Williams , Will Goodwin , O. Edwards , F. Terry

Newport County

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 David Robert Hughes

28 J. Wright

3 A. Driscoll-Glennon 5 J. Clarke 15 L. Jenkins 2 C. Evans

8 M. Smith

7 B. Kamwa 44 S. Braybrooke 20 B. Lloyd 11 C. Antwi

9 C. Baker-Richardson

Bench N. Tzanev , M. Baker , C. Brennan , Joe Thomas , T. Davies , N. Opoku , M. Alexander-Walker

Form guide

Colchester at home

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 1.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Colchester vs Newport County head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Apr 25	Newport County v Colchester	0–2
14 Dec 24	Colchester v Newport County	0–0
29 Mar 24	Colchester v Newport County	2–1
3 Oct 23	Newport County v Colchester	2–1

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

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