Newport County vs Accrington ST match stats & report

1–4 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 29 · Rodney Parade, Newport · Ref J. Durkin

Newport County stats & fixtures · Accrington ST stats & fixtures

Newport County lost to Accrington ST 1–4 in League Two on 27 January 2026. Newport County had 58% of the ball.

Newport County vs Accrington ST match statistics

Newport CountyAccrington ST

58% Ball possession 42%
11 Total shots 13
5 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 4
0 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside the box 10
3 Corners 2
7 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 5
1 Red cards 0
425 Passes 316
70% Pass accuracy 56%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

2' Goal Alex Henderson (assist S. Whalley) Accrington ST
28' Yellow card D. Matthews Accrington ST
32' Yellow card C. Grant Accrington ST
35' Goal N. Opoku (assist H. Biggins) Newport County
40' Yellow card C. O'Brien Accrington ST
45+1' Yellow card M. Spellman Newport County
51' Goal I. Sinclair (assist S. Whalley) Accrington ST
58' Yellow card B. Lloyd Newport County
65' Yellow card N. Opoku Newport County
69' Yellow card N. Opoku Newport County
69' Red card N. Opoku Newport County
82' Goal P. Madden (assist I. Sinclair) Accrington ST
90' Goal Isaac Heath (assist L. Butterfield) Accrington ST
90+6' Yellow card F. Rawson Accrington ST
90+8' Yellow card S. Conneely Accrington ST

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newport County

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 David Robert Hughes

28 J. Wright

3 A. Driscoll-Glennon 23 R. Delaney 4 M. Baker 12 Joe Thomas

6 C. Brennan

7 B. Kamwa 10 H. Biggins 8 M. Smith 21 M. Spellman

24 N. Opoku

Bench N. Tzanev , C. Evans , L. Jenkins , J. Crole , T. Davies , B. Lloyd , T. Nyakuhwa

Accrington ST

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 John Doolan

13 O. Wright

17 D. Matthews 5 F. Rawson 2 D. Love

30 Isaac Heath 11 I. Sinclair 4 C. Grant 38 C. O'Brien

10 Alex Henderson 7 S. Whalley

8 P. Madden

Bench M. Kelly , F. Sass , C. Caton , C. Brown , L. Butterfield , S. Conneely , J. Woods

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.

Accrington ST away

1–3–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County vs Accrington ST head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Oct 25	Accrington ST v Newport County	0–1
11 Mar 25	Accrington ST v Newport County	5–0
24 Aug 24	Newport County v Accrington ST	3–1
9 Apr 24	Newport County v Accrington ST	1–3
5 Aug 23	Accrington ST v Newport County	3–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Newport County vs Accrington ST head-to-head record