Walsall vs Newport County match stats & report

2–1 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 39 · Bescot Stadium, Walsall · Ref R. Joyce

Walsall stats & fixtures · Newport County stats & fixtures

Walsall beat Newport County 2–1 in League Two on 21 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.58–1.12. Walsall had 56% of the ball.

Walsall vs Newport County match statistics

WalsallNewport County

56% Ball possession 44%
1.58 Expected goals (xG) 1.12
18 Total shots 10
3 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 4
7 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside the box 6
7 Corners 5
15 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 3
410 Passes 327
73% Pass accuracy 69%
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

2' Yellow card S. Sprangler Newport County
30' Yellow card Alfie Chang Walsall
38' Goal H. Biggins (assist J. Crole) Newport County
58' Yellow card M. Hancock Walsall
58' Yellow card C. Evans Newport County
58' Yellow card B. Lloyd Newport County
62' Goal D. Kanu (assist Alexander Pattison) Walsall
76' Yellow card C. Lakin Walsall
90' Goal Alexander Pattison Walsall
90+8' Yellow card Alexander Pattison Walsall

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Walsall

Confirmed 4-3-3 John Sadler Mathew

1 M. Roberts

3 M. Hancock 5 H. Burke 35 K. Łopata 33 Rico Browne

8 C. Lakin 20 Alfie Chang 23 Alexander Pattison

11 A. Loupalo-Bi 15 D. Kanu 37 A. Adomah

Bench S. Hornby , A. Flint , V. Harper , A. Pressley , Jamie Jellis , Courtney Clarke , J. Okeke

Newport County

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Christian Fuchs

28 J. Wright

18 L. Shephard 23 R. Delaney 4 M. Baker 17 T. Davies

2 C. Evans 5 S. Sprangler

7 B. Kamwa 10 H. Biggins 20 B. Lloyd

16 J. Crole

Bench S. MacDonald , C. Baker-Richardson , A. Driscoll-Glennon , G. Garner , N. Opoku , M. Smith , Joe Thomas

Form guide

Walsall at home

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

17% 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.

Walsall vs Newport County head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
8 Nov 25	Newport County v Walsall	2–4
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 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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