Cheltenham Town vs Newport County

24 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee B Speedie

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Charlie McCann 5’

Match summary

Cheltenham Town saw off Newport County 1-0. Cheltenham Town led 1-0 at half-time.

Charlie McCann put Cheltenham Town ahead in the 5th minute.

Shots finished 15-6 to Newport County, with 1 on target for Cheltenham Town and 2 for Newport County. Harrison Biggins had a penalty saved for Newport County.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
6 Shots 15
1 Shots on target 2
1 Corners 5
45 Attacks 49
1 Dangerous attacks 3
322 Passes 295
62.1% Pass accuracy 61.0%
15 Tackles 20
12 Fouls 18
2 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Cheltenham Town Newport County
Kick-off
Charlie McCannRight foot shot1-0 (Cheltenham Town)
5’
23’
Kyle CameronShot on target
23’
Corner
30’
Gerard GarnerFoul
34’
Matt SmithMatthew Max Dibley-Dias
38’
Michael Adu-PokuSimulation
44’
Corner
Half-time1-0
Corner
46’
Jake EvansTime wasting
47’
Second half underway
52’
Corner
Kirsten OtchereTime wasting
56’
57’
Matt SmithFoul
61’
Harrison BigginsMissed penaltysaved
61’
Harrison BigginsShot on target
62’
Kion EteteGerard Garner
62’
Corner
Ryan BroomCharlie McCann
65’
Jake BickerstaffKirsten Otchere
68’
George MillerJake Evans
73’
81’
Thomas DaviesJoe Thomas
81’
Kieron EvansYahya Bamba
90+3’
Corner
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newport County attacking Cheltenham Town attacking 
2’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), open play, off target 5’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 11’ Yahya Bamba (Newport County), set piece, off target 12’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), direct free kick, off target 18’ Freddie Willcox (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 23’ Kyle Cameron (Newport County), set piece, saved 24’ Yahya Bamba (Newport County), from a corner, blocked 32’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 40’ Gerard Garner (Newport County), open play, off target 45’ Cameron Norman (Newport County), from a corner, off target 47’ Lee Jenkins (Newport County), set piece, off target 47’ Kirsten Otchere (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 47’ Andreas Weimann (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, off target 50’ Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County), open play, off target 53’ Ciaran Brennan (Newport County), set piece, off target 53’ Ciaran Brennan (Newport County), set piece, off target 60’ Yahya Bamba (Newport County), open play, blocked 61’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), penalty, saved 72’ Lee Jenkins (Newport County), set piece, off target 86’ George Miller (Cheltenham Town), set piece, off target 90+1’ Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County), open play, off target 2’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), open play, off target 5’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 11’ Yahya Bamba (Newport County), set piece, off target 12’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), direct free kick, off target 18’ Freddie Willcox (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 23’ Kyle Cameron (Newport County), set piece, saved 24’ Yahya Bamba (Newport County), from a corner, blocked 32’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 40’ Gerard Garner (Newport County), open play, off target 45’ Cameron Norman (Newport County), from a corner, off target 47’ Lee Jenkins (Newport County), set piece, off target 47’ Kirsten Otchere (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 47’ Andreas Weimann (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, off target 50’ Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County), open play, off target 53’ Ciaran Brennan (Newport County), set piece, off target 53’ Ciaran Brennan (Newport County), set piece, off target 60’ Yahya Bamba (Newport County), open play, blocked 61’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), penalty, saved 72’ Lee Jenkins (Newport County), set piece, off target 86’ George Miller (Cheltenham Town), set piece, off target 90+1’ Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cheltenham Town 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Stanway
Sweeney
Wilson
Stevenson
Tomkinson
Willcox
McCann 65’
Shipley
Weimann
Evans 73’
Otchere 68’
Newport County 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Wright
Jenkins
Cameron
Norman
Thomas 81’
Brennan
Dibley-Dias 34’
Biggins
Bamba 81’
Adu-Poku
Garner 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Wyll Stanway
90′ 2 0 34 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Jonathan Tomkinson
90′ 2 1 – 9 4 31 1 – – –
Pierce Sweeney
90′ – – – 3 2 36 – – – –
James Wilson
90′ – – – 2 2 30 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Jordan Shipley
90′ – – 36 – – 2 2 7 – 2 –
Ben Stevenson
90′ – – 47 – – 6 – 10 2 1 –
Freddie Willcox
90′ – – 25 – – – 1 8 3 4 –
Jake Evans Taken off
73′ – 1 20 2 – 1 – 2 1 –
Charlie McCann Taken off
65′ 1 – 18 – – 1 – 4 – 2 –
Andreas Weimann
90′ – – 25 1 – – – 4 1 1 –
Ryan Broom Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 4 – – – – 1 1 1 –
Forwards3 players
Kirsten Otchere Taken off
68′ – – 1 – – – – 4 – 10
Jake Bickerstaff Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – – – – 2 –
George Miller Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 – – – – 1 – 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cheltenham Town win 36% Avg odds 2.54
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Newport County win 36% Avg odds 2.61

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cheltenham Town WLLLW
Newport County WDWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cheltenham Town 1-0 Newport County, 18 Apr 26 Next meeting: Newport County vs Cheltenham Town, 23 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Cheltenham Town vs Newport County meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.