Fleetwood Town vs Newport County

28 February 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Scott Jackson

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Fleetwood Town and Newport County could not be separated in a goalless draw.

Shots finished 25-5 to Fleetwood Town, with 7 on target for Fleetwood Town and 0 for Newport County.

Match stats

71% Possession 29%

24 Shots 4

7 Shots on target 0

8 Corners 2

465 Passes 207

75.3% Pass accuracy 46.4%

14 Tackles 24

7 Fouls 7

1 Yellow cards 1

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Fleetwood Town Newport County

Kick-off

Finley PotterFoul

24’

Ethan EnnisShot on target

36’

Elliot BondsShot on target

45’

Half-time0-0

46’

Thomas DaviesMichael Spellman

Second half underway

Ched EvansShot on target

48’

Ethan EnnisShot on target

55’

Mark HelmShot on target

61’

Matthew Virtue-ThickHarrison Neal

63’

Mark HelmShot on target

66’

70’

Gerard GarnerBen Lloyd

Will DaviesDetlef Esapa Osong

73’

Josh PowellMitchell Clark

73’

79’

Matt SmithAnthony Driscoll-Glennon

Will DaviesShot on target

81’

86’

James CroleTime wasting

86’

James CroleNathaniel Opoku

Full-time0-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Newport County attacking Fleetwood Town attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Fleetwood Town 3-1-4-2 Starting XI

Newport County 4-3-1-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jay Lynch	90′	0	0	35	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Shaun Rooney	90′	2	–	1	12	7	52	–	–	–	–
Conor Haughey	90′	–	–	–	4	4	69	–	–	–	–
Finley Potter	90′	–	1	–	5	4	64	2	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Harrison Neal Taken off	63′	–	–	30	1	–	4	–	7	1	–	–
Ethan Ennis	90′	–	–	32	5	–	–	–	4	–	2	–
Elliot Bonds	90′	–	–	43	1	–	2	–	5	2	–	–
Mark Helm	90′	–	–	39	4	–	4	–	7	–	1	–
Mitchell Clark Taken off	73′	–	–	32	1	–	1	–	7	–	–	–
Matthew Virtue-Thick Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Josh Powell Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	9	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Ched Evans	90′	–	–	2	1	–	–	–	5	2	32	–
Detlef Esapa Osong Taken off	73′	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	11	–
Will Davies Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	2	1	–	–	–	4	1	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	7	0	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Cameron Evans	90′	1	1	2	2	1	14	1	–	–	–
Matthew Baker	90′	2	–	–	4	2	17	1	–	–	–
Ryan Delaney	90′	1	–	–	5	3	11	–	–	–	–
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon Taken off	79′	–	–	–	2	–	5	–	–	–	–
Thomas Davies Came on as a substitute	45′	4	1	–	5	1	9	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Michael Spellman Taken off	45′	–	–	5	–	–	3	–	5	–	2	–
Sven Sprangler	90′	–	–	34	–	–	4	1	8	2	1	–
Harrison Biggins	90′	–	–	16	–	–	4	–	7	–	1	–
Ben Lloyd Taken off	70′	–	–	7	1	–	2	–	3	–	1	–
Matt Smith Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Courtney Baker-Richardson	90′	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	7	–	26	–
Nathaniel Opoku Taken off	86′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	5	–	17	–
Gerard Garner Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	8	–
James Crole Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1

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

Fleetwood Town win 56% Avg odds 1.66

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.80

Newport County win 20% Avg odds 4.76

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

Form going into the game

Fleetwood Town L L D W W

Newport County D L L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Newport County 0-2 Fleetwood Town, 13 Dec 25 Next meeting: Newport County 1-1 Fleetwood Town, 12 Sep 26 All Fleetwood Town vs Newport County meetings

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