Newport County vs Accrington Stanley

27 January 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee James Durkin

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

Nathaniel Opoku 35’

Alex Henderson 2’
Isaac Sinclair 51’
Paddy Madden 82’
Isaac Heath 90+2’

Match summary

Accrington Stanley won comfortably, 4-1 away at Newport County. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alex Henderson put Accrington Stanley ahead in the 2nd minute and Nathaniel Opoku equalised with a header in the 35th minute. In the second half, Isaac Sinclair put Accrington Stanley back in front in the 51st minute, Paddy Madden made it 1-3 in the 82nd minute, and Isaac Heath made it 1-4 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 13-11 to Accrington Stanley, with 5 on target for Newport County and 6 for Accrington Stanley. Newport County had a player sent off.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

11 Shots 13

5 Shots on target 6

3 Corners 2

424 Passes 310

70.0% Pass accuracy 56.5%

7 Tackles 25

7 Fouls 11

4 Yellow cards 5

1 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 3

Key events

Newport County Accrington Stanley

Kick-off

2’

Alex HendersonRight foot shot

0-1

Harrison BigginsShot on target

7’

28’

Devon MatthewsFoul

32’

Conor GrantFoul

Nathaniel OpokuHeader

1-1

35’

40’

Connor O'BrienFoul

42’

Paddy MaddenShot on target

Ben LloydMatt Smith

45’

Michael SpellmanArgument

45+1’

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

51’

Isaac SinclairLeft foot shot

1-2

Michael SpellmanShot on target

55’

56’

Freddie SassConnor O'Brien

56’

Seamus ConneelyConor Grant

Ben LloydFoul

58’

Bobby KamwaShot on target

63’

James CroleMichael Spellman

65’

Nathaniel OpokuArgument

65’

Nathaniel OpokuSecond yellowFoul

69’

Donald LoveShot on target

71’

Luke ButterfieldAlex Henderson

Thomas DaviesAnthony Driscoll-Glennon

80’

Tanatswa NyakuhwaBobby Kamwa

80’

Lee JenkinsJoe Thomas

80’

82’

Paddy MaddenRight foot shot

1-3

84’

Josh WoodsPaddy Madden

90+2’

Isaac HeathRight foot shot

1-4

90+6’

Farrend RawsonFoul

90+8’

Seamus ConneelyFoul

Matthew BakerShot on target

90+9’

Full-time1-4

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Accrington Stanley attacking Newport County attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Newport County 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Accrington Stanley 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	2	4	41	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Joe Thomas Taken off	80′	1	2	–	4	2	33	–	–	–	–
Matthew Baker	90′	1	–	1	7	6	39	–	–	–	–
Ryan Delaney	90′	1	1	2	12	11	81	1	–	–	–
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon Taken off	80′	–	–	–	2	2	43	–	–	–	–
Ciaran Brennan	90′	1	–	–	2	1	46	–	–	–	–
Thomas Davies Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	–	5	–	8	–	–	–	–
Lee Jenkins Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	3	2	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Michael Spellman Taken off	65′	–	–	9	1	–	1	–	8	1	2
Matt Smith Taken off	44′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harrison Biggins	90′	–	1	41	4	–	–	–	7	–	3	–
Bobby Kamwa Taken off	80′	–	–	16	2	–	–	–	5	–	1	–
Ben Lloyd Came on as a substitute	46′	–	–	20	–	–	1	1	2	2	1

Forwards3 players


Nathaniel Opoku Sent off	69′	1	–	3	1	–	–	–	5	1	18
James Crole Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Oliver Wright	90′	3	1	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Donald Love	90′	4	1	–	5	–	36	1	–	–	–
Farrend Rawson	90′	–	2	–	8	8	20	1	–	–
Devon Matthews	90′	5	1	1	18	11	32	2	–	–
Connor O'Brien Taken off	56′	2	1	–	4	1	15	2	–	–
Freddie Sass Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	3	3	18	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Conor Grant Taken off	56′	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	3	1	–
Isaac Sinclair	90′	1	1	26	2	–	2	1	7	1	1	–
Isaac Heath	90′	1	–	19	3	–	2	–	3	1	–	–
Seamus Conneely Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	17	–	–	4	–	5	1	–
Luke Butterfield Came on as a substitute	19′	–	1	14	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Shaun Whalley	90′	–	2	2	–	–	–	2	7	1	26	–
Alex Henderson Taken off	71′	1	–	3	1	–	–	–	3	2	17	–
Paddy Madden Taken off	84′	1	–	2	2	–	–	–	6	1	14	–
Josh Woods Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	5	–	6	–

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

Newport County win 28% Avg odds 3.50

Draw 30% Avg odds 3.20

Accrington Stanley win 42% Avg odds 2.30

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

Form going into the game

Newport County D W L L W

Accrington Stanley W W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Accrington Stanley 0-1 Newport County, 11 Oct 25 Next meeting: Accrington Stanley 0-0 Newport County, 19 Sep 26 All Newport County vs Accrington Stanley meetings

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