Newport County vs Cambridge United

21 February 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Lewis Sandoe

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

Liam Bennett 73’
Sullay Kaikai 76’

Match summary

Cambridge United took a 2-0 win at Newport County. It was goalless at half-time.

Liam Bennett put Cambridge United ahead with a header in the 73rd minute and Sullay Kaikai made it 0-2 in the 76th minute.

Shots finished 14-6 to Cambridge United, with 1 on target for Newport County and 4 for Cambridge United.

Match stats

33% Possession 67%

5 Shots 14

1 Shots on target 4

2 Corners 9

257 Passes 513

58.0% Pass accuracy 81.5%

18 Tackles 6

4 Fouls 13

2 Yellow cards 2

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Newport County Cambridge United

Kick-off

13’

Pelly Ruddock MpanzuFoul

Anthony Driscoll-GlennonThomas Davies

18’

19’

Ben KnightShot on target

Ben LloydArgument

41’

Half-time0-0

Cole JarvisJoe Thomas

46’

Sven SpranglerFoul

50’

51’

Pelly Ruddock MpanzuShot on target

Second half underway

56’

Dominic BallFoul

Michael SpellmanCourtney Baker-Richardson

58’

62’

Korey SmithShane McLoughlin

62’

Shayne LaveryLouis Appéré

62’

Sullay KaikaiPelly Ruddock Mpanzu

Nathaniel OpokuJames Crole

71’

Gerard GarnerBen Lloyd

72’

73’

Liam BennettHeader

0-1

76’

Sullay KaikaiRight foot shot

0-2

80’

Ben PurringtonBen Knight

89’

Elliott NevittJames Brophy

Gerard GarnerShot on target

90+1’

Full-time0-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cambridge United attacking Newport County attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Newport County 4-3-1-2 Starting XI

Cambridge United 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	2	2	25	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Joe Thomas Taken off	45′	–	1	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	–
Matthew Baker	90′	3	–	1	6	3	23	–	–	–	–
Ryan Delaney	90′	6	1	1	11	3	26	–	–	–	–
Thomas Davies Taken off	18′	–	–	–	1	1	5	–	–	–	–
Cameron Evans	90′	4	–	–	6	1	24	–	–	–	–
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon Came on as a substitute	72′	1	1	–	3	1	16	–	–	–	–
Cole Jarvis Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	2	1	16	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Sven Sprangler	90′	–	–	27	1	–	1	–	5	1	1
Harrison Biggins	90′	–	–	32	1	–	2	–	10	1	4	–
Ben Lloyd Taken off	72′	–	–	11	–	–	–	1	2	1	1
Michael Spellman Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


James Crole Taken off	71′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	1	8	–
Courtney Baker-Richardson Taken off	58′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	3	–	14	–
Nathaniel Opoku Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–	13	–
Gerard Garner Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	1	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jake Eastwood	90′	1	0	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


James Gibbons	90′	1	2	–	2	1	70	2	–	1	–
Mamadou Jobe	90′	1	1	2	4	2	68	1	–	–	–
Kell Watts	90′	1	–	–	6	4	60	–	–	–	–
Ben Purrington Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	1	1	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Liam Bennett	90′	1	–	23	–	–	2	3	9	3	1	–
Dominic Ball	90′	–	–	60	–	–	–	–	4	2	1
Shane McLoughlin Taken off	62′	–	–	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
James Brophy Taken off	89′	–	–	51	2	–	–	–	3	1	1	–
Korey Smith Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	15	1	–	1	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards6 players


Ben Knight Taken off	80′	–	–	2	1	–	–	–	3	1	32	–
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu Taken off	62′	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	3	–	26
Louis Appéré Taken off	62′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	12	–
Sullay Kaikai Came on as a substitute	28′	1	–	2	1	–	–	1	–	–	15	–
Shayne Lavery Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	9	–
Elliott Nevitt Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	2	–

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 17% Avg odds 5.52

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.74

Cambridge United win 58% Avg odds 1.59

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

Form going into the game

Newport County L D L L W

Cambridge United W L W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cambridge United 2-0 Newport County, 30 Aug 25 All Newport County vs Cambridge United 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.