Newport County vs Chesterfield

24 January 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Declan Brown

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Harrison Biggins 50’
Michael Spellman 63’

Dilan Markanday 85’

Match summary

Newport County won 2-1 at home to Chesterfield. It was goalless at half-time.

Harrison Biggins put Newport County ahead from a corner in the 50th minute, Michael Spellman made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, and Dilan Markanday pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 85th minute.

Shots finished 8-6 to Newport County, with 4 on target for Newport County and 3 for Chesterfield.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%

8 Shots 6

4 Shots on target 3

2 Corners 8

320 Passes 541

69.4% Pass accuracy 79.9%

10 Tackles 15

8 Fouls 7

3 Yellow cards 0

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Newport County Chesterfield

Kick-off

Harrison BigginsFoul

6’

12’

Freddie LadapoShot on target

Matt SmithFoul

45’

Half-time0-0

Michael SpellmanShot on target

46’

Second half underway

Harrison BigginsShot on target

49’

Harrison BigginsRight foot shot

1-0

50’

Michael SpellmanLeft foot shot

2-0

63’

66’

Lee BonisFreddie Ladapo

James CroleNathaniel Opoku

70’

75’

Dilan MarkandayLiam Mandeville

75’

Dylan DuffyJames Berry

75’

Armando DobraWill Grigg

Lee JenkinsHarrison Biggins

80’

Tom NaylorRyan Stirk

85’

Dilan MarkandayLeft foot shot

2-1

85’

Sil SwinkelsShot on target

Joe ThomasBobby Kamwa

90’

Tanatswa NyakuhwaMichael Spellman

90+1’

Anthony Driscoll-GlennonFoul

90+4’

Full-time2-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Chesterfield 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

Chesterfield 4-2-2-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	2	1	44	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Liam Shephard	90′	1	1	–	5	–	26	–	–	–	–
Matthew Baker	90′	1	2	–	3	2	27	–	–	–	–
Ryan Delaney	90′	–	1	–	2	1	35	–	–	–	–
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon	90′	–	–	–	2	1	31	1	–	1
Ciaran Brennan	90′	2	5	1	4	2	29	1	–	–	–
Lee Jenkins Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Michael Spellman Taken off	89′	1	–	17	1	–	1	–	8	–	–	–
Matt Smith	90′	–	1	31	3	–	2	–	3	1	1
Harrison Biggins Taken off	80′	1	–	34	1	–	–	–	3	1	1
Bobby Kamwa Taken off	89′	–	–	20	–	–	1	–	4	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Nathaniel Opoku Taken off	70′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	16	–
James Crole Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Zac Hemming	90′	2	2	42	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Sam Curtis	90′	2	2	–	4	1	42	–	–	–	–
Kyle McFadzean	90′	2	2	–	4	1	91	1	–	–	–
Sil Swinkels	90′	3	1	1	7	4	92	–	–	–	–
Tom Pearce	90′	–	–	–	2	–	51	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Sammy Braybrooke	90′	–	–	58	1	–	4	–	8	2	4	–
Ryan Stirk Taken off	80′	–	–	56	–	–	–	3	2	2	–	–
Liam Mandeville Taken off	75′	–	–	33	–	–	1	2	3	–	–	–
James Berry Taken off	75′	–	–	22	1	–	1	–	2	1	1	–
Dylan Duffy Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	5	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Dilan Markanday Came on as a substitute	15′	1	–	9	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Armando Dobra Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Naylor Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Freddie Ladapo Taken off	66′	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	9	–
Will Grigg Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	15	–
Lee Bonis Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	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 24% Avg odds 3.85

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.58

Chesterfield win 50% Avg odds 1.87

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

Form going into the game

Newport County L D W L L

Chesterfield W L D D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Chesterfield 4-1 Newport County, 27 Sep 25 Next meeting: Newport County 4-1 Chesterfield, 30 Oct 26 All Newport County vs Chesterfield 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.