Newport County vs Colchester United

10 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee O Mackey

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Tanatswa Nyakuhwa 79’

Match summary

Newport County won 1-0 at home to Colchester United. It was goalless at half-time.

Tanatswa Nyakuhwa put Newport County ahead in the 79th minute.

Shots finished 12-11 to Colchester United, with 4 on target for Newport County and 4 for Colchester United.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%

11 Shots 12

4 Shots on target 4

5 Corners 4

58 Attacks 62

36 Dangerous attacks 31

219 Passes 407

47.0% Pass accuracy 70.3%

17 Tackles 14

14 Fouls 21

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Offsides 2

Key events

Newport County Colchester United

Kick-off

Yahya BambaChristian Doidge

9’

20’

Beryly LubalaShot on target

Yahya BambaShot on target

34’

40’

Jay WilliamsFoul

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

48’

Beryly LubalaFoul

58’

Rob HuntSamuel Kuffour

Yahya BambaShot on target

61’

66’

Bradley IhionvienOscar Thorn

66’

Ronnie HarveyBeryly Lubala

70’

Bradley IhionvienShot on target

Tanatswa NyakuhwaMichael Adu-Poku

71’

Gerard GarnerShaquille Gwengwe

72’

76’

Bradley IhionvienFoul

Tanatswa NyakuhwaLeft foot shot

1-0

79’

84’

Kien ConnollyPaul Digby

84’

Jack PayneShot on target

Matt SmithHarrison Biggins

85’

Cameron NormanShot on target

87’

90’

Bradley IhionvienShot on target

Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Colchester United attacking Newport County attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	4	0	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Cameron Norman	90′	2	–	–	6	1	20	3	–	–	–
Lee Jenkins	90′	1	–	1	5	2	20	–	–	–	–
Kyle Cameron	90′	3	1	–	11	7	23	–	–	–	–
Matty Jacob	90′	1	2	–	3	1	32	1	–	1	–
Ciaran Brennan	90′	6	3	1	9	2	23	2	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Matthew Max Dibley-Dias	90′	–	–	15	–	–	2	–	9	5	4	–
Michael Adu-Poku Taken off	71′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	6	–	2	–
Harrison Biggins Taken off	85′	–	–	21	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Shaquille Gwengwe Taken off	72′	–	–	7	1	–	–	–	5	–	2	–
Yahya Bamba Came on as a substitute	81′	–	–	6	1	–	2	–	7	3	3	–
Matt Smith Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Christian Doidge Taken off	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa Came on as a substitute	19′	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	2	1	6	–
Gerard Garner Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Thimothee Lo-Tutala	90′	3	1	38	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Samuel Kuffour Taken off	58′	5	1	–	11	4	24	1	–	–	–
Jack Tucker	90′	–	–	–	–	–	58	–	–	–	–
Ellis Iandolo	90′	1	1	–	8	5	56	3	–	–	–
Rob Hunt Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	–	2	1	14	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Paul Digby Taken off	84′	–	–	57	–	–	1	–	4	2	–	–
Jay Williams	90′	–	–	44	–	–	–	2	5	–	2
Jack Payne	90′	–	–	52	3	–	1	–	4	–	3	–
Moses Sesay	90′	–	–	12	3	–	1	–	5	1	4	–
Harry Anderson	90′	–	–	16	2	–	3	–	4	4	–	–
Beryly Lubala Taken off	66′	–	–	19	–	–	1	–	5	4	2
Oscar Thorn Taken off	66′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Ronnie Harvey Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Bradley Ihionvien Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	2	2	–	–	–	2	–	5
Kien Connolly Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	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

Newport County win 39% Avg odds 2.40

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.40

Colchester United win 34% Avg odds 2.76

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

Form going into the game

Newport County L D D W D

Colchester United L L D D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Newport County 1-2 Colchester United, 07 Mar 26 Next meeting: Colchester United vs Newport County, 13 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Newport County vs Colchester United meetings

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