Newport County vs Colchester United

7 March 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Steven Copeland

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

Lee Jenkins 90+7’

Harry Anderson 58’
Jack Payne 64’

Match summary

Colchester United won 2-1 away at Newport County. It was goalless at half-time.

Harry Anderson put Colchester United ahead in the 58th minute, Jack Payne made it 0-2 with a header in the 64th minute, and Lee Jenkins pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in stoppage time.

Shots finished 16-12 to Colchester United, with 3 on target for Newport County and 7 for Colchester United.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%

12 Shots 17

3 Shots on target 8

8 Corners 2

349 Passes 401

70.5% Pass accuracy 70.1%

16 Tackles 15

18 Fouls 7

1 Yellow cards 0

2 Offsides 2

Key events

Newport County Colchester United

Kick-off

24’

Kyreece LisbieShot on target

35’

Jack PayneMicah Mbick

36’

Kyreece LisbieShot on target

Half-time0-0

54’

Kyreece LisbieShot on target

Second half underway

Ben LloydGerard Garner

57’

Ryan DelaneyShot on target

57’

Matt SmithArgument

58’

Harry AndersonRight foot shot

0-1

64’

Jack PayneHeader

0-2

64’

Samson TovideShot on target

Harrison BigginsMatt Smith

69’

Lee JenkinsThomas Davies

70’

Nathaniel OpokuMichael Spellman

70’

74’

Samson TovideShot on target

75’

Arthur ReadTeddy Bishop

83’

Samson TovideShot on target

Bobby KamwaShot on target

86’

89’

John-Kymani GordonHarry Anderson

89’

Jaden WilliamsKyreece Lisbie

89’

Will GoodwinSamson Tovide

Cole JarvisCameron Evans

90+1’

Lee JenkinsHeader

1-2

90+7’

Full-time1-2

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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Lineups

Newport County 4-3-3 Starting XI

Colchester United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	6	2	43	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Cameron Evans Taken off	89′	3	1	–	4	–	22	2	–	–	–
Matthew Baker	90′	3	–	–	5	1	43	1	–	1	–
Ryan Delaney	90′	2	–	2	9	6	46	1	–	–	–
Thomas Davies Taken off	70′	2	1	–	3	1	16	–	–	–	–
Lee Jenkins Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	1	–	12	1	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Matt Smith Taken off	69′	–	–	16	1	–	1	1	2	1	1
Sven Sprangler	90′	–	–	43	1	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Michael Spellman Taken off	70′	–	–	18	–	–	–	1	4	3	2	–
Bobby Kamwa	90′	–	–	20	2	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Ben Lloyd Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	13	3	–	1	–	2	3	–	–
Harrison Biggins Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Gerard Garner Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	4	–	16	–
Courtney Baker-Richardson	90′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	8	–	25	–
Nathaniel Opoku Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Matt Macey	90′	2	1	26	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Kane Vincent-Young	90′	2	1	–	3	–	37	–	–	–	–
Jack Tucker	90′	–	3	2	4	2	48	–	–	–	–
Tom Flanagan	90′	–	–	–	4	4	32	–	–	–	–
Frankie Terry	90′	1	1	–	6	3	54	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Finley Barbrook	90′	–	–	41	–	–	5	–	10	1	2	–
Teddy Bishop Taken off	75′	–	–	57	2	–	2	–	5	1	3	–
Kyreece Lisbie Taken off	89′	–	–	14	3	–	–	1	3	–	–	–
Harry Anderson Taken off	89′	1	–	35	1	–	2	2	10	1	–	–
Jack Payne Came on as a substitute	55′	1	–	28	–	–	1	–	4	–	3	–
Arthur Read Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	6	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
John-Kymani Gordon Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


Micah Mbick Taken off	35′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	3	–	7	–
Samson Tovide Taken off	89′	–	–	6	3	–	–	2	4	3	14	–
Jaden Williams Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	–
Will Goodwin Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 3.96

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.42

Colchester United win 49% Avg odds 1.89

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

Form going into the game

Newport County L W L D W

Colchester United L D W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Colchester United 4-1 Newport County, 20 Dec 25 Next meeting: Newport County 1-0 Colchester United, 10 Oct 26 All Newport County vs Colchester 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.