Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra

29 December 2025 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Abigail Byrne

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Courtney Baker-Richardson 28’
  • Sammy Braybrooke 76’

Match summary

Newport County beat Crewe Alexandra 2-0. Newport County led 1-0 at half-time.

Courtney Baker-Richardson put Newport County ahead from a corner in the 28th minute and Sammy Braybrooke made it 2-0 in the 76th minute.

Shots finished 19-14 to Newport County, with 8 on target for Newport County and 3 for Crewe Alexandra.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
20 Shots 13
8 Shots on target 3
6 Corners 4
282 Passes 423
64.2% Pass accuracy 76.8%
18 Tackles 5
10 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 5

Key events

Newport County Crewe Alexandra
Kick-off
17’
James ConnollyShot on target
Courtney Baker-RichardsonRight foot shot1-0 (Newport County)
28’
Courtney Baker-RichardsonShot on target
28’
Bobby KamwaShot on target
32’
Anthony Driscoll-GlennonFoul
40’
41’
Tommi O'ReillyShot on target
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
49’
Jay MingiFoul
Matt SmithShot on target
52’
53’
Calum AgiusDion Rankine
53’
Matúš HolíčekOwen Lunt
54’
Omar BogleJack Powell
James ClarkeShot on target
60’
69’
Charlie FinneyJay Mingi
James ClarkeShot on target
72’
73’
Louis MoultFoul
Ben LloydMichael Spellman
74’
Nathaniel OpokuCourtney Baker-Richardson
75’
Sammy BraybrookeLeft foot shot2-0 (Newport County)
76’
Liam ShephardAnthony Driscoll-Glennon
85’
Ciaran BrennanMatt Smith
85’
90+1’
James ConnollyFoul
90+1’
Max SandersShot on target
Cameron AntwiBobby Kamwa
90+2’
Nathaniel OpokuShot on target
90+3’
Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crewe Alexandra attacking Newport County attacking 
6’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 17’ Tommi O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, off target 17’ James Connolly (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 17’ James Connolly (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, saved 21’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 23’ Louis Moult (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 28’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), from a corner, goal 28’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), from a corner, saved 32’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), open play, saved 33’ Louis Moult (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 36’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), set piece, blocked 41’ Tommi O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 43’ Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 52’ Matt Smith (Newport County), set piece, saved 56’ James Clarke (Newport County), open play, off target 60’ Lee Jenkins (Newport County), from a corner, blocked 60’ James Clarke (Newport County), from a corner, saved 61’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 65’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), open play, off target 68’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), set piece, off target 70’ Tommi O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 70’ Omar Bogle (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 71’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), open play, blocked 72’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), from a corner, off target 72’ James Clarke (Newport County), from a corner, saved 76’ Sammy Braybrooke (Newport County), open play, goal 76’ Ben Lloyd (Newport County), open play, blocked 81’ James Clarke (Newport County), set piece, off target 83’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), open play, blocked 84’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), open play, off target 87’ Sammy Braybrooke (Newport County), open play, off target 90+1’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 90+3’ Nathaniel Opoku (Newport County), open play, saved 6’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 17’ Tommi O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, off target 17’ James Connolly (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 17’ James Connolly (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, saved 21’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 23’ Louis Moult (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 28’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), from a corner, goal 28’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), from a corner, saved 32’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), open play, saved 33’ Louis Moult (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 36’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), set piece, blocked 41’ Tommi O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 43’ Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 52’ Matt Smith (Newport County), set piece, saved 56’ James Clarke (Newport County), open play, off target 60’ Lee Jenkins (Newport County), from a corner, blocked 60’ James Clarke (Newport County), from a corner, saved 61’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 65’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), open play, off target 68’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), set piece, off target 70’ Tommi O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 70’ Omar Bogle (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 71’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), open play, blocked 72’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), from a corner, off target 72’ James Clarke (Newport County), from a corner, saved 76’ Sammy Braybrooke (Newport County), open play, goal 76’ Ben Lloyd (Newport County), open play, blocked 81’ James Clarke (Newport County), set piece, off target 83’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), open play, blocked 84’ Bobby Kamwa (Newport County), open play, off target 87’ Sammy Braybrooke (Newport County), open play, off target 90+1’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 90+3’ Nathaniel Opoku (Newport County), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Newport County 5-4-1 Starting XI
Wright
Jenkins
Baker
Clarke
Driscoll-Glennon 85’
Thomas
Kamwa 90’
Smith 85’
Braybrooke
Spellman 74’
Baker-Richardson 75’
Crewe Alexandra 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Waller
Hutchinson
Mingi 69’
Connolly
Billington
Sanders
Powell 54’
Lunt 53’
Rankine 53’
O'Reilly
Moult

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jordan Wright
90′ 4 0 31 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Joe Thomas
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 28 – – – –
Lee Jenkins
90′ 2 – – 6 4 27 – – – –
Matthew Baker
90′ – – 1 2 2 24 2 – – –
James Clarke
90′ 1 – – 4 3 21 1 – – –
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon Taken off
85′ 1 – – 4 2 25 2 – –
Liam Shephard Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Michael Spellman Taken off
74′ – – 7 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Matt Smith Taken off
85′ – – 22 – – 2 3 7 2 2 –
Sammy Braybrooke
90′ 1 – 48 4 – 2 1 5 – 1 –
Bobby Kamwa Taken off
89′ – – 21 – – 5 – 10 – 3 –
Ben Lloyd Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 7 – – – 1 – – – –
Ciaran Brennan Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 2 – – 2 – 3 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Courtney Baker-Richardson Taken off
75′ 1 – 5 2 – – 1 6 1 7 –
Nathaniel Opoku Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 1 – – 2 2 1 7 –
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 3.33
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Crewe Alexandra win 44% Avg odds 2.11

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

Form going into the game

Newport County DDLLD
Crewe Alexandra LDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Newport County, 10 Dec 25 Next meeting: Crewe Alexandra vs Newport County, 14 Nov 26 (upcoming)  All Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra 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.