Notts County vs Newport County

6 April 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Edward Duckworth

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Lucas Ness 19’, 23’
Jayden Luker 86’

Harrison Biggins 65’

Match summary

Notts County won 3-1 at home to Newport County. Notts County led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lucas Ness put Notts County ahead with a header in the 19th minute and Ness made it 2-0 with a header in the 23rd minute. In the second half, Harrison Biggins pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 65th minute and Jayden Luker made it 3-1 in the 86th minute.

Shots finished 15-4 to Notts County, with 8 on target for Notts County and 2 for Newport County.

Match stats

65% Possession 35%

14 Shots 4

8 Shots on target 2

8 Corners 4

549 Passes 295

82.3% Pass accuracy 65.8%

16 Tackles 23

7 Fouls 17

2 Yellow cards 3

0 Offsides 2

Key events

Notts County Newport County

Kick-off

Lucas NessHeader

1-0

19’

Lucas NessHeader

2-0

23’

Tom IorpendaShot on target

34’

36’

Cameron EvansMatt Smith

Half-time2-0

46’

James CroleGerard Garner

46’

Ben LloydThomas Davies

Second half underway

Conor GrantShot on target

58’

Lee NdlovuShot on target

59’

60’

Harrison BigginsFoul

61’

Bobby KamwaShot on target

Conor GrantSimulation

64’

65’

Harrison BigginsRight foot shot

2-1

Matthew DennisConor Grant

68’

76’

Sven SpranglerFoul

Jayden LukerLee Ndlovu

77’

Michael SpellmanBobby Kamwa

Luke BrowneQamaruddin Kouhyar

84’

Lucas NessShot on target

85’

Jayden LukerLeft foot shot

3-1

86’

88’

Ciaran BrennanSven Sprangler

Jayden LukerShot on target

89’

Tom IorpendaArgument

90+5’

James CroleArgument

Full-time3-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Newport County attacking Notts County attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Notts County 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Newport County 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


James Belshaw	90′	1	1	41	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Lewis Macari	90′	1	2	1	3	1	46	1	–	–	–
Lucas Ness	90′	1	3	1	8	6	64	1	2	–	–
Jacob Bedeau	90′	2	–	–	6	4	72	–	–	–	–
Luke Browne Came on as a substitute	13′	2	–	–	3	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Qamaruddin Kouhyar Taken off	84′	–	–	32	1	–	4	–	9	–	2	–
Ollie Norburn	90′	–	–	65	–	–	2	–	8	1	3	–
Matt Palmer	90′	–	1	85	2	–	–	–	2	1	2	–
Keanan Bennetts	90′	–	1	40	4	–	–	–	7	–	1	–
Conor Grant Taken off	68′	–	–	33	–	–	2	–	6	1	1

Forwards4 players


Tom Iorpenda	90′	–	1	1	1	–	–	2	7	3	36
Lee Ndlovu Taken off	77′	–	–	2	1	–	–	–	6	2	13	–
Matthew Dennis Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	11	–
Jayden Luker Came on as a substitute	13′	1	–	3	2	–	–	–	1	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	5	3	25	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Joe Thomas	90′	4	–	–	6	2	39	–	–	–	–
Matthew Baker	90′	–	1	1	2	2	25	–	–	–	–
Thomas Davies Taken off	45′	1	1	–	1	–	15	1	–	–	–
Lee Jenkins	90′	1	–	–	4	2	36	1	–	–	–
Cameron Evans Came on as a substitute	54′	5	–	–	11	5	14	3	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Sven Sprangler Taken off	88′	–	–	41	–	–	4	1	7	4	–
Matt Smith Taken off	36′	–	–	9	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Harrison Biggins	90′	1	–	26	–	–	2	1	7	3	4
Bobby Kamwa Taken off	77′	–	–	7	–	–	1	–	2	2	–	–
Ben Lloyd Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	9	–	–	4	1	5	–	–	–
Michael Spellman Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ciaran Brennan Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Gerard Garner Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–
Nathaniel Opoku	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	27	–
James Crole Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	11

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

Notts County win 61% Avg odds 1.53

Draw 23% Avg odds 3.99

Newport County win 16% Avg odds 5.85

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

Form going into the game

Notts County W W L W L

Newport County W L L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Newport County 1-1 Notts County, 02 Aug 25 All Notts County vs Newport County meetings

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