Northampton Town 1-0 Newport County · League Two
Northampton Town beat Newport County 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Northampton Town and Newport County met in the League Two at PTS Academy Stadium in Northampton on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Northampton Town: J. O. Whitmarsh 87'. Newport County did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Northampton Town had 8 shots with 4 on target, Newport County 4 with 2 on target. There were 2 corners in total, 2 to Northampton Town and 0 to Newport County. Northampton Town conceded 15 fouls, Newport County 11. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Northampton Town, 2 for Newport County).
Line-ups
Northampton Town started in a 4-4-2: Zach Jeacock, Joe Wormleighton, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, James Maxwell, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh, Tyrese Fornah, Sam Chambers, Nathaniel Opoku, Harvey Saunders.
Newport County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Wright, Cameron Norman, Lee Jenkins, Kyle Cameron, Matty Jacob, Matthew Max Dibley-Dias, Ciaran Brennan, Yahya Bamba, Harrison Biggins, Kieron Evans, Shaquille Gwengwe.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 0-0 Newport County.
- 87'Goal! Northampton Town 1-0 Newport County. J. O. Whitmarsh (Northampton Town) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 1-0 Newport County.
Full commentary (36 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Northampton Town vs Newport County.
- 6'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 6'Attempt missed. T. Fornah (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 6'Attempt saved. H. Saunders (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 9'Offside, Northampton Town.
- 23'Attempt missed. L. Jenkins (Newport County), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 31'Yellow card for M. M. Dibley-Dias (Newport County) for foul.
- 32'Attempt missed. J. O. Whitmarsh (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 44'Offside, Newport County.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 0-0 Newport County.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Attempt saved. Y. Bamba (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 53'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 54'Attempt missed. H. Saunders (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 55'Substitution, Northampton Town: L. Briggs comes on for C. Lemonheigh-Evans.
- 55'Substitution, Northampton Town: M. Warhurst comes on for S. Chambers.
- 59'Attempt missed. L. Briggs (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 60'Yellow card for M. Warhurst (Northampton Town) for foul.
- 63'Attempt missed. L. Jenkins (Newport County), header from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 64'Substitution, Newport County: T. Nyakuhwa comes on for K. Evans.
- 70'Substitution, Newport County: J. Thomas comes on for M. Jacob.
- 71'Yellow card for J. Wormleighton (Northampton Town) for foul.
- 75'Attempt saved. N. Opoku (Northampton Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 79'Substitution, Northampton Town: O. Dale comes on for N. Opoku.
- 79'Substitution, Northampton Town: S. Hoskins comes on for H. Saunders.
- 83'Substitution, Newport County: G. Garner comes on for S. Gwengwe.
- 83'Substitution, Newport County: C. Evans comes on for M. M. Dibley-Dias.
- 83'Substitution, Newport County: M. Adu-Poku comes on for Y. Bamba.
- 85'Attempt saved. L. Jenkins (Newport County), header. xG 0.10.
- 86'Yellow card for C. Evans (Newport County) for foul.
- 87'Goal! Northampton Town 1-0 Newport County. J. O. Whitmarsh (Northampton Town) scores.
- 90'Attempt saved. M. Warhurst (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Yellow card for L. Briggs (Northampton Town).
- 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 1-0 Newport County.