Newport County 0-2 Cheltenham Town · League Two
Newport County lost to Cheltenham Town 0-2 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Newport County and Cheltenham Town met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Saturday, 18 October 2025.
Goalscorers
Newport County did not score. Cheltenham Town: L. Young 20', 61'.
How the match went
Newport County saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Newport County had 8 shots with 2 on target, Cheltenham Town 10 with 4 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 3 to Newport County and 3 to Cheltenham Town. Newport County conceded 7 fouls, Cheltenham Town 13. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Newport County, 1 for Cheltenham Town).
Line-ups
Newport County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Wright, Habeeb Ogunneye, Lee Jenkins, Jaden Warner, Joe Thomas, Sammy Braybrooke, Cameron Antwi, Bobby Kamwa, Kai Whitmore, Michael Spellman, Courtney Baker-Richardson.
Cheltenham Town started in a 4-3-3: Joe Day, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Sam Sherring, James Wilson, Jonathan Tomkinson, Luke Young, Ben Stevenson, Isaac Hutchinson, Jordan Thomas, Jake Bickerstaff, Ethon Archer.
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Minute by minute
- 20'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Cheltenham Town. L. Young (Cheltenham Town) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-1 Cheltenham Town.
- 61'Goal! Newport County 0-2 Cheltenham Town. L. Young (Cheltenham Town) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 0-2 Cheltenham Town.
Full commentary (35 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Cheltenham Town.
- 11'Attempt blocked. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 12'Attempt missed. E. Archer (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 15'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.15.
- 18'Attempt saved. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
- 20'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Cheltenham Town. L. Young (Cheltenham Town) scores.
- 28'Attempt missed. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 34'Attempt missed. B. Stevenson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 39'Substitution, Newport County: J. Clarke comes on for J. Warner.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-1 Cheltenham Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 50'Attempt saved. M. Spellman (Newport County), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 52'Attempt missed. J. Thomas (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Attempt saved. E. Archer (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 57'Yellow card for I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
- 59'Off the woodwork! K. Whitmore (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 60'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 61'Goal! Newport County 0-2 Cheltenham Town. L. Young (Cheltenham Town) scores.
- 62'Substitution, Newport County: M. Reindorf comes on for C. Baker-Richardson.
- 63'Substitution, Newport County: G. Garner comes on for M. Spellman.
- 66'Attempt saved. M. Reindorf (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 70'Attempt missed. M. Reindorf (Newport County), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 71'Yellow card for H. Ogunneye (Newport County) for argument.
- 77'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: R. Broom comes on for J. Thomas.
- 77'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: T. Taylor comes on for J. Bickerstaff.
- 81'Attempt missed. T. Taylor (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 82'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: G. Harmon comes on for E. Archer.
- 86'Attempt missed. G. Garner (Newport County), header. xG 0.06.
- 88'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: L. Kinsella comes on for I. Hutchinson.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+4'Yellow card for L. Jenkins (Newport County) for foul.
- 90+7'Yellow card for C. Antwi (Newport County) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 0-2 Cheltenham Town.