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Colchester United 4-1 Newport County · League Two

Colchester United beat Newport County 4-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Colchester United and Newport County met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Saturday, 20 December 2025.

Goalscorers

Colchester United: K. Lisbie 22'; S. Tovide 43'; M. Mbick 64'; J. Payne 90'. Newport County: S. Braybrooke 66'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Colchester United had 17 shots with 7 on target, Newport County 7 with 2 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 2 to Colchester United and 2 to Newport County. Colchester United conceded 12 fouls, Newport County 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Colchester United, 2 for Newport County).

Line-ups

Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Matt Macey, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Harvey Araujo, Ellis Iandolo, Teddy Bishop, Arthur Read, Kyreece Lisbie, Micah Mbick, Harry Anderson, Samson Tovide.

Newport County started in a 4-1-4-1: Jordan Wright, Cameron Evans, Lee Jenkins, James Clarke, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Matt Smith, Cameron Antwi, Ben Lloyd, Sammy Braybrooke, Bobby Kamwa, Courtney Baker-Richardson.

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Minute by minute

  1. 22'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Newport County. K. Lisbie (Colchester United) scores, assisted by S. Tovide.
  2. 43'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Newport County. S. Tovide (Colchester United) scores, assisted by M. Mbick.
  3. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 2-0 Newport County.
  4. 64'Goal! Colchester United 3-0 Newport County. M. Mbick (Colchester United) scores.
  5. 66'Goal! Colchester United 3-1 Newport County. S. Braybrooke (Newport County) scores.
  6. 90+6'Goal! Colchester United 4-1 Newport County. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
  7. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 4-1 Newport County.
Full commentary (43 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Newport County.
  2. 2'Yellow card for M. Smith (Newport County) for foul.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 6'Attempt missed. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  5. 11'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  6. 14'Attempt saved. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  7. 17'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  8. 22'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Newport County. K. Lisbie (Colchester United) scores, assisted by S. Tovide.
  9. 25'Attempt missed. A. Read (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  10. 26'Attempt saved. T. Bishop (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  11. 31'Yellow card for C. Evans (Newport County) for foul.
  12. 33'Attempt missed. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.
  13. 37'Attempt saved. M. Mbick (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  14. 40'Attempt missed. C. Evans (Newport County), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.20.
  15. 41'Attempt blocked. B. Lloyd (Newport County), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  16. 43'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Newport County. S. Tovide (Colchester United) scores, assisted by M. Mbick.
  17. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  18. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 2-0 Newport County.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Substitution, Newport County: M. Baker comes on for J. Clarke.
  21. 51'Off the woodwork! C. Antwi (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  22. 52'Attempt blocked. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  23. 57'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Payne comes on for S. Tovide.
  24. 57'Attempt missed. B. Lloyd (Newport County), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  25. 62'Attempt missed. K. Lisbie (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  26. 63'Attempt missed. M. Mbick (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  27. 64'Goal! Colchester United 3-0 Newport County. M. Mbick (Colchester United) scores.
  28. 66'Goal! Colchester United 3-1 Newport County. S. Braybrooke (Newport County) scores.
  29. 67'Substitution, Newport County: M. Alexander-Walker comes on for B. Lloyd.
  30. 67'Substitution, Newport County: N. Opoku comes on for C. Baker-Richardson.
  31. 68'Substitution, Newport County: C. Brennan comes on for M. Smith.
  32. 72'Substitution, Colchester United: R. Hunt comes on for T. Bishop.
  33. 72'Substitution, Colchester United: O. Edwards comes on for K. Lisbie.
  34. 78'Yellow card for E. Iandolo (Colchester United) for foul.
  35. 80'Substitution, Colchester United: W. Goodwin comes on for M. Mbick.
  36. 81'Substitution, Colchester United: F. Terry comes on for E. Iandolo.
  37. 84'Substitution, Newport County: T. Davies comes on for C. Antwi.
  38. 85'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  39. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  40. 90+3'Attempt saved. O. Edwards (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  41. 90+4'Attempt blocked. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.17.
  42. 90+6'Goal! Colchester United 4-1 Newport County. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
  43. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 4-1 Newport County.
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