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Newport County 2-0 Crewe Alexandra · League Two

Newport County beat Crewe Alexandra 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Newport County and Crewe Alexandra met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Monday, 29 December 2025.

Goalscorers

Newport County: C. Baker-Richardson 28'; S. Braybrooke 76'. Crewe Alexandra did not score.

How the match went

Crewe Alexandra saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Newport County had 20 shots with 8 on target, Crewe Alexandra 13 with 3 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 6 to Newport County and 4 to Crewe Alexandra. Newport County conceded 10 fouls, Crewe Alexandra 13. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Newport County, 3 for Crewe Alexandra).

Line-ups

Newport County started in a 5-4-1: Jordan Wright, Joe Thomas, Lee Jenkins, Matthew Baker, James Clarke, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Michael Spellman, Matt Smith, Sammy Braybrooke, Bobby Kamwa, Courtney Baker-Richardson.

Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-2-3-1: Sam Waller, Jay Mingi, James Connolly, Lewis Billington, Reece Hutchinson, Jack Powell, Max Sanders, Tommi O'Reilly, Owen Lunt, Dion Rankine, Louis Moult.

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Minute by minute

  1. 28'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Crewe Alexandra. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Newport County 1-0 Crewe Alexandra.
  3. 76'Goal! Newport County 2-0 Crewe Alexandra. S. Braybrooke (Newport County) scores.
  4. 90'Full-time. Newport County 2-0 Crewe Alexandra.
Full commentary (52 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra.
  2. 6'Attempt missed. M. Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  3. 17'Attempt missed. T. O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  4. 17'Attempt blocked. J. Connolly (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.22.
  5. 17'Attempt saved. J. Connolly (Crewe Alexandra), header from a set piece. xG 0.40.
  6. 21'Attempt missed. M. Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 23'Attempt blocked. L. Moult (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  8. 28'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Crewe Alexandra. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County) scores.
  9. 28'Attempt saved. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.21.
  10. 32'Attempt saved. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  11. 33'Attempt missed. L. Moult (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  12. 36'Attempt blocked. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  13. 40'Yellow card for A. Driscoll-Glennon (Newport County) for foul.
  14. 41'Attempt saved. T. O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 43'Attempt missed. R. Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 45'1 minute of added time.
  17. 45'Half-time. Newport County 1-0 Crewe Alexandra.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 49'Yellow card for J. Mingi (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
  20. 52'Attempt saved. M. Smith (Newport County), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  21. 53'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. Agius comes on for D. Rankine.
  22. 53'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: M. Holíček comes on for O. Lunt.
  23. 54'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: O. Bogle comes on for J. Powell.
  24. 56'Attempt missed. J. Clarke (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  25. 60'Attempt blocked. L. Jenkins (Newport County), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.15.
  26. 60'Attempt saved. J. Clarke (Newport County), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.63.
  27. 61'Attempt missed. M. Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 65'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  29. 68'Attempt missed. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  30. 69'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. Finney comes on for J. Mingi.
  31. 70'Attempt blocked. T. O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  32. 70'Attempt blocked. O. Bogle (Crewe Alexandra), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  33. 71'Attempt blocked. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), header. xG 0.19.
  34. 72'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  35. 72'Attempt saved. J. Clarke (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  36. 73'Yellow card for L. Moult (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
  37. 74'Substitution, Newport County: B. Lloyd comes on for M. Spellman.
  38. 75'Substitution, Newport County: N. Opoku comes on for C. Baker-Richardson.
  39. 76'Goal! Newport County 2-0 Crewe Alexandra. S. Braybrooke (Newport County) scores.
  40. 76'Attempt blocked. B. Lloyd (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  41. 81'Attempt missed. J. Clarke (Newport County), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  42. 83'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  43. 84'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  44. 85'Substitution, Newport County: L. Shephard comes on for A. Driscoll-Glennon.
  45. 85'Substitution, Newport County: C. Brennan comes on for M. Smith.
  46. 87'Attempt missed. S. Braybrooke (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  47. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  48. 90+1'Yellow card for J. Connolly (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
  49. 90+1'Attempt saved. M. Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  50. 90+2'Substitution, Newport County: C. Antwi comes on for B. Kamwa.
  51. 90+3'Attempt saved. N. Opoku (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  52. 90'Full-time. Newport County 2-0 Crewe Alexandra.
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