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Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County · League Two

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

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Match report

Swindon Town and Newport County met in the League Two at County Ground in Swindon on Wednesday, 11 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Swindon Town: F. Holman 63'; J. Thomas 66'. Newport County did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Swindon Town had 6 shots with 2 on target, Newport County 8 with 2 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 9 to Swindon Town and 0 to Newport County. Swindon Town conceded 11 fouls, Newport County 6.

Line-ups

Swindon Town started in a 3-4-2-1: Connor Ripley, Ollie Clarke, Ryan Tafazolli, Billy Kirkman, Joe Snowdon, Tom Nichols, Gavin Kilkenny, Joel McGregor, Junior Hoilett, James Scanlon, Aaron Drinan.

Newport County started in a 4-1-4-1: Jordan Wright, Joe Thomas, Ciaran Brennan, Matthew Baker, Thomas Davies, Sven Sprangler, Michael Spellman, Harrison Biggins, Gerard Garner, Lewis Jamieson, Nathaniel Opoku.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 0-0 Newport County.
  2. 63'Goal! Swindon Town 1-0 Newport County. F. Holman (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by J. Hoilett.
  3. 66'Goal! Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County. Own goal by J. Thomas.
  4. 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Swindon Town vs Newport County.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. A. Drinan (Swindon Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. M. Spellman (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 18'Attempt missed. J. Hoilett (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 19'Attempt missed. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  6. 20'Attempt missed. M. Spellman (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  7. 26'Attempt blocked. O. Clarke (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 37'Substitution, Swindon Town: J. T. Batty comes on for R. Tafazolli.
  9. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  10. 45+1'Attempt saved. M. Baker (Newport County), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  11. 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 0-0 Newport County.
  12. 46'The second half is under way.
  13. 46'Substitution, Swindon Town: O. Palmer comes on for J. Snowdon.
  14. 46'Substitution, Swindon Town: F. Holman comes on for J. Scanlon.
  15. 46'Attempt missed. T. Nichols (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  16. 60'Substitution, Newport County: J. Crole comes on for N. Opoku.
  17. 60'Substitution, Newport County: T. Nyakuhwa comes on for L. Jamieson.
  18. 63'Goal! Swindon Town 1-0 Newport County. F. Holman (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by J. Hoilett.
  19. 66'Goal! Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County. Own goal by J. Thomas.
  20. 67'Substitution, Swindon Town: J. Knight-Lebel comes on for J. Hoilett.
  21. 71'Attempt missed. O. Palmer (Swindon Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  22. 73'Attempt missed. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  23. 77'Substitution, Swindon Town: A. Borland comes on for T. Nichols.
  24. 78'Substitution, Newport County: C. Jarvis comes on for H. Biggins.
  25. 88'Substitution, Newport County: A. Driscoll-Glennon comes on for M. Spellman.
  26. 88'Substitution, Newport County: B. Lloyd comes on for G. Garner.
  27. 90'Attempt blocked. J. Crole (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  28. 90'9 minutes of added time.
  29. 90+8'Attempt saved. A. Driscoll-Glennon (Newport County), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  30. 90+9'Attempt missed. C. Jarvis (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  31. 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County.
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