Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United · League Two
Newport County lost to Cambridge United 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 Cambridge United met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Saturday, 21 February 2026.
Goalscorers
Newport County did not score. Cambridge United: L. Bennett 73'; S. Kaikai 76'.
How the match went
Cambridge United saw more of the ball, 67% of it. Newport County had 5 shots with 1 on target, Cambridge United 14 with 4 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 2 to Newport County and 9 to Cambridge United. Newport County conceded 4 fouls, Cambridge United 13. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Newport County, 2 for Cambridge United).
Line-ups
Newport County started in a 4-3-1-2: Jordan Wright, Joe Thomas, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Thomas Davies, Sven Sprangler, Cameron Evans, Harrison Biggins, Ben Lloyd, James Crole, Courtney Baker-Richardson.
Cambridge United started in a 3-4-2-1: Jake Eastwood, James Gibbons, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Shane McLoughlin, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Louis Appéré.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Cambridge United.
- 73'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Cambridge United. L. Bennett (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by J. Gibbons.
- 76'Goal! Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United.
Full commentary (39 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Cambridge United.
- 2'Attempt missed. D. Ball (Cambridge United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 5'Attempt missed. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 12'Attempt blocked. B. Lloyd (Newport County), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 13'Yellow card for P. Mpanzu (Cambridge United) for foul.
- 18'Substitution, Newport County: A. Driscoll-Glennon comes on for T. Davies.
- 19'Attempt saved. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 27'Attempt blocked. B. Lloyd (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 32'Attempt missed. L. Bennett (Cambridge United), header. xG 0.28.
- 41'Yellow card for B. Lloyd (Newport County) for argument.
- 45'6 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Cambridge United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Newport County: C. Jarvis comes on for J. Thomas.
- 50'Yellow card for S. Sprangler (Newport County) for foul.
- 51'Attempt saved. P. Mpanzu (Cambridge United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 54'Attempt blocked. K. Watts (Cambridge United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 56'Yellow card for D. Ball (Cambridge United) for foul.
- 57'Attempt missed. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.11.
- 58'Substitution, Newport County: M. Spellman comes on for C. Baker-Richardson.
- 60'Attempt blocked. M. Jobe (Cambridge United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 60'Attempt missed. M. Jobe (Cambridge United), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 61'Attempt blocked. K. Watts (Cambridge United), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 62'Substitution, Cambridge United: K. Smith comes on for S. McLoughlin.
- 62'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Lavery comes on for L. Appéré.
- 62'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Kaikai comes on for P. Mpanzu.
- 66'Attempt missed. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 66'Attempt blocked. S. Lavery (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 68'Attempt blocked. J. Brophy (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 71'Substitution, Newport County: N. Opoku comes on for J. Crole.
- 72'Substitution, Newport County: G. Garner comes on for B. Lloyd.
- 73'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Cambridge United. L. Bennett (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by J. Gibbons.
- 76'Goal! Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United) scores.
- 80'Substitution, Cambridge United: B. Purrington comes on for B. Knight.
- 80'Attempt missed. M. Spellman (Newport County), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 89'Substitution, Cambridge United: E. Nevitt comes on for J. Brophy.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. G. Garner (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United.