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Newport County 1-2 Colchester United · League Two

Newport County lost to Colchester United 1-2 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Newport County fixtures and results · Colchester United fixtures and results · League Two table

Match report

Newport County and Colchester United met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Saturday, 7 March 2026.

Goalscorers

Newport County: L. Jenkins 90'. Colchester United: H. Anderson 58'; J. Payne 64'.

How the match went

Colchester United saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Newport County had 12 shots with 3 on target, Colchester United 17 with 8 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 8 to Newport County and 2 to Colchester United. Newport County conceded 18 fouls, Colchester United 7. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Newport County, 0 for Colchester United).

Line-ups

Newport County started in a 4-3-3: Jordan Wright, Cameron Evans, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Thomas Davies, Matt Smith, Sven Sprangler, Gerard Garner, Michael Spellman, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Bobby Kamwa.

Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Matt Macey, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Tom Flanagan, Frankie Terry, Finley Barbrook, Teddy Bishop, Kyreece Lisbie, Micah Mbick, Harry Anderson, Samson Tovide.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Colchester United.
  2. 58'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Colchester United. H. Anderson (Colchester United) scores.
  3. 64'Goal! Newport County 0-2 Colchester United. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores.
  4. 90+7'Goal! Newport County 1-2 Colchester United. L. Jenkins (Newport County) scores, assisted by M. Baker.
  5. 90'Full-time. Newport County 1-2 Colchester United.
Full commentary (46 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Colchester United.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. M. Mbick (Colchester United), header. xG 0.05.
  3. 17'Attempt blocked. F. Barbrook (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  4. 19'Attempt missed. M. Mbick (Colchester United), header. xG 0.09.
  5. 21'Attempt blocked. T. Flanagan (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  6. 24'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  7. 35'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Payne comes on for M. Mbick.
  8. 36'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  9. 40'Attempt missed. T. Davies (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 45'Attempt missed. M. Baker (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.21.
  11. 45'9 minutes of added time.
  12. 45+6'Attempt blocked. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  13. 45+7'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 45+12'Attempt saved. R. Delaney (Newport County), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  15. 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Colchester United.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 52'Attempt missed. H. Anderson (Colchester United), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  18. 53'Attempt missed. R. Delaney (Newport County), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  19. 54'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  20. 55'Off the woodwork! S. Tovide (Colchester United), header. xG 0.58.
  21. 57'Substitution, Newport County: B. Lloyd comes on for G. Garner.
  22. 58'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Colchester United. H. Anderson (Colchester United) scores.
  23. 58'Yellow card for M. Smith (Newport County) for argument.
  24. 64'Goal! Newport County 0-2 Colchester United. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores.
  25. 64'Attempt saved. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  26. 69'Substitution, Newport County: H. Biggins comes on for M. Smith.
  27. 70'Substitution, Newport County: L. Jenkins comes on for T. Davies.
  28. 70'Substitution, Newport County: N. Opoku comes on for M. Spellman.
  29. 73'Attempt missed. K. Vincent-Young (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  30. 74'Attempt saved. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  31. 75'Substitution, Colchester United: A. Read comes on for T. Bishop.
  32. 83'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 83'Attempt saved. S. Tovide (Colchester United), header. xG 0.11.
  34. 85'Attempt missed. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  35. 85'Attempt blocked. N. Opoku (Newport County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
  36. 86'Attempt saved. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  37. 87'Attempt missed. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.39.
  38. 88'Attempt missed. C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County), header. xG 0.10.
  39. 88'Off the woodwork! B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  40. 89'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Gordon comes on for H. Anderson.
  41. 89'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Williams comes on for K. Lisbie.
  42. 89'Substitution, Colchester United: W. Goodwin comes on for S. Tovide.
  43. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  44. 90+1'Substitution, Newport County: C. Jarvis comes on for C. Evans.
  45. 90+7'Goal! Newport County 1-2 Colchester United. L. Jenkins (Newport County) scores, assisted by M. Baker.
  46. 90'Full-time. Newport County 1-2 Colchester United.
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