Newport County 0-2 Crawley Town · League Two
Newport County lost to Crawley Town 0-2 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Newport County fixtures and results · Crawley Town fixtures and results · League Two table
Match report
Newport County and Crawley Town met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Friday, 3 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Newport County did not score. Crawley Town: H. McKirdy 57', 59'.
How the match went
Newport County saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Newport County had 10 shots with 2 on target, Crawley Town 13 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 7 to Newport County and 2 to Crawley Town. Newport County conceded 14 fouls, Crawley Town 10. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Newport County, 3 for Crawley Town).
Line-ups
Newport County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Wright, Liam Shephard, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Thomas Davies, Cameron Evans, Sven Sprangler, Ben Lloyd, Harrison Biggins, Bobby Kamwa, James Crole.
Crawley Town started in a 4-4-2: Jacob Chapman, Ade Adeyemo, Charlie Barker, Scott Malone, Lewis Richards, Taylor Richards, Jay Williams, Louie Copley, Harry Forster, Harry McKirdy, Tobi Adeyemo.
More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.
Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Crawley Town.
- 57'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Crawley Town. H. McKirdy (Crawley Town) scores, assisted by A. Adeyemo.
- 59'Goal! Newport County 0-2 Crawley Town. H. McKirdy (Crawley Town) scores, assisted by H. Forster.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 0-2 Crawley Town.
Full commentary (44 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Crawley Town.
- 6'Attempt blocked. B. Lloyd (Newport County), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
- 12'Yellow card for B. Lloyd (Newport County) for foul.
- 14'Attempt missed. H. Forster (Crawley Town), shot. xG 0.83.
- 17'Attempt missed. T. Richards (Crawley Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 22'Attempt missed. L. Richards (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 25'Attempt blocked. H. McKirdy (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 28'Yellow card for L. Richards (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 31'Attempt blocked. T. Richards (Crawley Town), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 33'Attempt saved. L. Richards (Crawley Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 34'Attempt saved. H. Biggins (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 36'Attempt blocked. H. Biggins (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 37'Yellow card for C. Evans (Newport County) for foul.
- 39'Yellow card for H. McKirdy (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 40'Yellow card for T. Adeyemo (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+4'Attempt saved. T. Richards (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Crawley Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Attempt missed. T. Adeyemo (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 52'Attempt missed. B. Lloyd (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 54'Substitution, Crawley Town: D. Pereira comes on for T. Richards.
- 54'Substitution, Crawley Town: M. Anderson comes on for L. Copley.
- 57'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Crawley Town. H. McKirdy (Crawley Town) scores, assisted by A. Adeyemo.
- 59'Goal! Newport County 0-2 Crawley Town. H. McKirdy (Crawley Town) scores, assisted by H. Forster.
- 64'Attempt saved. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 66'Substitution, Newport County: N. Opoku comes on for C. Evans.
- 66'Substitution, Newport County: C. Baker-Richardson comes on for J. Crole.
- 66'Substitution, Newport County: C. Brennan comes on for T. Davies.
- 70'Attempt missed. N. Opoku (Newport County), header. xG 0.08.
- 72'Substitution, Crawley Town: A. Odimayo comes on for A. Adeyemo.
- 73'Yellow card for C. Baker-Richardson (Newport County) for foul.
- 73'Attempt missed. H. Forster (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 76'Attempt saved. D. Pereira (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 77'Attempt blocked. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 78'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 79'Substitution, Crawley Town: L. Watson comes on for H. McKirdy.
- 79'Substitution, Crawley Town: J. Russell comes on for L. Richards.
- 82'Substitution, Newport County: G. Garner comes on for B. Lloyd.
- 83'Attempt missed. D. Pereira (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 83'Attempt missed. R. Delaney (Newport County), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.27.
- 90'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 0-2 Crawley Town.