Newport County vs Plymouth Argyle, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Plymouth Argyle win 5-4 on penalties

Newport County

3': Kieron Evans
59': Yahya Bamba (P)

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Plymouth Argyle win 5-4 on penalties

Plymouth Argyle

75': Aribim Pepple
90': Tyreeq Bakinson

About

Newport County are hosting Plymouth Argyle at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

3': Kieron Evans (Newport County) Goal at 3'
39': Caleb Watts (Plymouth Argyle) Yellow Card at 39'
45': Lee Jenkins (Newport County) Substitution at 45'
59': Yahya Bamba (Newport County) Penalty - Scored at 59'
59': Wes Harding (Plymouth Argyle) Substitution at 59'
60': Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) Substitution at 60'
60': Oliver Irow (Plymouth Argyle) Substitution at 60'
72': Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle) Substitution at 72'
72': Harvey White (Plymouth Argyle) Substitution at 72'
75': Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) Goal at 75'
78': Matty Jacob (Newport County) Substitution at 78'
79': Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County) Substitution at 79'
82': Christian Doidge (Newport County) Substitution at 82'
84': Harrison Biggins (Newport County) Substitution at 84'
90': Tyreeq Bakinson (Plymouth Argyle) Goal at 90'
90'+6': Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) Penalty - Missed at 90'+6'
90'+6': Shaun MacDonald (Newport County) Penalty - Saved at 90'+6'
91': Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County) Penalty - Missed at 91'
91': Harvey White (Plymouth Argyle) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': Harrison Biggins (Newport County) Penalty - Scored at 92'
92': Oliver Irow (Plymouth Argyle) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Matty Jacob (Newport County) Penalty - Scored at 93'
93': Xavier Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle) Penalty - Scored at 93'
94': Christian Doidge (Newport County) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) Penalty - Scored at 95'
95': Aaron Lewis (Newport County) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle) Penalty - Scored at 96'

Statistics

PLY		NEW
21	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	0
1	Saves	3
68.3	Possession	31.7
12	SHOTS	9
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
472	Accurate Passes	163
574	Passes	271
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
21	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Attendance: 1,697

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Plymouth Argyle	2	+4	5
2	Newport County	2	+2	4
3	Crystal Palace U21	2	-3	3
4	Swindon Town	2	-3	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Newport County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Shaun MacDonald (GK)
34	Dan Sassi
12	Joe Thomas
17	Alfie Merritt
2	Cameron Evans
18	Aaron Lewis
8	Matt Smith
40	Cole Jarvis
19	Gerard Garner
7	Kieron Evans
20	Yahya Bamba

Newport County Substitutes:

Jordan Wright, Lee Jenkins, Matthew Dibley-Dias, Matty Jacob, Michael Adu-Poku, Christian Doidge, Harrison Biggins.

Plymouth Argyle (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	James Storer (GK)
3	Jack Mackenzie
2	Mathias Ross
42	Jared Robert Christopher Rendle
29	Matthew Sorinola
24	Caleb Roberts
19	Tyreeq Bakinson
26	Tegan Finn
10	Xavier Amaechi
17	Caleb Watts
38	Seb Campbell

Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:

Wes Harding, Oliver Irow, Murphy Cooper, Ronan Curtis, Aribim Pepple, Bradley Ibrahim, Harvey White.

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