Swindon Town vs Newport County, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

FT
0 - 2

4': Gerard Garner
80': Tanatswa Nyakuhwa

About

Swindon Town are hosting Newport County at The County Ground, Swindon, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

4': Gerard Garner (Newport County) Goal at 4'
17': Gerard Garner (Newport County) Penalty - Missed at 17'
17': Lewis Ward (Swindon Town) Penalty - Saved at 17'
45': Dan Butler (Swindon Town) Substitution at 45'
60': Matthew Virtue-Thick (Swindon Town) Substitution at 60'
60': Joseph Hungbo (Swindon Town) Substitution at 60'
60': Matthew Dibley-Dias (Newport County) Substitution at 60'
63': Dan Butler (Swindon Town) Yellow Card at 63'
70': James Debayo (Swindon Town) Yellow Card at 70'
72': Ollie Clarke (Swindon Town) Substitution at 72'
72': Rory Da Costa (Swindon Town) Substitution at 72'
80': Kieron Evans (Newport County) Substitution at 80'
80': Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Newport County) Goal at 80'
87': Shaquille Gwengwe (Newport County) Substitution at 87'
87': Harrison Halpin (Newport County) Substitution at 87'
87': Michael Adu-Poku (Newport County) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

NEW		SWI
12	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	3
40.2	Possession	59.8
14	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
226	Accurate Passes	378
342	Passes	506
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
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
3	Blocked Shots	5
6	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
32	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: The County Ground
Location: Swindon, England
Attendance: 1,368

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

Swindon Town (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Lewis Ward (GK)
6	James Ball
34	Billy Kirkman
18	James Debayo
14	Daniel Butterworth
7	Tom Nichols
2	Mitchell Clark
38	Lucas Griffiths-Brown
29	Antwoine Hackford
22	Jaylan Pearman
43	Freddie Hoare

Swindon Town Substitutes:

Josh Terry, Charlie Summers, Dan Butler, Matthew Virtue-Thick, Rory Da Costa, Ollie Clarke, Joseph Hungbo.

Newport County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jake Turner (GK)
34	Dan Sassi
12	Joe Thomas
17	Alfie Merritt
2	Cameron Evans
36	Harrison Pugh
40	Cole Jarvis
8	Matt Smith
19	Gerard Garner
20	Yahya Bamba
21	Tanatswa Nyakuhwa

Newport County Substitutes:

Matthew Dibley-Dias, Ciaran Brennan, Kieron Evans, Harrison Halpin, Shaun MacDonald, Michael Adu-Poku, Shaquille Gwengwe.

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