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Newport vs Plymouth: match report

Newport County hosted Plymouth Argyle at Rodney Parade on Tuesday 6 October 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). Niall Smith is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Newport 2-2 Plymouth. Goals: Kieron Evans 3' for Newport; Yahya Bamba 59' (pen) for Newport; Aribim Pepple 75' for Plymouth; Tyreeq Bakinson 90' for Plymouth. Attendance: 1,697.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 3' Goal: Kieron Evans (Newport)
  • 39' Yellow card: Caleb Watts (Plymouth)
  • 59' Penalty: Yahya Bamba (Newport)
  • 75' Goal: Aribim Pepple (Plymouth)
  • 90' Goal: Tyreeq Bakinson (Plymouth)
  • 90'+6' Missed penalty: Aribim Pepple (Plymouth)
  • 90'+6' Missed penalty: Shaun MacDonald (Newport)
Match stats (contains the result)
31.7%Possession68.3%
9Shots12
3Shots on target5
0Corners4
10Fouls21
5Offsides6
3Saves1
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Newport 4-2-3-1

Coach: Hayden Mullins

  1. 33 Shaun MacDonald GK
  2. 2 Cameron Evans DEF
  3. 12 Joe Thomas DEF
  4. 34 Dan Sassi DEF
  5. 17 Alfie Merritt DEF
  6. 40 Cole Jarvis MID
  7. 8 Matt Smith MID
  8. 20 Yahya Bamba FWD
  9. 18 Aaron Lewis MID
  10. 7 Kieron Evans MID
  11. 19 Gerard Garner FWD

Bench

  • 1 Jordan Wright GK
  • 5 Lee Jenkins DEF
  • 16 Matty Jacob DEF
  • 10 Harrison Biggins MID
  • 24 Matt Dibley-Dias MID
  • 27 Christian Doidge FWD
  • 23 Michael Adu-Poku FWD

Plymouth 4-4-2

Coach: Tom Cleverley

  1. 21 James Storer GK
  2. 29 Matthew Sorinola DEF
  3. 2 Mathias Ross DEF
  4. 3 Jack MacKenzie DEF
  5. 42 Jared Rendle DEF
  6. 10 Xavier Amaechi MID
  7. 19 Tyreeq Bakinson MID
  8. 24 Caleb Roberts MID
  9. 26 Tegan Finn MID
  10. 38 Sebastian Campbell FWD
  11. 17 Caleb Watts MID

Bench

  • 1 Murphy Cooper GK
  • 45 Wes Harding DEF
  • 23 Bradley Ibrahim MID
  • 7 Harvey White MID
  • 11 Ronan Curtis FWD
  • 14 Oliver Irow FWD
  • 27 Aribim Pepple FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 31 August 2021: Newport County 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
  • Tuesday 10 November 2020: Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Newport County
  • Saturday 1 February 2020: Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Newport County
  • Saturday 17 August 2019: Newport County 1-0 Plymouth Argyle
  • Tuesday 13 November 2018: Newport County 2-0 Plymouth Argyle