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Swindon vs Newport: match report

Swindon Town hosted Newport County at The County Ground on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 2). Declan Bourne is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Swindon 0-2 Newport. Goals: Gerard Garner 4' for Newport; Tanatswa Nyakuhwa 80' for Newport. Attendance: 1,368.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Goal: Gerard Garner (Newport)
  • 17' Missed penalty: Gerard Garner (Newport)
  • 17' Missed penalty: Lewis Ward (Swindon)
  • 63' Yellow card: Dan Butler (Swindon)
  • 70' Yellow card: James Debayo (Swindon)
  • 80' Goal: Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Newport)
Match stats (contains the result)
59.8%Possession40.2%
12Shots14
1Shots on target5
6Corners2
14Fouls12
0Offsides3
3Saves1
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Swindon 3-4-2-1

Coach: Ian Holloway

  1. 12 Lewis Ward GK
  2. 18 James Debayo DEF
  3. 6 James Ball DEF
  4. 34 Billy Kirkman DEF
  5. 38 Lucas Griffiths-Brown MID
  6. 7 Tom Nichols MID
  7. 14 Daniel Butterworth MID
  8. 2 Mitchell Clark MID
  9. 43 Freddie Hoare
  10. 22 Jaylan Pearman MID
  11. 29 Antwoine Hackford FWD

Bench

  • 26 Dan Butler DEF
  • 24 Matthew Virtue MID
  • 8 Ollie Clarke MID
  • 15 Joseph Hungbo FWD
  • 44 Rory Da Costa
  • 37 Charlie Summers GK
  • 42 Josh Terry MID

Newport 4-2-3-1

Coach: Hayden Mullins

  1. 25 Jake Turner GK
  2. 2 Cameron Evans DEF
  3. 12 Joe Thomas DEF
  4. 34 Dan Sassi DEF
  5. 17 Alfie Merritt DEF
  6. 8 Matt Smith MID
  7. 40 Cole Jarvis MID
  8. 21 Tanatswa Nyakuhwa FWD
  9. 36 Harri Pugh MID
  10. 20 Yahya Bamba FWD
  11. 19 Gerard Garner FWD

Bench

  • 33 Shaun MacDonald GK
  • 6 Ciarán Brennan MID
  • 24 Matt Dibley-Dias MID
  • 7 Kieron Evans MID
  • 38 Harrison Halpin MID
  • 23 Michael Adu-Poku FWD
  • 9 Shaquille Gwengwe FWD
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 11 February 2026: Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County
  • Saturday 4 October 2025: Newport County 0-1 Swindon Town
  • Friday 24 January 2025: Newport County 1-2 Swindon Town
  • Saturday 14 September 2024: Swindon Town 4-0 Newport County
  • Saturday 3 February 2024: Newport County 2-1 Swindon Town