AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Newport County
AFC Wimbledon
1–1HT 0–0
Newport County
AFC Wimbledon played Newport County in the League Cup on 8 August 2026 at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 16'Dan Sweeney — Yellow card
- 64'Myles Hippolyte — Yellow card
- 68'Shaquille Gwengwe (Penalty missed)
- 71'Y. Bamba (assist by S. Gwengwe)
- 78'Moses Alexander-Walker — Yellow card
- 90'C. Maycock (assist by I. Ogundere)
Line-ups
AFC Wimbledon 3-5-2
- N. Bishop
- I. Ogundere
- D. Sweeney
- R. Johnson
- J. Tilley
- Z. Nelson
- A. Smith
- M. Hippolyte
- S. Seddon
- M. Browne
- A. Sasu
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. McDonnell
- J. Reeves
- J. Stockley
- A. Hackford
- K. Jennings
- C. Maycock
- S. Sessegnon
- D. McCoy-Splatt
- O. Harrison
- COACHES: Johnnie Jackson
Newport County
- J. Wright
- C. Norman
- L. Jenkins
- K. Cameron
- T. Davies
- C. Evans
- C. Brennan
- Y. Bamba
- H. Biggins
- S. Gwengwe
- C. Doidge
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. MacDonald
- G. Garner
- D. Sassi
- M. Smith
- K. Patten
- M. Alexander-Walker
- C. Jarvis
- H. Pugh
- A. Merritt
Match statistics
| AFC Wimbledon | Newport County | |
|---|---|---|
| 262 | Accurate passes | 139 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 14 | Free kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 9 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 364 | Total passes | 226 |
| 16 | Total shots | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 7 | Corners | 5 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 61% | Possession | 39% |