Newport County 1–2 Crystal Palace U21

EFL Trophy · Round Group South - 5 · 3 November 2026 at 19:00 UTC · Rodney Parade

Newport County 1–2HT 0–1 Crystal Palace U21

Newport County played Crystal Palace U21 in the EFL Trophy on 3 November 2026 at Rodney Parade. The match finished 1–2.

Goals and cards

Line-ups

Newport County 4-2-3-1

  1. J. Turner
  2. C. Evans
  3. Joe Thomas
  4. D. Sassi
  5. Alfie Merritt
  6. Rocco Lenney
  7. A. Lewis
  8. K. Evans
  9. G. Garner
  10. S. Gwengwe
  11. J. Crole
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • C. Brennan
  • T. Davies
  • H. Halpin
  • Y. Bamba
  • S. MacDonald
  • M. Smith
  • H. Biggins
  • COACHES: H. Mullins

Crystal Palace U21 3-4-2-1

  1. H. Lee
  2. Mohamed Taha Majni
  3. G. King
  4. C. Smith
  5. J. Judd
  6. C. Okoli
  7. S. Williams
  8. D. Benamar
  9. Amari Sealey
  10. Z. Gozo
  11. David Montjen
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • R. Coleman
  • Jacob Fasida
  • J. Gibbard
  • M. Hill
  • Nathanael James Kalembo
  • Donte Martin
  • S. Somade

Match statistics

Newport CountyCrystal Palace U21
1.02Expected Goals (xG)1.76
212Accurate passes294
15Shots inside box13
6Shots outside box3
5Blocked shots5
17Free kicks8
8Shots on goal9
7Saves6
8Shots off goal2
2Offsides1
328Total passes378
21Total shots16
1Yellow cards3
8Corners5
8Fouls18
0Red cards0
47%Possession53%
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