Cardiff vs Newport

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 7 Oct 2025, 18:45
Cardiff
Cardiff
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Newport
Newport
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium

Match report

Newport edged past Cardiff 1-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 7 October 2025.

Cardiff had 10 shots to Newport's 10.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 10 - 10 On target 2 - 3 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 8 - 12 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Thomas Davies
Newport · 1 goal
8 Joe Thomas captained the side
7 Matthew Turner captained the side
7 William Fish 79 passes (94% accurate)
7 Calum Chambers 118 passes (86% accurate)
First half vs second half
Cardiff stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–6 8–4
Shots On Goal 0–2 2–1
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 1–2 2–1
Attacks 51–37 58–35
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
4 Substitution 5
109 Attacks 72
67 Dangerous Attacks 37
2 On Target 4
8 Off Target 8
56% Ball Possession 44%
10 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 3
3 Shots Inside Box 7
7 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 12
3 Corners 3
5 Offsides 1
64% Ball Possession 36%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
527 Passes Total 295
448 Passes Accurate 205
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
41 M. Turner
56 W. Spiers 2 W. Fish 12 C. Chambers 58 T. Parfitt
6 R. Wintle 14 D. Turnbull
8 O. Kellyman 52 T. Perret 55 R. Tankiewicz
22 Y. Salech
Newport · 4-3-3
28 J. Wright
22 H. Ogunneye 15 L. Jenkins 4 M. Baker 17 T. Davies
11 C. Antwi 44 S. Braybrooke 14 K. Whitmore
21 M. Spellman 7 B. Kamwa 24 N. Opoku
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 57 Jack Kingdon
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 31 Axel Donczew
  • 3 Joel Bagan
  • 13 Nathan Trott
  • 50 Gabriel Keita
  • 59 Matthew Apter
Newport
Coach
David Robert Hughes
Substitutes
  • 12 Joe Thomas
  • 2 Cameron Evans
  • 32 Jaden Warner
  • 6 Ciaran Brennan
  • 9 Courtney Baker-Richardson
  • 13 Shaun MacDonald
  • 36 Harrison Pugh
Substitutions
  • 23' ↑ J. Thomas ↓ H. Ogunneye Newport
  • 65' ↑ J. Kingdon ↓ W. Spiers Cardiff
  • 65' ↑ A. Donczew ↓ R. Tankiewicz Cardiff
  • 65' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 72' ↑ J. Bagan ↓ T. Parfitt Cardiff
  • 73' ↑ C. Evans ↓ M. Spellman Newport
  • 83' ↑ C. Brennan ↓ C. Antwi Newport
  • 83' ↑ J. Warner ↓ K. Whitmore Newport
  • 83' ↑ C. Baker-Richardson ↓ N. Opoku Newport
Cards
  • 42' D. Turnbull Cardiff
  • 45+4' R. Wintle Cardiff
  • 54' C. Antwi Newport
  • 62' T. Parfitt Cardiff
  • 76' J. Wright Newport
  • 79' C. Evans Newport
Head-to-head
Cardiff 2 0 draws 1 Newport
2025-10-07 Cardiff vs Newport 0 - 1
2022-07-12 Cardiff City vs Newport County 2 - 0
2021-07-31 Cardiff City vs Newport County 2 - 0
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Newport D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Newport?
Cardiff lost 0-1 against Newport on 7 October 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Newport?
Newport won the match 1-0.
Where was Cardiff vs Newport played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Newport?
Cardiff had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.