Newport vs Accrington

League Two 27 Jan 2026, 19:30
Newport
Newport
1–4
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Accrington
Accrington
🏟 Rodney Parade 👤 J. Durkin Round 29

Match report

Accrington cruised past Newport 4-1 in the League Two on 27 January 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Accrington had 13 shots to Newport's 10.

N. Opoku was sent off in the 69th minute.

The match was played at Rodney Parade, with J. Durkin in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 10 - 13 On target 4 - 6 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 7 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 9
8
Player of the match
Isaac Sinclair
Accrington · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Isaac Heath 1 goal
8 Alex Henderson 1 goal
8 Paddy Madden 1 goal
8 Harrison Biggins 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 6–6
Shots On Goal 2–2 2–4
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 2–1 1–1
Attacks 65–48 48–71
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
5 Substitution 4
113 Attacks 119
38 Dangerous Attacks 35
3 On Target 6
6 Off Target 7
54% Ball Possession 46%
10 Shots Total 13
4 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 4
0 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 12
3 Corners 2
2 Offsides 2
58% Ball Possession 42%
4 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3
425 Passes Total 316
297 Passes Accurate 177
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newport · 4-1-4-1
28 J. Wright
12 J. Thomas 4 M. Baker 23 R. Delaney 3 A. Driscoll-Glennon
6 C. Brennan
21 M. Spellman 8 M. Smith 10 H. Biggins 7 B. Kamwa
24 N. Opoku
Accrington · 3-4-2-1
13 O. Wright
2 D. Love 5 F. Rawson 17 D. Matthews
38 C. O'Brien 4 C. Grant 11 I. Sinclair 30 I. Heath
7 S. Whalley 10 A. Henderson
8 P. Madden
Newport
Coach
David Robert Hughes
Substitutes
  • 20 Ben Lloyd
  • 16 James Crole
  • 17 Thomas Davies
  • 15 Lee Jenkins
  • 33 Tanatswa Nyakuhwa
  • 1 Nik Tzanev
  • 2 Cameron Evans
Accrington
Coach
John Doolan
Substitutes
  • 3 Freddie Sass
  • 28 Seamus Conneely
  • 24 Luke Butterfield
  • 39 Josh Woods
  • 1 Michael Kelly
  • 20 Charlie Brown
  • 18 Charlie Caton
Substitutions
  • 45' ↑ B. Lloyd ↓ M. Smith Newport
  • 56' ↑ F. Sass ↓ C. O'Brien Accrington
  • 56' ↑ S. Conneely ↓ C. Grant Accrington
  • 65' ↑ J. Crole ↓ M. Spellman Newport
  • 71' ↑ L. Butterfield ↓ A. Henderson Accrington
  • 80' ↑ L. Jenkins ↓ J. Thomas Newport
  • 80' ↑ T. Davies ↓ A. Driscoll-Glennon Newport
  • 80' ↑ T. Nyakuhwa ↓ B. Kamwa Newport
  • 84' ↑ J. Woods ↓ P. Madden Accrington
Cards
  • 69' N. Opoku Newport
  • 28' D. Matthews Accrington
  • 32' C. Grant Accrington
  • 40' C. O'Brien Accrington
  • 45+1' M. Spellman Newport
  • 58' B. Lloyd Newport
  • 65' N. Opoku Newport
  • 69' N. Opoku Newport
  • 90+6' F. Rawson Accrington
  • 90+8' S. Conneely Accrington
Head-to-head
Newport 2 0 draws 4 Accrington
2026-01-27 Newport vs Accrington 1 - 4
2025-10-11 Accrington vs Newport 0 - 1
2025-03-11 Accrington Stanley vs Newport County 5 - 0
2024-08-24 Newport County vs Accrington Stanley 3 - 1
2024-04-09 Newport County vs Accrington Stanley 1 - 3
2023-08-05 Accrington Stanley vs Newport County 3 - 0
Recent form
Newport D D W L W
Accrington D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newport vs Accrington?
Newport lost 1-4 against Accrington on 27 January 2026.
Who won Newport vs Accrington?
Accrington won the match 4-1.
Where was Newport vs Accrington played?
The match was played at Rodney Parade.
Who had more possession in Newport vs Accrington?
Newport had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.