Newport vs Cambridge Utd

League Two 21 Feb 2026, 15:00
Newport
Newport
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Cambridge Utd
Cambridge Utd
🏟 Rodney Parade 👤 L. Sandoe Round 34

Match report

Cambridge Utd beat Newport 2-0 in the League Two on 21 February 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Cambridge Utd had 14 shots to Newport's 6.

The match was played at Rodney Parade, with L. Sandoe in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 6 - 14 On target 1 - 4 Corners 2 - 9 Fouls 4 - 13 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Liam Bennett
Cambridge Utd · 1 goal
8 Sullay Kaikai 1 goal
8 Kelland Watts 63 passes (76% accurate)
7 Joe Thomas captained the side
7 Ryan Delaney captained the side
First half vs second half
Cambridge Utd came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 3–10
Shots On Goal 1–1 0–3
Ball Possession 30–70 —
Corners 1–3 1–6
Attacks 41–68 37–53
Match statistics
2 Corners 9
5 Substitution 5
78 Attacks 121
28 Dangerous Attacks 85
2 On Target 4
5 Off Target 11
55% Ball Possession 45%
6 Shots Total 14
1 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 4
3 Shots Inside Box 8
3 Shots Outside Box 6
4 Fouls 13
2 Corners 9
2 Offsides 1
33% Ball Possession 67%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 1
255 Passes Total 517
147 Passes Accurate 416
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newport · 4-3-1-2
28 J. Wright
12 J. Thomas 4 M. Baker 23 R. Delaney 17 T. Davies
5 S. Sprangler 2 C. Evans 10 H. Biggins
20 B. Lloyd
9 C. Baker-Richardson 16 J. Crole
Cambridge Utd · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Eastwood
26 J. Gibbons 23 M. Jobe 6 K. Watts
2 L. Bennett 4 D. Ball 21 S. McLoughlin 7 J. Brophy
14 B. Knight 17 P. Mpanzu
9 L. Appéré
Newport
Coach
Christian Fuchs
Substitutes
  • 3 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
  • 40 Cole Jarvis
  • 21 Michael Spellman
  • 24 Nathaniel Opoku
  • 19 Gerard Garner
  • 13 Shaun MacDonald
  • 32 Jaden Warner
Cambridge Utd
Coach
Neil Harris
Substitutes
  • 8 Korey Smith
  • 11 Sullay Kaikai
  • 19 Shayne Lavery
  • 3 Ben Purrington
  • 24 Elliott Nevitt
  • 25 Ben Hughes
  • 28 Sean Raggett
Substitutions
  • 18' ↑ A. Driscoll-Glennon ↓ T. Davies Newport
  • 46' ↑ C. Jarvis ↓ J. Thomas Newport
  • 58' ↑ M. Spellman ↓ C. Baker-Richardson Newport
  • 62' ↑ K. Smith ↓ S. McLoughlin Cambridge Utd
  • 62' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ L. Appere Cambridge Utd
  • 62' ↑ S. Kaikai ↓ P. Mpanzu Cambridge Utd
  • 71' ↑ N. Opoku ↓ J. Crole Newport
  • 72' ↑ G. Garner ↓ B. Lloyd Newport
  • 80' ↑ B. Purrington ↓ B. Knight Cambridge Utd
  • 89' ↑ E. Nevitt ↓ J. Brophy Cambridge Utd
Cards
  • 13' P. Mpanzu Cambridge Utd
  • 41' B. Lloyd Newport
  • 50' S. Sprangler Newport
  • 56' D. Ball Cambridge Utd
Head-to-head
Newport 1 0 draws 5 Cambridge Utd
2026-02-21 Newport vs Cambridge Utd 0 - 2
2025-08-30 Cambridge Utd vs Newport 2 - 0
2021-04-17 Newport County vs Cambridge United 0 - 1
2020-10-10 Cambridge United vs Newport County 2 - 1
2020-09-15 Newport County vs Cambridge United 1 - 0
2020-02-08 Newport County vs Cambridge United 0 - 1
Recent form
Newport D D W L W
Cambridge Utd D D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newport vs Cambridge Utd?
Newport lost 0-2 against Cambridge Utd on 21 February 2026.
Who won Newport vs Cambridge Utd?
Cambridge Utd won the match 2-0.
Where was Newport vs Cambridge Utd played?
The match was played at Rodney Parade.
Who had more possession in Newport vs Cambridge Utd?
Newport had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.