Newport vs MK Dons

League Two 23 Aug 2025, 11:30
Newport
Newport
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
MK Dons
MK Dons
🏟 Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)) 👤 Stuart Morland Round 5

Match report

MK Dons edged past Newport 2-1 in the League Two on 23 August 2025.

MK Dons had 17 shots to Newport's 9.

The match was played at Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)), with Stuart Morland in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 9 - 17 On target 3 - 4 Corners 3 - 7 Fouls 12 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Habeeb Ogunneye
Newport · 1 goal
8 Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 1 goal
8 Matthew Smith captained the side
8 Jack Sanders captained the side
7 Callum Paterson 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–7 6–10
Shots On Goal 2–3 1–1
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 1–3 2–4
Attacks 29–72 39–47
Match statistics
3 Corners 7
1 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 5
68 Attacks 119
1 Attacks 3
42 Dangerous Attacks 49
3 On Target 5
5 Off Target 14
9 Shots Total 17
3 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 9
8 Shots Inside Box 11
1 Shots Outside Box 6
12 Fouls 13
3 Corners 7
4 Offsides 7
48% Ball Possession 52%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 2
344 Passes Total 368
238 Passes Accurate 260
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newport · 4-2-3-1
1 N. Tzanev
22 H. Ogunneye 15 L. Jenkins 4 M. Baker 17 T. Davies
8 M. Smith 20 B. Lloyd
21 M. Spellman 11 C. Antwi 7 B. Kamwa
23 M. Reindorf
MK Dons · 4-3-3
1 C. MacGillivray
2 G. Jones 21 M. Ekpiteta 32 J. Sanders 15 L. Offord
18 W. Collar 6 L. Kelly 8 A. Gilbey
16 A. Nemane 13 C. Paterson 11 N. Méndez-Laing
Newport
Coach
David Robert Hughes
Substitutes
  • 12 Joe Thomas
  • 19 Gerard Garner
  • 3 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
  • 28 Jordan Wright
  • 5 James Clarke
  • 2 Cameron Evans
  • 6 Ciaran Brennan
MK Dons
Coach
Paul Warne
Substitutes
  • 4 Nathan Thompson
  • 29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
  • 20 Kane Thompson-Sommers
  • 9 Scott Hogan
  • 17 Jonathan Leko
  • 27 Connal Trueman
  • 7 Daniel Crowley
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Thomas ↓ M. Spellman Newport
  • 61' ↑ N. Thompson ↓ G. Jones MK Dons
  • 67' ↑ G. Garner ↓ C. Antwi Newport
  • 72' ↑ R. Hepburn-Murphy ↓ A. Nemane MK Dons
  • 78' ↑ S. Hogan ↓ N. Méndez-Laing MK Dons
  • 78' ↑ K. Thompson-Sommers ↓ W. Collar MK Dons
  • 88' ↑ J. Leko ↓ S. Hogan MK Dons
  • 89' ↑ A. Glennon ↓ T. Davies Newport
Cards
  • 77' N. Thompson MK Dons
  • 83' T. Davies Newport
  • 90+2' J. Leko MK Dons
Head-to-head
Newport 2 2 draws 2 MK Dons
2026-02-14 MK Dons vs Newport 1 - 0
2025-08-23 Newport vs MK Dons 1 - 2
2025-04-18 Milton Keynes Dons vs Newport County 0 - 0
2024-12-21 Newport vs MK Dons 6 - 3
2023-11-11 Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons 0 - 0
2020-01-07 Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons 3 - 0
Recent form
Newport D D W L W
MK Dons D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newport vs MK Dons?
Newport lost 1-2 against MK Dons on 23 August 2025.
Who won Newport vs MK Dons?
MK Dons won the match 2-1.
Where was Newport vs MK Dons played?
The match was played at Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)).
Who had more possession in Newport vs MK Dons?
MK Dons had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.