Walsall vs Newport

League Two 21 Mar 2026, 15:00
Walsall
Walsall
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Newport
Newport
🏟 Bescot Stadium 👤 R. Joyce Round 39

Match report

Walsall edged past Newport 2-1 in the League Two on 21 March 2026.

Walsall had 18 shots to Newport's 10.

The match was played at Bescot Stadium, with R. Joyce in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 18 - 10 On target 3 - 3 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 14 - 9 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Alexander Pattison
Walsall · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Daniel Kanu 1 goal
8 Rico Browne captained the side
7 Harrison Biggins 1 goal
7 Harrison Burke captained the side
First half vs second half
Walsall stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 13–6
Shots On Goal 0–2 3–1
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 4–2 3–3
Attacks 71–53 63–39
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
4 Substitution 5
134 Attacks 92
58 Dangerous Attacks 34
4 On Target 3
13 Off Target 8
18 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 3
8 Shots Off Goal 4
7 Shots Blocked 3
11 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 9
7 Corners 5
1 Offsides 2
57% Ball Possession 43%
4 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 1
410 Passes Total 325
302 Passes Accurate 222
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Walsall · 4-3-3
1 M. Roberts
33 R. Browne 35 K. Łopata 5 H. Burke 3 M. Hancock
23 A. Pattison 20 A. Chang 8 C. Lakin
37 A. Adomah 15 D. Kanu 11 A. Loupalo-Bi
Newport · 4-2-3-1
28 J. Wright
17 T. Davies 4 M. Baker 23 R. Delaney 18 L. Shephard
5 S. Sprangler 2 C. Evans
20 B. Lloyd 10 H. Biggins 7 B. Kamwa
16 J. Crole
Walsall
Coach
John Sadler Mathew
Substitutes
  • 4 Aden Flint
  • 22 Jamie Jellis
  • 19 Aaron Pressley
  • 25 Jid Okeke
  • 12 Sam Hornby
  • 17 Courtney Clarke
  • 18 Vincent Harper
Newport
Coach
Christian Fuchs
Substitutes
  • 12 Joe Thomas
  • 8 Matthew Smith
  • 24 Nathaniel Opoku
  • 3 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
  • 9 Courtney Baker-Richardson
  • 13 Shaun MacDonald
  • 19 Gerard Garner
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ A. Flint ↓ K. Lopata Walsall
  • 63' ↑ A. Pressley ↓ A. Loupalo-Bi Walsall
  • 63' ↑ J. Jellis ↓ A. Chang Walsall
  • 66' ↑ J. Thomas ↓ B. Lloyd Newport
  • 76' ↑ M. Smith ↓ C. Evans Newport
  • 77' ↑ N. Opoku ↓ B. Kamwa Newport
  • 82' ↑ J. Okeke ↓ A. Adomah Walsall
  • 85' ↑ C. Baker-Richardson ↓ J. Crole Newport
  • 85' ↑ A. Driscoll-Glennon ↓ L. Shephard Newport
Cards
  • 2' S. Sprangler Newport
  • 30' A. Chang Walsall
  • 58' B. Lloyd Newport
  • 58' C. Evans Newport
  • 58' M. Hancock Walsall
  • 76' C. Lakin Walsall
  • 90+8' A. Pattison Walsall
Head-to-head
Walsall 4 5 draws 2 Newport
2026-03-21 Walsall vs Newport 2 - 1
2025-11-08 Newport vs Walsall 2 - 4
2025-04-21 Newport County vs Walsall 0 - 0
2024-12-29 Walsall vs Newport County 2 - 0
2023-10-20 Newport County vs Walsall 3 - 3
2022-08-06 Newport County vs Walsall 0 - 1
Recent form
Walsall D D L D W
Newport D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Walsall vs Newport?
Walsall won 2-1 against Newport on 21 March 2026.
Who won Walsall vs Newport?
Walsall won the match 2-1.
Where was Walsall vs Newport played?
The match was played at Bescot Stadium.