Cambridge United 2-0 Newport County: result and report
League Two · Saturday 30 August 2025
Result
Cambridge United 2-0 Newport County
League Two · Saturday 30 August 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Cambridge United 2-0 Newport County: match report
Cambridge United defeated Newport County 2-0 in the League Two on Saturday 30 August 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.
Kelland Watts opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Cambridge United's goals came from Kelland Watts (38') and James Brophy (75'). Newport County did not score.
Discipline: Cambridge United received no yellow cards; Newport County received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Cambridge United were 13th on 7 points from 5 and Newport County 19th on 4 points from 5. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 4th with 82 points, and Newport County 20th with 43.
Cambridge United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newport County in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Sullay Kaikai of Cambridge United (7.5), ahead of Jake Eastwood (7.4).
Going into the match Cambridge United's last five read L-W-D-L-W and Newport County's L-L-L-W-D.
Key events
- 38'Goal · Kelland Watts
- 60'Yellow card · Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
- 75'Goal · James Brophy
Team news
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Cambridge United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jake Eastwood, Liam Bennett, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Ben Purrington, Dominic Ball, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré
Newport County line-up (5-3-2)
Nik Tzanev, Habeeb Ogunneye, Matthew Baker, Lee Jenkins, Tom Davies, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Matthew Smith, Ben Lloyd, Cameron Antwi, Gerard Garner, Michael Spellman