Cheltenham Town 1-0 Newport County: result and report
League Two · Saturday 24 October 2026
Result
Cheltenham Town 1-0 Newport County
League Two · Saturday 24 October 2026, 11:30 UTC · The EV Charger Points Stadium, Cheltenham · half-time 1-0
Cheltenham Town 1-0 Newport County: match report
Cheltenham Town beat Newport County 1-0 in the League Two on Saturday 24 October 2026 at The EV Charger Points Stadium. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Charlie McCann of Cheltenham Town in the 5th minute.
Discipline: Cheltenham Town received 2 yellow cards; Newport County received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cheltenham Town were 5th on 18 points from 12 and Newport County 12th on 15 points from 12. In the current table Cheltenham Town are 5th on 21 points and Newport County are 14th on 18 points.
Cheltenham Town lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newport County in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Wyll Stanway of Cheltenham Town (7.6), ahead of Charlie McCann (7.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Cheltenham Town wins, 0 draws and 0 for Newport County.
Going into the match Cheltenham Town's last five read W-L-L-L-W and Newport County's D-D-W-D-W.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Charlie McCann
- 30'Yellow card · Gerard Garner
- 38'Yellow card · Michael Adu-Poku
- 47'Yellow card · Jake Benjamin Evans
- 56'Yellow card · Kirsten Fiifi Yamoah Otchere
- 57'Yellow card · Matthew Smith
- 61'Missed penalty · Harrison Biggins
Form and table
- Cheltenham TownLast five: W L L L W
- Newport CountyLast five: W D W D D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 | LLWWL |
| 14 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 18 | WDDLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Cheltenham Town line-up (4-2-3-1)
Wyll Stanway, Jonathan Tomkinson, Pierce Sweeney, James Wilson, Jordan Shipley, Ben Stevenson, Freddy Willcox, Jake Benjamin Evans, Charlie McCann, Kirsten Fiifi Yamoah Otchere, Andreas Weimann
Newport County line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jordan Wright, Cameron Norman, Lee Jenkins, Kyle Cameron, Joe Thomas, Matt Dibley-Dias, Ciaran Brennan, Michael Adu-Poku, Harrison Biggins, Yahya Bamba, Gerard Garner
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