Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United: result and report
League Two · Saturday 21 February 2026
Result
Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United
League Two · Saturday 21 February 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Newport County 0-2 Cambridge United: match report
Newport County were beaten by Cambridge United 0-2 in the League Two on Saturday 21 February 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Liam Bennett opened the scoring in the 73rd minute. Newport County did not score. Cambridge United scored through Liam Bennett (73') and Sullay Kaikai (76').
Discipline: Newport County received 2 yellow cards; Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Newport County were 24th on 24 points from 32 and Cambridge United 3rd on 60 points from 32. Newport County went on to finish that season 20th with 43 points, and Cambridge United 4th with 82.
Newport County lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Cambridge United in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Liam Bennett of Cambridge United (7.6), ahead of Sullay Kaikai (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Newport County wins, 0 draws and 1 for Cambridge United.
Key events
- 13'Yellow card · Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
- 41'Yellow card · Ben Lloyd
- 50'Yellow card · S. Sprangler
- 56'Yellow card · Dominic Ball
- 73'Goal · Liam Bennett
- 76'Goal · Sullay Kaikai
Head-to-head
Team news
Newport County line-up (4-3-1-2)
Jordan Wright, Joe Thomas, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Tom Davies, Sven Sprangler, Cameron Evans, Harrison Biggins, Ben Lloyd, James Crole, Courtney Baker-Richardson
Cambridge United line-up (3-4-2-1)
Jake Eastwood, James Gibbons, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Shane McLoughlin, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Louis Appéré