Newport County 1-2 Colchester United: result and report
League Two · Saturday 7 March 2026
Result
Newport County 1-2 Colchester United
League Two · Saturday 7 March 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Newport County 1-2 Colchester United: match report
Newport County lost to Colchester United 1-2 in the League Two on Saturday 7 March 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.
Harry Anderson opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Newport County's goal came from Lee Jenkins (90+7'). Colchester United scored through Harry Anderson (58') and Jack Payne (64').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Newport County were 23rd on 28 points from 35 and Colchester United 12th on 49 points from 34. Newport County went on to finish that season 20th with 43 points, and Colchester United 12th with 66.
Newport County lined up in a 4-3-3 and Colchester United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harry Anderson of Colchester United (7.7), level with Jordan Wright (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Newport County win, 1 draw and 3 for Colchester United.
Going into the match Newport County's last five read W-D-L-W-L and Colchester United's L-L-W-D-L.
Key events
- 58'Goal · Harry Anderson
- 64'Goal · Jack Payne
- 90+7'Goal · Lee Jenkins
Head-to-head
Team news
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Newport County line-up (4-3-3)
Jordan Wright, Cameron Evans, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Tom Davies, Matthew Smith, Sven Sprangler, Gerard Garner, Michael Spellman, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Bobby Kamwa
Colchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Matt Macey, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Tom Flanagan, Frankie Terry, Finley Barbrook, Teddy Bishop, Kyreece Lisbie, Micah Mbick, Harry Anderson, Samson Tovide