Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County: result and report
League Two · Wednesday 11 February 2026
Result
Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County
League Two · Wednesday 11 February 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County: match report
Swindon Town beat Newport County 2-0 in the League Two on Wednesday 11 February 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Fletcher Holman opened the scoring in the 63rd minute. Swindon Town's goals came from Fletcher Holman (63') and an own goal by Joe Thomas (66'). Newport County did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Swindon Town were 4th on 55 points from 30 and Newport County 23rd on 21 points from 29. Swindon Town went on to finish that season 9th with 75 points, and Newport County 20th with 43.
Swindon Town lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Newport County in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Junior Hoilett of Swindon Town (7.4), ahead of Fletcher Holman (7.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Swindon Town wins, 0 draws and 1 for Newport County.
Key events
- 63'Goal · Fletcher Holman
- 66'Own goal · Joe Thomas
Head-to-head
Team news
Swindon Town line-up (3-4-2-1)
Connor Ripley, Ollie Clarke, Ryan Tafazolli, Billy Kirkman, Joe Snowdon, Tom Nichols, Gavin Kilkenny, Joel McGregor, Junior Hoilett, James Scanlon, Aaron Drinan
Newport County line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jordan Wright, Joe Thomas, Ciaran Brennan, Matthew Baker, Tom Davies, Sven Sprangler, Michael Spellman, Harrison Biggins, Gerard Garner, L. Jamieson, Nathaniel Opoku Onyina