Timeline
- 9' Yahya Bamba for Christian Doidge
- 40' Jay Williams Yellow Card
- 48' Beryly Lubula Yellow Card
- 58' Rob Hunt for Sam Kuffour
- 66' Ronnie Harvey for Beryly Lubula
- 66' Bradley Ihionvien for Oscar Thorn
- 71' Tanatswa Nyakuhwa for Michael Adu-Poku
- 72' Gerard Garner for Shaquille Gwengwe
- 76' Bradley Ihionvien Yellow Card
- 79' Tanatswa Nyakuhwa
- 84' Kien Connolly for Paul Digby
- 85' Matt Smith for Harrison Biggins
Match stats
35.7%
Possession
64.3%
11
Shots
12
4
On target
4
14
Fouls
21
0
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Saves
3
103
Accurate passes
286
Lineups
Newport County
4-2-3-1
1
Wright
16
Jacob
4
Cameron
5
Jenkins
22
Norman
6
Brennan
24
Dibley-Dias
9
Gwengwe
10
Biggins
23
Adu-Poku
27
Doidge
Colchester United
4-2-3-1
22
Lo-Tutala
3
Iandolo
6
Digby
5
Tucker
44
Kuffour
10
Payne
26
Williams
15
Lubula
7
Anderson
12
Sesay
27
Thorn
Newport County
4-2-3-1
- 1 Jordan Wright G
- 4 Kyle Cameron CD-L
- 5 Lee Jenkins CD-R
- 16 Matty Jacob LB
- 22 Cameron Norman RB
- 10 Harrison Biggins ▼ AM
- 6 Ciaran Brennan LM
- 24 Matthew Dibley-Dias RM
- 27 Christian Doidge ▼ F
- 9 Shaquille Gwengwe ▼ AM-L
- 23 Michael Adu-Poku ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 8 Matt Smith ▲ SUB
- 21 Tanatswa Nyakuhwa ▲ SUB
- 20 Yahya Bamba ▲ SUB
- 19 Gerard Garner ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
- 18 Aaron Lewis SUB
- 33 Shaun MacDonald SUB
- 34 Dan Sassi SUB
Colchester United
4-2-3-1
- 22 Thimothee Lo-Tutala G
- 6 Paul Digby ▼ CD-L
- 5 Jack Tucker CD-R
- 3 Ellis Iandolo LB
- 44 Sam Kuffour ▼ RB
- 7 Harry Anderson AM
- 10 Jack Payne LM
- 26 Jay Williams RM
- 27 Oscar Thorn ▼ F
- 15 Beryly Lubula ▼ AM-L
- 12 Moses Sesay AM-R
Came on
- 39 Kien Connolly ▲ SUB
- 9 Bradley Ihionvien ▲ SUB
- 47 Ronnie Harvey ▲ SUB
- 2 Rob Hunt ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
- 31 Oscar Roberts SUB
- 11 Leon Chiwome SUB
- 24 Frankie Terry SUB
Commentary
- 85' Matt Smith (Newport County) Substitution at 85'
- 84' Kien Connolly (Colchester United) Substitution at 84'
- 79' Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Newport County) Goal at 79'
- 76' Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 76'
- 72' Gerard Garner (Newport County) Substitution at 72'
- 71' Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Newport County) Substitution at 71'
- 66' Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United) Substitution at 66'
- 66' Ronnie Harvey (Colchester United) Substitution at 66'
- 58' Rob Hunt (Colchester United) Substitution at 58'
- 48' Beryly Lubula (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 48'
- 40' Jay Williams (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 40'
- 9' Yahya Bamba (Newport County) Substitution at 9'
Recent form
Newport County
L
D
W
W
D
- D at Accrington Stanley 0-0 EFL League Two
- W at Swindon Town 2-0 EFL Trophy
- W Grimsby Town 2-1 EFL League Two
- D at Gillingham 0-0 EFL League Two
- L Plymouth Argyle 2-2 EFL Trophy
Colchester United
L
D
L
D
D
- D Crewe Alexandra 1-1 EFL League Two
- D Cheltenham Town 1-1 EFL League Two
- L at Peterborough United 3-1 EFL Trophy
- D at Shrewsbury Town 2-2 EFL League Two
- L Luton Town 1-1 EFL Trophy
Head to head
COL leads series 4-0-1
- 7 Mar 2026 Newport County 1–2 Colchester United 2025-26 English League Two
- 20 Dec 2025 Colchester United 4–1 Newport County 2025-26 English League Two
- 12 Apr 2025 Newport County 0–2 Colchester United 2024-25 English League Two
- 14 Dec 2024 Colchester United 0–0 Newport County 2024-25 English League Two
- 29 Mar 2024 Colchester United 2–1 Newport County 2023-24 English League Two