Chesterfield vs Newport County

4 - 1

🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 SMH Group Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Parkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Chesterfield 6 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Stephen Parkinson

16 matches · 3.38 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.38
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	44%
Draws	25%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-10).
Chesterfield controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Chesterfield (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-8-5

Goals For / Against

38 / 25

Avg: 1.58 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

24 / 40

Avg: 1.04 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.71

PPG

0.91

1.58

1.04

1.74

48%

O2.5

65%

57%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Chesterfield rank6th

Newport County rank20th

Chesterfield points79

Newport County points43

Chesterfield: #6 · 79 pts · GD +15

7 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Newport County: #20 · 43 pts · GD -29

43 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

36-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chesterfield last 5 home

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals6-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Newport County last 5 away

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-8

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Chesterfield trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Chesterfield score at home87%

Chesterfield clean sheet at home35%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Chesterfield score first57%

Chesterfield win after scoring first69%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chesterfield 63% · Newport County 36%

Avg first goal minute: Chesterfield 30.7' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Chesterfield score at home1.58 vs 1.37

Chesterfield concede at home1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Chesterfield score 15% above league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Chesterfield are 14% below league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Chesterfield goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 8

16-30 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

Newport County goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

31-45 7

16-30 5

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

509

398

Passes Accurate

402

309

Passes %

79%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31'

31' L. Mandeville

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

W. Grigg

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Mandeville

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

William Dickson

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Mandeville

45+3'

45+3' R. Stirk

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Antwi

1st substitution · For: C. Evans

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ N. Opoku

2nd substitution · For: C. Baker-Richardson

65'

65' H. Ogunneye

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ W. Grigg

1st substitution · For: L. Bonis

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ L. Mandeville

2nd substitution · For: D. Markanday

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ William Dickson

3rd substitution · For: R. Darcy

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza

4th substitution · For: V. Campbell

77'

77' J. Fleck

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Reindorf

3rd substitution · For: M. Spellman

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Fleck

5th substitution · For: T. Naylor

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Spellman

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Whitmore

83'

83' M. Spellman

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

R. Darcy

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Dobra

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

D. Markanday

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Naylor

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Whitmore

4th substitution · For: B. Lloyd

Chesterfield vs Newport County 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chesterfield beat Newport County 4-1 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Stephen Parkinson. It was played at SMH Group Stadium.

First half: L. Mandeville received a yellow card for Chesterfield at 31'. Chesterfield took the lead at 34' when W. Grigg scored, with the assist credited to L. Mandeville, making the score 1-0. Chesterfield extended the lead at 43' when William Dickson scored, with the assist credited to L. Mandeville, making the score 2-0. R. Stirk received a yellow card for Chesterfield at 45+3'.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Antwi replacing C. Evans. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 61', with N. Opoku replacing C. Baker-Richardson. H. Ogunneye received a yellow card for Newport County at 65'. Chesterfield made their 1st substitution at 66', with W. Grigg replacing L. Bonis. Chesterfield made their 2nd substitution at 67', with L. Mandeville replacing D. Markanday. Chesterfield made their 3rd substitution at 67', with William Dickson replacing R. Darcy. Chesterfield made their 4th substitution at 67', with Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza replacing V. Campbell. J. Fleck received a yellow card for Chesterfield at 77'. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 78', with M. Reindorf replacing M. Spellman. Chesterfield made their 5th substitution at 79', with J. Fleck replacing T. Naylor. Newport County reduced the deficit at 80' when M. Spellman scored, with the assist credited to K. Whitmore, making the score 2-1. M. Spellman received a yellow card for Newport County at 83'. Chesterfield extended the lead at 84' when R. Darcy scored, with the assist credited to A. Dobra, making the score 3-1. Chesterfield extended the lead at 88' when D. Markanday scored, with the assist credited to T. Naylor, making the score 4-1. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 89', with K. Whitmore replacing B. Lloyd.

Chesterfield used 5 substitutions while Newport County used 4 substitutions. Chesterfield got 3 yellow cards, while Newport County got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-10).
Chesterfield controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (83.3%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Chesterfield vs Newport County Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

24 Jan 2026 Newport County vs Chesterfield 2 - 1 27 Sep 2025 Chesterfield vs Newport County 4 - 1

2024-2025 Season

08 Mar 2025 Chesterfield vs Newport County 2 - 1 18 Oct 2024 Newport County vs Chesterfield 0 - 3

2017-2018 Season

01 May 2018 Chesterfield vs Newport County 1 - 0 26 Aug 2017 Newport County vs Chesterfield 4 - 1