Newport County beat Crawley Town 2-1 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by James Oldham. It was played at Broadfield Stadium.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.
Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with Joe Thomas replacing H. Ogunneye. L. Jenkins received a yellow card for Newport County at 47'. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 55', with G. Garner replacing B. Kamwa. K. Whitmore received a yellow card for Newport County at 60'. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 61', with C. Antwi replacing C. Evans. Newport County took the lead at 67' when K. Whitmore scored, with the assist credited to M. Smith, making the score 0-1. Newport County extended the lead at 70' when L. Shephard scored, with the assist credited to M. Baker, making the score 0-2. Crawley Town made their 1st substitution at 71', with R. Brown replacing J. Roles. Crawley Town made their 2nd substitution at 72', with G. Holohan replacing L. Watson. J. Williams received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 79'. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 82', with M. Reindorf replacing C. Baker-Richardson. Crawley Town made their 3rd substitution at 86', with J. Williams replacing M. Anderson. Crawley Town made their 4th substitution at 86', with A. Adeyemo replacing Louis Flower. Crawley Town scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when M. Anderson scored, with the assist credited to Louis Flower, making the score 1-2.
Crawley Town used 4 substitutions while Newport County used 4 substitutions. Crawley Town got 1 yellow card, while Newport County got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Crawley Town outshot their opponent (18-8).
- Crawley Town controlled possession (61%).
- Crawley Town had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).
