Newport County vs Chesterfield

Newport County

2 - 1

Chesterfield

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Rodney Parade 🧑‍⚖️ Declan Brown 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Chesterfield 6

Referee Stats

Declan Brown

6 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	33%
Draws	50%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-6).
Chesterfield controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Newport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

24 / 37

Avg: 1.04 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chesterfield (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

33 / 32

Avg: 1.38 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 1.63

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

0.96

PPG

1.63

1.04

1.38

1.61

1.33

48%

O2.5

43%

52%

BTTS

65%

43%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Chesterfield rank6th

Newport County points43

Chesterfield points79

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.

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.

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

Newport County last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals6-6

Record3-0-2

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.

Chesterfield last 5 away

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals8-4

Record4-1-0

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Chesterfield trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%

Newport County clean sheet at home17%

Chesterfield score away91%

Chesterfield clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Chesterfield score first48%

Chesterfield win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Chesterfield 55%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Chesterfield 31.5'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Chesterfield score away1.38 vs 1.20

Chesterfield concede away1.33 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Chesterfield score 14% above league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Chesterfield are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Newport County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 8

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

Chesterfield goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 8

16-30 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

36%

64%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

317

547

Passes Accurate

223

433

Passes %

70%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' H. Biggins

45'

45' M. Smith

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Biggins

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Driscoll-Glennon

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Spellman

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Smith

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ F. Ladapo

1st substitution · For: L. Bonis

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ N. Opoku

1st substitution · For: J. Crole

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ L. Mandeville

2nd substitution · For: D. Markanday

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Berry-McNally

3rd substitution · For: D. Duffy

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ W. Grigg

4th substitution · For: A. Dobra

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ H. Biggins

2nd substitution · For: L. Jenkins

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Stirk

5th substitution · For: T. Naylor

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Markanday

Normal Goal

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Spellman

3rd substitution · For: T. Nyakuhwa

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ B. Kamwa

4th substitution · For: Joe Thomas

90+4'

90+4' A. Driscoll-Glennon

Newport County vs Chesterfield 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newport County beat Chesterfield 2-1 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Declan Brown. It was played at Rodney Parade.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. H. Biggins received a yellow card for Newport County at 6'. M. Smith received a yellow card for Newport County at 45'.

Second half: Newport County took the lead at 50' when H. Biggins scored, with the assist credited to A. Driscoll-Glennon, making the score 1-0. Newport County extended the lead at 63' when M. Spellman scored, with the assist credited to M. Smith, making the score 2-0. Chesterfield made their 1st substitution at 66', with F. Ladapo replacing L. Bonis. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 70', with N. Opoku replacing J. Crole. Chesterfield made their 2nd substitution at 75', with L. Mandeville replacing D. Markanday. Chesterfield made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Berry-McNally replacing D. Duffy. Chesterfield made their 4th substitution at 75', with W. Grigg replacing A. Dobra. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 80', with H. Biggins replacing L. Jenkins. Chesterfield made their 5th substitution at 80', with R. Stirk replacing T. Naylor. Chesterfield reduced the deficit at 85' when D. Markanday scored, making the score 2-1. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 90', with M. Spellman replacing T. Nyakuhwa. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 90', with B. Kamwa replacing Joe Thomas. A. Driscoll-Glennon received a yellow card for Newport County at 90+4'.

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

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-6).
Chesterfield controlled possession (64%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Newport County vs Chesterfield 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