Passive Possession
Swindon Town
Swindon Town controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 60.0%
- On target
- 1
EFL Trophy · Group South · 5Swindon Town
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
Newport County
G. Garner 4'
Gerard Garner 17'
T. Nyakuhwa 80'
EFL Trophy
Group South · 5Swindon Town0–2Newport County
5
Shots in the box
11
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
4′17′80′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Swindon Town 0-2 Newport County
Newport County saw off Swindon Town 2-0 at County Ground in EFL Trophy. Garner opened the scoring for Newport County on 4' and Nyakuhwa made it 2-0 to Newport County on 80'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Swindon Town took 5 of their 12 attempts inside the box, Newport County 11 of 14. Swindon Town held 60.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Swindon Town graded out for passive possession — 60.0% possession and 1 on target. Newport County graded out for box occupation — 11 of 14 shots in the box.
T. Nyakuhwa came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Newport County from 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 26 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with Swindon Town conceding the most free-kicks (14).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
60%Possession40%
12Shots14
What the numbers say
4 readsBox Occupation
Newport County
Newport County kept getting bodies into the area — 79% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 11 of 14
- Share
- 79%
Shooting From Range
Swindon Town
Swindon Town could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 58% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 7 of 12
- Share
- 58%
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Newport County scored on 80′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 80′
Timeline
⚽4'
G. Garner — assist: T. Nyakuhwa
⚽17'
Gerard Garner (Pen)
Half-time
D. Butler ↑ J. Ball ↓
🔄46'
M. Virtue ↑ J. Pearman ↓
🔄60'
J. Hungbo ↑ D. Butterworth ↓
🔄60'
🔄60'
M. Dibley-Dias ↑ H. Pugh ↓
Dan Butler
Foul
🟨63'
James Debayo
Foul
🟨70'
O. Clarke ↑ T. Nichols ↓
🔄72'
R. Da Costa ↑ F. Hoare ↓
🔄72'
🔄80'
K. Evans ↑ C. Jarvis ↓
⚽80'
T. Nyakuhwa — assist: Y. Bamba
🔄87'
H. Halpin ↑ C. Evans ↓
🔄87'
S. Gwengwe ↑ G. Garner ↓
🔄87'
M. Adu Poku ↑ Y. Bamba ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueCounty Ground, Swindon
RefereeD. Bourne
CompetitionEFL Trophy
Season2026
RoundGroup South · 5
StatusMatch Finished