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Newport County vs Walsall

U.S. Open Cup
Newport
NEW
3-1
Final
Walsall
WAL
Rodney Parade

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWAL
43%Possession57%
17Shots9
0On target0
3Corners4
5Saves4
9Fouls19
28'Charlie CrewWAL59'James FurlongWAL88'Reece SmithWAL
Team1H2HT
NEW213
WAL101

Who won: Newport 3-1

Newport County beat Walsall 3-1 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Rodney Parade. Goals for Newport: Kion Etete (19', 60') and Michael Adu-Poku (23'). Goals for Walsall: Andrew Dallas (7').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.7Kion EteteF
  2. 27.5Jordan WrightG
  3. 37.2Michael Adu-PokuAM-R
  4. 47.1Ciaran BrennanLM
  5. 56.9Andrew DallasAM
  6. 66.6Harrison BigginsAM
  7. 76.4Dan SassiCD-L
  8. 86.4Cameron NormanRB
  9. 96.3Tom DaviesLB
  10. 106.3Matt SmithRM
  11. 116.3Yahya BambaAM-L
  12. 126.2Lee JenkinsCD-R

Team stats

NEWWAL
9Fouls19
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
3Offsides1
3Corner Kicks4
5Saves4
43Possession57
17SHOTS9
0ON GOAL0
0.0On Target %0.0
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0.0Pass Completion %0.0
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0.0Cross %0.0
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0.0Long Balls %0.0
6Blocked Shots1
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0.0Tackle %0.0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0

Player of the game

Kion Etete

NEW · 2 G

8.7

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Newport County 3, Walsall 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Newport County 3, Walsall 1.
  3. 90'+9'

    Foul by Shaquille Gwengwe (Newport County).

  4. 90'+9'

    Free kick won

    Elicha Ahui (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+7'

    Free kick won

    Joe Thomas (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+7'

    Foul by Tai Sodje (Walsall).

  7. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Ciarán Brennan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+6'

    Foul by Sven Sprangler (Walsall).

  9. 90'+5'

    Attempt saved. James Crole (Newport County) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal by Jed Ward (Walsall).

  10. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'

    Substitution, Walsall. Ryan Sjoerdsma replaces Courtney Clarke.

  12. 90'

    Substitution, Newport County. James Crole replaces Kion Etete.

  13. 90'

    Substitution, Newport County. Shaquille Gwengwe replaces Yahya Bamba.

  14. 90'

    Substitution, Newport County. Cameron Evans replaces Matt Smith.

  15. 89'

    Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Isaac Moore.

  16. 89'

    Attempt blocked. Kion Etete (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  17. 89'

    Attempt missed. Yahya Bamba (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

  18. 89'

    Attempt saved. Joe Thomas (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jed Ward (Walsall).

  19. 88'

    Yellow card

    Reece Smith (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    R. Smith

  20. 88'

    Free kick won

    Yahya Bamba (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  21. 88'

    Foul by Reece Smith (Walsall).

  22. 87'

    Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Dan Sassi.

  23. 87'

    Attempt blocked. Courtney Clarke (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  24. 87'

    Attempt saved. Tai Sodje (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Wright (Newport County).

  25. 86'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Leaders

NEWWAL
Total Shots
Kion Etete
5
Courtney Clarke
2
Saves
Jordan Wright
5
Jed Ward
4

Season seriesWAL leads series 3-1-1