EFL Trophy
Plymouth drew 2-2 with Newport County
6 Oct 2026 · Group South - 5
EFL Trophy · Group South - 5
Match result
Newport County
2 - 2
Plymouth
6 Oct 2026 · Rodney Parade
League position
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Plymouth | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
Form (last 5 matches)
PlymouthWLLWD
Goalscorers
Plymouth
- Aribim Pepple 75' (assist: Xavier Amaechi)
- Tyreeq Bakinson 90' (assist: Xavier Amaechi)
- Harvey White 91' (pen.)
- Oliver Irow 92' (pen.)
- Xavier Amaechi 93' (pen.)
- Aribim Pepple 95' (pen.)
- Bradley Ibrahim 96' (pen.)
Newport County
- Kieron Thomas Evans 3' (assist: Matthew Smith)
- Yahya Bamba 59' (pen.)
- Harrison Biggins 92' (pen.)
- Matty Jacobs 93' (pen.)
- Christian Doidge 94' (pen.)
- Aaron Lewis 95' (pen.)
Lineups
Plymouth
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach: Tom Cleverley
- 21James Storer
- 29M. Sorinola
- 2M. Ross
- 3Jack Mackenzie
- 42Jared Rendle
- 10X. Amaechi
- 19T. Bakinson
- 24C. Roberts
- 26T. Finn
- 38Seb Campbell
- 17C. Watts
Bench
M. Mahoney, R. Curtis, W. Harding, B. Ibrahim, O. Irow, A. Pepple, H. White
Newport County
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: H. Mullins
- 33S. MacDonald
- 2C. Evans
- 12Joe Thomas
- 34D. Sassi
- 17Alfie Merritt
- 40C. Jarvis
- 8M. Smith
- 20Y. Bamba
- 18A. Lewis
- 7K. Evans
- 19G. Garner
Bench
M. Jacob, C. Doidge, M. Dibley-Dias, H. Biggins, M. Adu-Poku, L. Jenkins, J. Wright
Substitutions
Plymouth
- 59'▲ Wes Harding ▼ Mathias Ross Jensen
- 60'▲ Aribim Pepple ▼ Caleb Watts
- 60'▲ Oliver Irow ▼ Tegan Finn
- 72'▲ Bradley Ibrahim ▼ Caleb Roberts
- 72'▲ Harvey White ▼ Jared Rendle
Newport County
- 45'▲ Lee Thomas Jenkins ▼ joe thomas
- 78'▲ Matty Jacobs ▼ Cole Lewis Jarvis
- 79'▲ Michael Adu-Poku ▼ Kieron Thomas Evans
- 82'▲ Christian Doidge ▼ Gerard Garner
- 84'▲ Harrison Biggins ▼ Yahya Bamba
Cards
Plymouth
- 39' Caleb Watts
Newport County
- -
Match statistics
| Plymouth | Newport County | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 68% | 32% |
| Shots | 12 | 9 |
| Shots on goal | 5 | 3 |
| Corners | 4 | 0 |
| Fouls | 21 | 10 |
| Offsides | 6 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 3 |
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