Newport County 2-2 Plymouth | Result & Match Report

EFL Trophy · Group South - 5: Newport County and Plymouth drew 2-2. The match was played on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at Rodney Parade (Newport).

⚽ Goals

Kieron Thomas Evans 3' (Newport County) · Yahya Bamba 59' (P) (Newport County) · Aribim Pepple 75' (Plymouth) · Tyreeq Bakinson 90' (Plymouth) · Harvey White 91' (P) (Plymouth) · Harrison Biggins 92' (P) (Newport County) · Oliver Irow 92' (P) (Plymouth) · Matty Jacobs 93' (P) (Newport County) · Xavier Amaechi 93' (P) (Plymouth) · Christian Doidge 94' (P) (Newport County) · Aribim Pepple 95' (P) (Plymouth) · Aaron Lewis 95' (P) (Newport County) · Bradley Ibrahim 96' (P) (Plymouth)

Match Analysis

After a 1-0 first half, the game finished 2-2.

Newport County held 32% of possession against 68%, attempting 9 shots to Plymouth's 12.

Shots on target read 3-5 and corners 0-4.

⏱️ Match Events

👕 Line-ups

Substitutes: M. Jacob, C. Doidge, M. Dibley-Dias, H. Biggins, M. Adu-Poku, L. Jenkins, J. Wright

Coach: H. Mullins

Substitutes: M. Mahoney, R. Curtis, W. Harding, B. Ibrahim, O. Irow, A. Pepple, H. White

Coach: Tom Cleverley

📊 Match Stats

⭐ Player of the Match

T. Bakinson (Plymouth) — named player of the match with a 8.1 rating.

📝 Player Ratings