Chesterfield 2-1 Newport County: result and report
League Two · Saturday 8 March 2025
Result
Chesterfield 2-1 Newport County
League Two · Saturday 8 March 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Chesterfield 2-1 Newport County: match report
Chesterfield defeated Newport County 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 8 March 2025. The half-time score was 2-1.
Matthew Baker opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Chesterfield's goals came from Ollie Banks (42') and Aribim Pepple (44'). Newport County scored through Matthew Baker (40').
Discipline: Chesterfield received 2 yellow cards; Newport County received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Chesterfield were 16th on 42 points from 33 and Newport County 15th on 43 points from 34. Chesterfield went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Newport County 22nd with 49.
Chesterfield lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newport County in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Matthew Baker of Newport County (7.9), level with Tom Naylor (7.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Chesterfield wins, 1 draw and 2 for Newport County.
Going into the match Chesterfield's last five read L-L-L-L-W and Newport County's W-L-L-D-W.
Key events
- 40'Goal · Matthew Baker
- 42'Goal · Ollie Banks
- 44'Goal · Aribim Pepple
- 78'Yellow card · Liam Mandeville
- 81'Yellow card · Armando Dobra
Head-to-head
Team news
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Chesterfield line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ryan Boot, Ryheem Sheckleford, Ashley Palmer, Jamie Grimes, Jack Sparkes, Tom Naylor, Darren Oldaker, Liam Mandeville, Ollie Banks, Armando Dobra, Aribim Pepple
Newport County line-up (3-4-3)
Nick Townsend, Jaden Warner, James Clarke, Matthew Baker, Joe Thomas, Shane McLoughlin, Cameron Antwi, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, David Ajiboye, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Bobby Kamwa