Newport County 2-1 Chesterfield: result and report
League Two · Saturday 24 January 2026
Result
Newport County 2-1 Chesterfield
League Two · Saturday 24 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Newport County 2-1 Chesterfield: match report
Newport County won against Chesterfield 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 24 January 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Harrison Biggins opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Newport County's goals came from Harrison Biggins (50') and Michael Spellman (63'). Chesterfield scored through Dilan Markanday (85').
Discipline: Newport County received 3 yellow cards; Chesterfield received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Newport County were 24th on 17 points from 25 and Chesterfield 8th on 41 points from 26. Newport County went on to finish that season 20th with 43 points, and Chesterfield 7th with 80.
Newport County lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Chesterfield in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Michael Spellman of Newport County (7.8), ahead of Harrison Biggins (7.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Newport County wins, 1 draw and 4 for Chesterfield.
Key events
- 6'Yellow card · Harrison Biggins
- 45'Yellow card · Matt Smith
- 50'Goal · Harrison Biggins
- 63'Goal · Michael Spellman
- 85'Goal · Dilan Markanday
- 90+4'Yellow card · Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
Head-to-head
Team news
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Newport County line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jordan Wright, Liam Shephard, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Ciaran Brennan, Michael Spellman, Matthew Smith, Harrison Biggins, Bobby Kamwa, Nathaniel Opoku Onyina
Chesterfield line-up (4-2-2-2)
Zach Hemming, Sam Curtis, Kyle McFadzean, Sil Swinkels, Tom Pearce, Samuel Charles Braybrooke, Ryan Stirk, Liam Mandeville, James Berry, Freddie Ladapo, Will Grigg