Northampton Town 1-0 Newport County: result and report

Northampton Town 1-0 Newport County

League Two · Saturday 5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton · half-time 0-0

Northampton Town · Newport County · League Two predictions

Northampton Town won against Newport County 1-0 in the League Two on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Sixfields Stadium. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh of Northampton Town in the 87th minute.

Discipline: Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards; Newport County received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Northampton Town were 19th on 3 points from 4 and Newport County 15th on 4 points from 4. In the current table Northampton Town are 21st on 14 points and Newport County are 14th on 18 points.

Northampton Town lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newport County in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jon Guthrie of Northampton Town (7.4), level with Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Northampton Town wins, 2 draws and 2 for Newport County.

Going into the match Northampton Town's last five read D-D-L-D and Newport County's L-D-L-W.