Exeter City vs Newport County

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 30 Aug 2022, 18:00
Exeter City
Exeter City
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Newport County
Newport County
🏟 St James Park (Exeter, Devon) 👤 D. Drysdale Round 2

Match report

Newport County edged past Exeter City 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 30 August 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Newport County had 14 shots to Exeter City's 8.

The match was played at St James Park (Exeter, Devon), with D. Drysdale in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 8 - 14 On target 4 - 4 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 8 - 10 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Kgagelo Chauke
Exeter City · 1 goal
8 Chanka Zimba 1 goal
7 Omar Bogle 1 goal
7 Harry Kite captained the side
7 Jonathan Grounds captained the side
First half vs second half
Newport County came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 5–9
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–3
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 0–1 2–2
Attacks 69–45 54–34
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
123 Attacks 79
61 Dangerous Attacks 26
3 On Target 2
6 Off Target 12
8 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 7
1 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 11
2 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 10
2 Corners 3
1 Offsides 3
49% Ball Possession 51%
0 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
375 Passes Total 407
268 Passes Accurate 318
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Exeter City · 3-4-1-2
40 S. Brown
16 H. Kite 39 C. Diabate 27 J. Grounds
2 J. Caprice 6 R. Harper 15 K. Chauke 3 J. Sparkes
21 J. Coley
7 M. Jay 19 S. Cox
Newport County · 4-3-3
1 J. Day
14 A. Lewis 6 P. Farquharson 8 M. Dolan 27 A. Lewis
24 A. Wildig 4 S. Bowen 7 R. Willmott
21 L. Collins 18 C. Zimba 29 W. Evans
Exeter City
Coach
M. Taylor
Substitutes
  • 43 Andrew Sowden
  • 41 Pedro Borges
  • 14 Timothée Dieng
  • 42 Harison King
  • 8 Archie Collins
  • 12 Josh Key
  • 20 Jevani Brown
Newport County
Coach
J. Rowberry
Substitutes
  • 30 Nick Townsend
  • 3 Declan Drysdale
  • 5 James Clarke
  • 19 Thierry Nevers
  • 11 James Waite
  • 22 Nathan Moriah-Welsh
  • 9 Omar Bogle
Substitutions
  • 74' ↑ J. Brown ↓ J. Sparkes Exeter City
  • 77' ↑ O. Bogle ↓ W. Evans Newport County
  • 77' ↑ J. Waite ↓ C. Zimba Newport County
  • 79' ↑ J. Key ↓ R. Harper Exeter City
  • 79' ↑ N. Moriah-Welsh ↓ A. Wildig Newport County
  • 84' ↑ P. Borges ↓ H. Kite Exeter City
  • 85' ↑ J. Clarke ↓ L. Collins Newport County
  • 85' ↑ D. Drysdale ↓ A. Lewis Newport County
Cards
  • 66' A. Wildig Newport County
  • 90' P. Farquharson Newport County
Head-to-head
Exeter City 2 3 draws 1 Newport County
2025-11-11 Newport vs Exeter 0 - 1
2022-08-30 Exeter City vs Newport County 1 - 2
2022-04-02 Newport County vs Exeter City 0 - 1
2021-10-16 Exeter City vs Newport County 2 - 2
2021-04-24 Exeter City vs Newport County 0 - 0
2021-02-16 Newport County vs Exeter City 1 - 1
Recent form
Exeter City W D D W D
Newport County D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Exeter City vs Newport County?
Exeter City lost 1-2 against Newport County on 30 August 2022.
Who won Exeter City vs Newport County?
Newport County won the match 2-1.
Where was Exeter City vs Newport County played?
The match was played at St James Park (Exeter, Devon).
Who had more possession in Exeter City vs Newport County?
Newport County had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.