Colchester vs Newport Match Recap Season 2025/2026

League Two

League Two

03:00 PMDecember 20, 2025

Regular Season – 21

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4 – 1

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HT: (2 – 0)

📍 Colchester Community Stadium👤 Referee: Updating…

How did Colchester and Newport perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Colchester and Newport Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

51%49%

ATTACK

16

Total shots

7

7

Shots on target

2

4

Shots off target

4

5

Blocked shots

1

13

Shots inside box

5

3

Shots outside box

2

2

Corner kicks

2

3

Offsides

2

54

Dangerous attacks

26

PASSING

509

Total passes

484

419 (82%)

Accurate passes

394 (81%)

DISCIPLINE

12

Fouls

9

1

Yellow cards

2

1

Goalkeeper saves

3

Colchester and Newport Lineups

Colchester

4-2-3-1

1G

Matt Macey

6.2

30D

Kane Vincent-Young

6.7

5D

Jack TuckerC

7.2

24D

Harvey Araujo

6.6

3D

Ellis Iandolo 78′ 🔺81′

6.9

8M

Teddy Bishop 🔺72′

7.5

16M

Arthur Read

6.9

14M

Kyreece Lisbie

7.6

33M

Micah Mbick ⚽64′ 🔺80′

8

7M

Harry Anderson

6.5

9F

Samson Tovide ⚽43′ 🔺57′

8.5

Substitutes

10M

Jack Payne 🔻57′

7.6

2D

Rob Hunt 🔻72′

6.7

21M

Owura Edwards 🔻72′

7.2

19F

Will Goodwin 🔻80′

6.7

40D

Frankie Terry 🔻81′

6.9

12G

Tom Smith

–

11F

John-Kymani Gordon

–

Coach of Colchester

👔 Danny Cowley

Newport

4-1-4-1

28G

Jordan Wright

5.9

2D

Cameron Evans 31′

6.2

15D

Lee Jenkins

5.3

5D

James ClarkeC 🔺46′

6.2

3D

Anthony Driscoll-Glennon

6.2

8M

Matthew Smith 2′ 🔺68′

5.7

11M

Cameron Antwi 🔺84′

6.3

20M

Ben Lloyd 🔺68′

5.9

44M

Sammy Braybrooke ⚽66′

8.3

7M

Bobby Kamwa

5.9

9F

Courtney Baker-Richardson 🔺68′

6.2

Substitutes

4D

Matthew Baker 🔻46′

6.5

6D

Ciaran Brennan 🔻68′

6.6

27F

Moses Alexander-Walker 🔻68′

6.2

24F

Nathaniel Opoku 🔻68′

6.5

17D

Thomas Davies 🔻84′

6.3

1G

Nik Tzanev

–

12D

Joe Thomas

–

Coach of Newport

👔 David Robert Hughes

Colchester and Newport Head to Head

2WINS

2DRAWS

3WINS

Over 1.5 Goals57%

Over 2.5 Goals29%

Both Teams Scored29%

Past H2H Matches & Results

12 Apr 2025 Newport County 0-2 Colchester United

14 Dec 2024 Colchester United 0-0 Newport County

29 Mar 2024 Colchester United 2-1 Newport County

03 Oct 2023 Newport County 2-1 Colchester United

01 Apr 2023 Colchester United 0-0 Newport County

05 Nov 2022 Newport County 2-0 Colchester United

FA Cup

22 Oct 2022 Newport County 1-0 Colchester United

League Two Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Bromley	25	15	6	4	44-27	17	51
2	Swindon	24	14	4	6	39-26	13	46
3	Walsall	24	13	4	7	32-23	9	43
4	Salford	24	13	4	7	35-31	4	43
5	MK Dons	25	11	8	6	46-28	18	41
6	Cambridge Utd	24	11	8	5	28-19	9	41
7	Chesterfield	25	10	10	5	42-35	7	40
8	Notts Co	24	11	6	7	36-26	10	39
9	Colchester	24	9	9	6	38-28	10	36
10	Crewe	25	10	6	9	39-33	6	36
11	Barnet	24	9	8	7	32-26	6	35
12	Grimsby	24	9	7	8	35-30	5	34
13	Fleetwood	24	9	7	8	32-30	2	34
14	Accrington	24	9	6	9	27-26	1	33
15	Oldham	24	7	11	6	24-19	5	32
16	Gillingham	24	7	11	6	31-28	3	32
17	Tranmere	25	8	8	9	39-39	0	32
18	Cheltenham	25	9	3	13	25-41	-16	30
19	Barrow	24	6	6	12	26-35	-9	24
20	Bristol Rovers	24	6	3	15	21-44	-23	21
21	Crawley	25	4	7	14	28-45	-17	19
22	Shrewsbury	24	4	7	13	21-41	-20	19
23	Harrogate	25	4	6	15	19-40	-21	18
24	Newport	24	4	5	15	24-43	-19	17

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Bromley	12	8	4	0	26-13	13	28
2	Cambridge Utd	12	8	3	1	18-7	11	27
3	Swindon	12	7	3	2	19-12	7	24
4	Salford	12	7	3	2	20-16	4	24
5	Chesterfield	12	6	4	2	23-13	10	22
6	MK Dons	13	6	4	3	23-14	9	22
7	Crewe	13	6	4	3	23-18	5	22
8	Fleetwood	12	6	4	2	21-17	4	22
9	Walsall	12	7	1	4	17-13	4	22
10	Notts Co	12	6	3	3	22-13	9	21
11	Accrington	12	6	3	3	16-10	6	21
12	Colchester	12	5	4	3	20-13	7	19
13	Cheltenham	13	6	1	6	14-14	0	19
14	Gillingham	12	4	6	2	16-12	4	18
15	Grimsby	12	5	2	5	17-11	6	17
16	Oldham	12	3	6	3	13-10	3	15
17	Barnet	12	4	3	5	18-16	2	15
18	Crawley	12	3	5	4	17-16	1	14
19	Tranmere	13	3	5	5	16-20	-4	14
20	Shrewsbury	12	3	4	5	10-15	-5	13
21	Bristol Rovers	12	3	1	8	8-21	-13	10
22	Barrow	12	2	3	7	10-20	-10	9
23	Harrogate	12	2	1	9	8-22	-14	7
24	Newport	12	1	3	8	11-21	-10	6

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Bromley	13	7	2	4	18-14	4	23
2	Swindon	12	7	1	4	20-14	6	22
3	Walsall	12	6	3	3	15-10	5	21
4	Barnet	12	5	5	2	14-10	4	20
5	MK Dons	12	5	4	3	23-14	9	19
6	Salford	12	6	1	5	15-15	0	19
7	Tranmere	12	5	3	4	23-19	4	18
8	Notts Co	12	5	3	4	14-13	1	18
9	Chesterfield	13	4	6	3	19-22	-3	18
10	Colchester	12	4	5	3	18-15	3	17
11	Oldham	12	4	5	3	11-9	2	17
12	Grimsby	12	4	5	3	18-19	-1	17
13	Barrow	12	4	3	5	16-15	1	15
14	Crewe	12	4	2	6	16-15	1	14
15	Gillingham	12	3	5	4	15-16	-1	14
16	Cambridge Utd	12	3	5	4	10-12	-2	14
17	Fleetwood	12	3	3	6	11-13	-2	12
18	Accrington	12	3	3	6	11-16	-5	12
19	Harrogate	13	2	5	6	11-18	-7	11
20	Newport	12	3	2	7	13-22	-9	11
21	Bristol Rovers	12	3	2	7	13-23	-10	11
22	Cheltenham	12	3	2	7	11-27	-16	11
23	Shrewsbury	12	1	3	8	11-26	-15	6
24	Crawley	13	1	2	10	11-29	-18	5

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – National League

Promotion – League One

Promotion – League Two (Play Offs: Semi-finals)

Colchester vs Newport Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-12-20

Football fans were treated to a spectacle as Colchester squared off against Newport at Colchester Community Stadium. The League Two clash, held on December 20, 2025, provided plenty of talking points regarding team strategies and player grit.

The game was a chess match in the middle of the park, with both teams cancelling each other out for large spells. However, the quality in the final decision-making was the defining factor. Set-pieces and quick counters played a pivotal role in the outcome.

Season Statistics Overview

Colchester came into this game from a position of strength (or weakness), sitting in 9. Their tally of 36 points reflects a season of ups and downs: 9 wins, 9 draws, and 6 losses.

Meanwhile, Newport has had a mixed run, currently placed at 24th. Their 17 points, boosted by 4 wins, suggested they were capable of causing an upset on the road.

Past Encounters & Rivalry

The history between Colchester and Newport is rich. Out of the last 7 League Two meetings, the hosts have won 3.

The visitors, Newport, have won 2 times, indicating they are no pushovers. There have been 2 draws. Interestingly, both teams found the net in 3 matches, with 3 games seeing over 2.5 goals.

Recent Match Results

Here is a summary of the performances leading up to today’s game:

Recent Results of Colchester

Recent Results of Newport

Watch Full Highlights

Relive the excitement of Colchester vs Newport. We bring you the best saves, goals, and tactical insights from the League Two match played on December 20, 2025.

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