Thursday , 2 July 2026

Newport County AFC vs Eastleigh FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2023-24
Newport County AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Eastleigh FC
Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Rodney Parade 4,966 HT 45' · FT 45'
James Clarke 56' 1–0
1–1 82' Chris Maguire
Y 26' George Langston
Lewis Payne 28' Y
R 38' George Langston
Y 63' Paul McCallum
Y 67' Luke Croll
Matthew Baker 79' Y
Y 83' Jayden Harris
Y 88' Scott Quigley
James Waite 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Newport County AFC vs Eastleigh FC — FA Cup at Rodney Parade.

Match Details

  • Referee Edward Duckworth (England)
  • Assistant 1 Justin Amey
  • Assistant 2

Head-to-Head

1
1
Newport County AFC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Eastleigh FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-06 Newport County AFC 1–1 Eastleigh FC

Recent Form

Newport County AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Eastleigh FC H 1–1 D
12 Dec Barnet FC A 4–1 W
02 Dec Barnet FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov Oldham Athletic AFC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Colchester United FC H 2–0 W
06 Nov Morecambe FC A 0–1 L
Eastleigh FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Newport County AFC A 1–1 D
03 Dec Reading FC H 2–1 W
04 Nov Boreham Wood FC H 5–1 W
05 Nov Boreham Wood FC A 1–3 L
06 Nov Boreham Wood FC A 0–2 L
19 Oct Folkestone Invicta FC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Newport County AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Eastleigh FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Newport County AFC and Eastleigh FC is underway.
  • 5' Newport County AFC is showing some good football. However, Newport County AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' It looks surprising Newport County AFC does not make any changes. Seb Palmer-Houlden has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Solomon Nwabuokei has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Newport County AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 26' Eastleigh FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Payne on 28.
  • 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Delaney suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' The referee shows Eastleigh FC player a card on 38.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Eastleigh FC team. Lee Hodson is replaced by Ludwig Francillette on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Eastleigh FC that had 13 games and scored 13 goals.
  • 56' Goal! James Clarke scores his 5 goal in 291 matches.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Eastleigh FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' Paul McCallum is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 65' The Newport County AFC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Payne departs to be replaced by Matthew Bondswell.
  • 66' Another substitution for Newport County AFC to replace Harry Charsley by James Waite on 66 minute.
  • 67' Eastleigh FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 72' It’s high time Lee Bradbury made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Another change for Eastleigh FC made on 75 minute. Jake Taylor leaves to be changed by Solomon Nwabuokei.
  • 76' The whistle greets Bailey Clements as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Clampin.
  • 79' Matthew Baker is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 82' GOAL! Chris Maguire scores on 82.
  • 83' Eastleigh FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 87' Kiban Rai has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Clarke on 87 minute.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Scott Quigley. He receives a card.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for James Waite. He receives a card.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Newport County AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Eastleigh FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bradbury

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Clarke 2
Chris Maguire 1
Paul McCallum 1
Aaron Wildig 1
Corey Evans 1

Head to Head

2024-01-06 Newport County AFC 1–1 Eastleigh FC

Newport County AFC Form

2024-01-06 Newport County AFC 1–1 Eastleigh FC D 2023-12-12 Barnet FC 1–4 Newport County AFC W 2023-12-02 Newport County AFC 1–1 Barnet FC D 2023-11-04 Newport County AFC 2–0 Oldham Athletic AFC W 2022-11-05 Newport County AFC 2–0 Colchester United FC W 2021-11-06 Morecambe FC 1–0 Newport County AFC L

Eastleigh FC Form

2024-01-06 Newport County AFC 1–1 Eastleigh FC D 2023-12-03 Eastleigh FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-11-04 Eastleigh FC 5–1 Boreham Wood FC W 2022-11-05 Boreham Wood FC 3–1 Eastleigh FC L 2021-11-06 Boreham Wood FC 2–0 Eastleigh FC L 2021-10-19 Folkestone Invicta FC 2–3 Eastleigh FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Newport County AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Eastleigh FC xG
I would bet for: Newport County AFC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Newport County AFC44% Draw29% Eastleigh FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Newport County AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Eastleigh FC
56%
Newport County AFC or Eastleigh FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC31% Draw50% Eastleigh FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Newport County AFC

Handicap Newport County AFC covers Push Eastleigh FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Newport County AFC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Eastleigh FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.