Thursday , 2 July 2026

Newport County AFC vs Manchester City FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 5

FA Cup · 2018-19
Newport County AFC
1 – 4
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sat 16 Feb 2019 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Newport County AFC vs Manchester City FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Probert
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee
  • Referee Andre Marriner

Head-to-Head

1
Newport County AFC 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-16 Newport County AFC 1–4 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Newport County AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Manchester City FC H 1–4 L
05 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
26 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
06 Jan Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
11 Dec Wrexham AFC H 4–0 W
01 Dec Wrexham AFC A 0–0 D
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Newport County AFC A 4–1 W
10 Feb Chelsea FC H 6–0 W
06 Feb Everton FC A 2–0 W
03 Feb Arsenal FC H 3–1 W
29 Jan Newcastle United FC A 1–2 L
26 Jan Burnley FC H 5–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Newport County AFC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Newport County AFC is hosting Manchester City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Newport County AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Mickey Demetriou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' It’s high time Michael Flynn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Otamendi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newport County AFC that had 22 games and scored 32 goals.
  • 50' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 51' Leroy Sane puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
  • 56' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Another substitution for Newport County AFC to replace Tyreeq Bakinson by Josh Sheehan on 61 minute.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from John Stones, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Newport County AFC team. Joss Labadie is replaced by Matthew Dolan on 68 minute.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Newport County AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' GOAL! Phil Foden scores on 75. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus
  • 79' The whistle greets Fernandinho as he departs to be replaced by Aymeric Laporte.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. David Silva is replaced by Ilkay Gundogan on 82 minute.
  • 86' The Newport County AFC manager makes a substitution. Scott Bennett departs to be replaced by Fraser Franks.
  • 88' What a strike from Padraig Amond! The score is 1-2.
  • 89' Goal! Phil Foden scores his 98 goal in 436 matches.
  • 90' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez scores on 90. Assisted by John Stones
  • With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Newport County AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Flynn

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 2
Riyad Mahrez 1
Padraig Amond 1
Leroy Sane 1

Head to Head

2019-02-16 Newport County AFC 1–4 Manchester City FC

Newport County AFC Form

2019-02-16 Newport County AFC 1–4 Manchester City FC L 2019-02-05 Newport County AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-01-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Newport County AFC D 2019-01-06 Newport County AFC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2018-12-11 Newport County AFC 4–0 Wrexham AFC W 2018-12-01 Wrexham AFC 0–0 Newport County AFC D

Manchester City FC Form

2019-02-16 Newport County AFC 1–4 Manchester City FC W 2019-02-10 Manchester City FC 6–0 Chelsea FC W 2019-02-06 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2019-02-03 Manchester City FC 3–1 Arsenal FC W 2019-01-29 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2019-01-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Burnley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.32 Newport County AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC27% Draw25% Manchester City FC48%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Newport County AFC or Draw
53%
Draw or Manchester City FC
73%
Newport County AFC or Manchester City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC20% Draw41% Manchester City FC39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.2%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Newport County AFC

Handicap Newport County AFC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 21% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Newport County AFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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