Thursday , 2 July 2026

Newport County AFC vs Salford City FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 2

FA Cup · 2020-21
Newport County AFC
3 – 0
Full Time
Salford City FC
Sat 28 Nov 2020 · 13:00 UTC Rodney Parade HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
R 47' Brandon Thomas-Asante
Y 79' Jordan Turnbull
Y 80' Ashley Hunter
Scott Bennett 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Christopher Wade
  • Referee Robert Dabbs
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

1
Newport County AFC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Salford City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-28 Newport County AFC 3–0 Salford City FC

Recent Form

Newport County AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Salford City FC H 3–0 W
07 Nov Leyton Orient FC A 2–1 W
20 Nov Grimsby Town FC H 2–0 W
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
Salford City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Newport County AFC A 0–3 L
07 Nov Hartlepool United FC H 2–0 W
21 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–3 L
11 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D
20 Oct Marine AFC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Newport County AFC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Salford City FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Salford City FC
Kelly N'Mai 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Newport County AFC to score. At the same time, Salford City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' It’s high time Michael Flynn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robbie Willmott made 22 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Kevin Berkoe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Salford City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The travelling Salford City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Newport County AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 47' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 52' 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.
  • 53' Time for substitution for Newport County AFC. Ryan Haynes is replaced by Saikou Janneh.
  • 56' What a strike from Jamie Proctor! The score is 1-0.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from George Boyd, as he is very good at scoring at Rodney Parade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 64' Another substitution for Salford City FC to replace Sam Fielding by Ashley Hunter on 64 minute.
  • 66' The Newport County AFC manager makes a substitution. Jamie Devitt departs to be replaced by Kevin Ellison.
  • 69' Another change for Salford City FC made on 69 minute. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe leaves to be changed by Luke Armstrong.
  • 72' Padraig Amond is replacing Jamie Proctor for the Newport County AFC side.
  • 75' Goal! Padraig Amond scores his 7 goal in 22 matches.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jordan Turnbull.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Ashley Hunter. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Scott Bennett. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Newport County AFC players.

Lineups

Newport County AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Flynn

Salford City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Wellens

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.89 Newport County AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Salford City FC xG
I would bet for: Newport County AFC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC60% Draw23% Salford City FC17%
Actual: Newport County AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Newport County AFC or Draw
84%
Draw or Salford City FC
40%
Newport County AFC or Salford City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC43% Draw44% Salford City FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Newport County AFC

Handicap Newport County AFC covers Push Salford City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 24% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Newport County AFC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Salford City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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