Thursday , 2 July 2026

Newport County AFC vs Wrexham AFC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 2 REPLAYS

FA Cup · 2018-19
Newport County AFC
4 – 0
Full Time
Wrexham AFC
Tue 11 Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
R 12' Luke Young
Y 16' Shaun Pearson
Y 16' Robert Lainton
Dan Butler 16' Y
David Pipe 56' Y
Y 81' Mike Fondop-Talom

Overview

Match Preview

Newport County AFC vs Wrexham AFC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Savvas Yianni
  • Referee G. Read

Head-to-Head

1
1
Newport County AFC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Wrexham AFC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-11 Newport County AFC 4–0 Wrexham AFC 2018-12-01 Wrexham AFC 0–0 Newport County AFC

Recent Form

Newport County AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Wrexham AFC H 4–0 W
01 Dec Wrexham AFC A 0–0 D
10 Nov Metropolitan Police FC A 2–0 W
Wrexham AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Newport County AFC A 0–4 L
01 Dec Newport County AFC H 0–0 D
11 Nov Weston-super-Mare AFC A 2–0 W
23 Oct Harrogate Town AFC H 2–0 W
20 Oct Harrogate Town AFC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Newport County AFC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Wrexham AFC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Newport County AFC and Wrexham AFC.
  • 5' Wrexham AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' Wrexham FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Shaun Pearson on 16.
  • 21' The travelling Wrexham AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Akil Wright, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Newport County AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' Paul Rutherford has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' 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 Fraser Franks suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' What a strike from Padraig Amond! The score is 1-0.
  • 51' The whistle greets Scott Bennett as he departs to be replaced by Robbie Willmott.
  • 56' Newport County AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 56' Chris Holroyd is replacing Stuart Beavon for the Wrexham FC side.
  • 59' Goal! Jamille Matt scores his 5 goal in 22 matches.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' Goal! Mark Carrington scores his 1 goal in 115 matches.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Newport County AFC team. Matthew Dolan is replaced by Joss Labadie on 66 minute.
  • 70' Wrexham FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicky Deverdics is hanging Luke Summerfield on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Newport County AFC. Mickey Demetriou is replaced by Cameron Pring.
  • 79' Mike Fondop-Talom is replacing Bobby Grant for the Wrexham FC side.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mike Fondop-Talom.
  • 86' It’s high time Michael Flynn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' What a strike from Dan Butler! The score is 3-1.
  • Another three points for Newport County AFC.

Lineups

Newport County AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Flynn

Wrexham AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.97 Newport County AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Wrexham AFC xG
I would bet for: Newport County AFC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC65% Draw22% Wrexham AFC13%
Actual: Newport County AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Newport County AFC or Draw
87%
Draw or Wrexham AFC
35%
Newport County AFC or Wrexham AFC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newport County AFC47% Draw44% Wrexham AFC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.1%
2 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
9.9%
0 – 0
9.2%
3 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.8%
1 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Newport County AFC

Handicap Newport County AFC covers Push Wrexham AFC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 21% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 25% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Newport County AFC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Wrexham AFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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