AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County - League Cup, Round of 128 (Sat, 8 August 2026)
The Cherry Red Records Stadium, London
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First half
- Yellow card: D. Sweeney 16'
Second half
- Yellow card: M. Hippolyte 64'
- Substitution: Z. NelsonC. Maycock 66'
- Substitution: A. SasuJ. Stockley 66'
- Substitution: D. SweeneyS. Sessegnon 66'
- 68' Missed penalty: S. Gwengwe missed penalty
- 71' Goal: Y. Bamba assist: S. Gwengwe 0-1
- 73' Substitution: C. DoidgeG. Garner
- 73' Substitution: S. GwengweM. Alexander-Walker
- 76' Substitution: Y. BambaD. Sassi
- 78' Yellow card: M. Alexander-Walker
- Substitution: A. SmithA. Hackford 82'
- 86' Substitution: T. DaviesA. Merritt
- 86' Substitution: C. EvansM. Smith
- Goal: C. Maycock assist: I. Ogundere 1-1 90+7'
Penalty shoot-out
- 1 Penalty goal: G. Garner
- Penalty goal: M. Browne 1
- 2 Penalty goal: C. Norman
- Penalty goal: J. Stockley 2
- 3 Penalty goal: C. Brennan
- Penalty goal: J. Tilley 3
- 4 Penalty goal: H. Biggins
- Penalty goal: M. Hippolyte 4
- 5 Missed penalty: M. Smith missed penalty
- Penalty goal: S. Seddon 5
Stats
AFC WimbledonNewport County
- 61% Possession 39%
- 15 Shots 14
- 5 On target 4
- 7 Corners 5
- 11 Fouls 15
All stats
- 365 Passes 226
- 72% Pass accuracy 62%
- 3 Saves 3
- 2 Offsides 0
- 2 Yellow cards 1
Player of the match
Lineups & ratings
AFC Wimbledon
3-5-2 Coach Johnnie Jackson
12 ↓82'
Smith
26 ↓66'
Sweeney
11
1
3
21
7
6
Johnson
29 ↓66'
33
Ogundere
10 ↓66'
Nelson
- 2 Steven Sessegnon for D. Sweeney
- 8 Callum Maycock for Z. Nelson
- 9 Jayden Stockley for A. Sasu
- 16 Antwoine Hackford for A. Smith
- 4
- 5
- 18
- 20 Joe McDonnell
- 32 Kai Jennings
Newport County
4-2-3-1 27 ↓73'
10
Biggins
22
Norman
5
4
1
6
Brennan
2 ↓86'
Evans
3 ↓86'
20 ↓76'
Bamba
9 ↓73'
Gwengwe
- 14 Moses Alexander-Walker for S. Gwengwe
- 19 Gerard Garner for C. Doidge
- 34 Dan Sassi for Y. Bamba
- 8 Matt Smith for C. Evans
- 17 Alfie Merritt for T. Davies
- 29 Keenan Pattern
- 33 Shaun MacDonald
- 36 Harrison Pugh
- 40 Cole Jarvis
Bench · AFC Wimbledon
- 2 Steven Sessegnon for D. Sweeney
- 8 Callum Maycock for Z. Nelson
- 9 Jayden Stockley for A. Sasu
- 16 Antwoine Hackford for A. Smith
- 4
- 5
- 18
- 20 Joe McDonnell
- 32 Kai Jennings
Bench · Newport County
- 14 Moses Alexander-Walker for S. Gwengwe
- 19 Gerard Garner for C. Doidge
- 34 Dan Sassi for Y. Bamba
- 8 Matt Smith for C. Evans
- 17 Alfie Merritt for T. Davies
- 29 Keenan Pattern
- 33 Shaun MacDonald
- 36 Harrison Pugh
- 40 Cole Jarvis


