Newport County v Southampton result

Full-time · Newport County 0–8 Southampton

League Cup · Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:45 BST

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Newport County · Southampton

Newport County 0–8 Southampton — Southampton won this League Cup match.

Next for Newport County: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newport County 0–8 Southampton · League Cup
Referee: D. Drysdale
Recent form: Newport County 3W 0D 2L · Southampton 1W 1D 3L

Newport County 0–8 Southampton (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.67 / 5.5

Corners

against 4.5 / 6.25 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.67 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 4.17 / 5.75 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.5 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Newport County for / against	Line	Southampton for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.67 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.67 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.33 for · 15 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Labadie n 8	79.3	4 8/8	2.6 6/5	—
T. Abraham n 8	41.1	3 8/3	0.5 2/0	I. Diallo
R. Taylor n 8	62.5	2 6/4	1.3 6/1	—
E. Upson n 8	76.4	1.8 7/3	1.6 6/4	—
P. Farquharson n 8	61.5	1.6 8/1	2.6 6/3	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Sheehan n 8	87	1.6 6/3	0.8 4/2
M. Demetriou n 8	97.5	1.5 7/3	0.7 3/2
T. Abraham n 8	41.1	1.4 3/2	0.3 1/0
L. Collins n 8	68.8	1.3 5/3	1.1 5/2
K. Ellison n 8	34.8	1.3 4/0	1.3 4/0

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Ellison n 8	34.8	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
R. Willmott n 8	74.4	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. Sheehan n 8	87	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
L. Collins n 8	68.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Dolan n 8	55.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Labadie n 8	79.3	3.1 7/7
A. Hartigan n 8	77.8	2.9 6/4
M. Demetriou n 8	97.5	2.4 8/4
A. Lewis n 8	83	2.2 6/5
C. Missilou n 8	66.6	1.9 6/3

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Day n 8	90	2.3 5/3
T. King n 8	97.5	1.8 4/3

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Nlundulu n 8	10.4	4.3 3/1	0 0/0	—
I. Diallo n 8	27.9	2.8 2/2	0.8 2/0	T. Abraham
M. Obafemi n 8	14.9	2.3 2/1	2.3 2/1	—
C. Adams n 8	82.9	1.9 8/3	2.9 7/6	—
Oriol Romeu n 8	78.6	1.9 6/5	1 4/1	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	87.6	4 7/7	3 7/6
N. Redmond n 8	62.6	2.2 6/4	0.7 4/0
N. Tella n 8	39.4	2 6/1	1.4 4/1
D. Ings n 8	74.5	1.8 7/4	0.9 4/2
C. Adams n 8	82.9	1.4 6/4	1.1 5/3

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	87.6	1.3 5/3	0.3 2/0
D. Ings n 8	74.5	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
M. Obafemi n 8	14.9	0 0/0	0.8 1/0
C. Adams n 8	82.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
N. Tella n 8	39.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Oriol Romeu n 8	78.6	3.4 8/6
M. Salisu n 8	83.4	3.2 6/5
K. Walker-Peters n 8	77.3	2.8 7/4
J. Stephens n 8	81.3	2.5 6/6
J. Ward-Prowse n 8	90.9	2.4 8/5

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. McCarthy n 8	90.9	3.7 7/5
F. Forster n 8	90	3 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newport County		Southampton
31%	Possession	69%
3	Shots	24
0	Shots on target	14
1	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	2
1	Shots inside the box	16
2	Corners	6
1	Offsides	0
12	Fouls	8
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	0
278	Passes	618
73%	Pass accuracy	88%

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	Y	5.3
A. Lewis	90	0	0	5	Y	6.2
P. Farquharson	90	0	0	1	0	5.9
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	5.2
L. Hall	90	0	0	6	0	5.7
R. Willmott	90	0	0	1	0	5.7
C. Missilou	90	0	0	4	0	5.6
T. Abraham	90	0	0	1	0	6.2
S. Bennett	65	0	1	2	0	6.3
M. Dolan	45	0	0	0	0	6.2
Finn Azaz	45	0	0	2	0	6.5
K. Ellison sub	45	1	0	1	0	6.3
E. Upson sub	45	0	0	0	Y	5.7
J. Greenidge sub	25	0	0	0	0	6.2

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Forster	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Y. Valery	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
J. Stephens	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
K. Walker-Peters	90	1	1	3	1	2	2	0	8.3
Mohamed Elyounoussi	90	3	2	8	6	2	1	0	10
I. Diallo	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	Y	7.2
N. Redmond	90	1	1	4	3	4	2	0	9
J. Ward-Prowse	70	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	8.2
N. Tella	65	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7
A. Broja	65	2	0	3	3	2	0	0	8.3
M. Obafemi sub	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Long sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
T. Walcott sub	20	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Newport County v Southampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newport CountyLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

SouthamptonWLLLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Goals per game

Newport County scored0.8

Southampton scored1

Newport County conceded0.6

Southampton conceded2

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