Newport County v Watford result

Full-time · Newport County 3–1 Watford

League Cup · Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:00 BST

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Newport County 3–1 Watford — Newport County won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Newport County beat Watford 3–1 in the League Cup on Tuesday 22 September. Newport County are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Watford are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

Newport County led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Newport County: T. Abrahams (18’ pen), J. Labadie (28’) and P. Amond (65’); Watford: A. Peñaranda (54’ pen). S. Perica (88’) was sent off.

Discipline

C. Breakspear showed six yellow cards and one red — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Newport County: J. Labadie (42’) and S. Bennett (80’); Watford: T. Stevenson (17’), D. Agyakwa (40’), A. Peñaranda (62’) and I. Pussetto (76’).

What it changes

Newport County have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, P. Amond (Newport County) 7.3, J. Labadie (Newport County) 7.2 and Joshua Sheehan (Newport County) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Newport County next travel to Rotherham on 20 October 2026.

Watford next travel to Wolves on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Newport County: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Watford: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newport County 3–1 Watford · League Cup
Referee: C. Breakspear
Recent form: Newport County 3W 1D 1L · Watford 1W 2D 2L

Newport County 3–1 Watford (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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.25 / 1.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.33 / 3.86

Corners

against 2.33 / 6 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.67 / 3.57

Shots on target

against 1 / 5.43 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1 / 1.71

Cards

against 1.67 / 1.57 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2020. 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	Watford for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.33 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	3.86 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	18 for · 7 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 13.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.67 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.57 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 15.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	13.86 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. 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
S. Janneh n 3	45.3	4 3/2	0.7 1/0	—
Kyle Howkins n 8	64	2.3 5/4	0.2 1/0	—
J. Labadie n 8	71	1.7 7/3	2.7 7/4	—
R. Taylor n 8	34.6	1.6 4/1	1.9 4/2	—
A. Baker n 8	75.1	1.5 6/2	1.2 5/2	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Abrahams n 8	51.1	2.6 6/3	0.7 1/1
S. Twine n 7	57.4	2 5/2	0.7 1/1
S. Janneh n 3	45.3	2 2/1	0 0/0
R. Taylor n 8	34.6	1.9 3/2	1 2/1
P. Amond n 8	57	1.8 5/2	0.4 2/0

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Abrahams n 8	51.1	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
R. Taylor n 8	34.6	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
S. Twine n 7	57.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
L. Shephard n 8	75.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
P. Amond n 8	57	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Janneh n 3	45.3	2.6 2/1
A. Baker n 8	75.1	2.5 7/5
J. Sheehan n 8	90	1.8 6/4
J. Labadie n 8	71	1.7 4/3
M. Demetriou n 8	90	1.5 6/4

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Townsend n 8	90	2.4 6/4

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. 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
N. Chalobah n 8	44.8	2.8 5/3	0.8 2/1	—
W. Hughes n 8	82	2.3 8/6	1.8 8/5	—
K. Sema n 8	70.4	2.1 6/4	0.6 3/1	—
S. Perica n 6	49.3	2.1 5/1	2.1 5/2	—
João Pedro n 8	51.4	2 5/3	1.5 4/3	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
João Pedro n 8	51.4	3.5 5/3	1.1 2/1
S. Perica n 6	49.3	3.3 4/2	1.5 3/1
D. Welbeck n 8	64.6	3 5/4	1.2 4/2
C. Dawson n 8	90	2 7/5	0.5 3/1
T. Deeney n 8	79.8	1.6 5/2	0.8 4/1

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Deeney n 8	79.8	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
K. Sema n 8	70.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
D. Welbeck n 8	64.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
João Pedro n 8	51.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
C. Dawson n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Cleverley n 8	54.6	3.5 6/6
J. Ngakia n 7	88.7	3.3 7/7
N. Chalobah n 8	44.8	3.3 4/4
W. Hughes n 8	82	3.2 7/7
Kiko Femenía n 8	77.9	2.9 6/5

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	3.1 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newport County		Watford
48%	Possession	52%
14	Shots	3
5	Shots on target	1
5	Shots off target	2
4	Blocked shots	0
13	Shots inside the box	2
5	Corners	2
2	Offsides	0
13	Fouls	21
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
0	Saves	2
380	Passes	420
74%	Pass accuracy	80%

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Cooper	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
M. Dolan	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
M. Demetriou	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
L. Shephard	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
J. Sheehan	90	0	0	0	2	5	0	8
R. Haynes	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
P. Amond	90	1	4	2	2	2	0	7.2
T. Abrahams	90	1	3	1	0	0	0	7.2
S. Bennett	82	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
J. Labadie	82	1	2	2	0	2	Y	7.2
L. Collins sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Willmott sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Watford player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Bachmann	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
F. Sierralta	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
D. Agyakwa	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.9
C. Dawson	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
D. Phillips	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6
James Garner	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
T. Stevenson	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	5.9
J. Sinclair	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
I. Pussetto	84	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
J. Hungbo	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
G. Murray	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Peñaranda sub	45	1	1	1	1	0	Y	6.9
S. Perica sub	43	0	0	0	0	0	R	6.5
K. Crichlow sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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 Watford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newport CountyLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

WatfordLLWDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Goals per game

Newport County scored1.2

Watford scored0.8

Newport County conceded0.8

Watford conceded1.6

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