Newport County v Wrexham result

Full-time · Newport County 1–0 Wrexham

League Two · Sat, 20 Jan 2024 15:00 GMT

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Newport County 1–0 Wrexham — Newport County won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Newport County beat Wrexham 1–0 in League Two on Saturday 20 January. Newport County are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

The goals

Newport County led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Newport County: Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (34’, assisted by Ryan Delaney). William Boyle (18’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Newport County 0.00, Wrexham 0.00, from 16 shots to 4 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Mather showed nine yellow cards and one red — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Newport County: B. Morris (37’), Will Evans (55’), H. Charsley (64’), J. Waite (89’), N. Townsend (90’) and Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (90+4’); Wrexham: James McClean (37’), E. O'Connell (84’) and Oliver Palmer (90+1’).

What it changes

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

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ryan Delaney (Newport County) 6.5, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Newport County) 4.5 and Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) 4.5 led the match.

Next up

Newport County next travel to Rotherham on 20 October 2026.

Wrexham next travel to Blackburn 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 Wrexham: Blackburn v Wrexham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newport County 1–0 Wrexham · League Two
Referee: S. Mather
Head-to-head (last 3): Newport County 1 · draws 1 · Wrexham 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Newport County 2W 3D 0L · Wrexham 4W 0D 1L

Newport County 1–0 Wrexham (League Two): 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 2

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7 / 4.33

Corners

against 3.5 / 3.83 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.5 / 5.67

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 3.33 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.5 / 1.83

Cards

against 2.25 / 2.33 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.56 yellows

Referee · S. Mather

1.56 home / 2 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 January 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 January 2024. 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	Wrexham for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.33 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 14.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	13.17 for · 13.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.67 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.75 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10.33 for · 10.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.83 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: S. Mather — 3.56 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.44 fouls over 9 matches (1.56 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.56Away 2

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. 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
K. Rai n 8	23.9	2.8 4/1	0.9 2/0	—
O. Bogle n 8	89.9	1.8 7/4	2.8 6/6	—
W. Evans n 8	73.3	1.8 6/4	1.1 5/2	P. Mullin
L. Payne n 8	74.3	1.7 7/3	1.5 5/3	—
J. Waite n 8	41.6	1.6 4/2	0 0/0	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Evans n 8	73.3	2.5 7/5	1.2 5/3
S. Palmer-Houlden n 8	76.5	2.2 7/4	0.9 5/1
O. Bogle n 8	89.9	1.4 7/2	0.8 4/2
N. Wood n 8	31.4	1.4 3/1	0.4 1/0
B. Morris n 8	89.9	1 4/2	0.3 1/1

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Evans n 8	73.3	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
O. Bogle n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
L. Payne n 8	74.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Palmer-Houlden n 8	76.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Bondswell n 8	42.3	3.5 5/4
J. Waite n 8	41.6	3.2 5/3
S. Bennett n 8	76.1	2.7 7/5
M. Baker n 8	72.8	2.6 7/5
A. Lewis n 8	67	2.5 5/4

Wrexham

Wrexham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. 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. Davies n 8	8.3	2.7 2/0	1.4 1/0	—
A. Cannon n 8	84	2 7/3	1.3 7/2	—
J. Jones n 8	42.1	1.9 4/2	0.5 2/0	—
P. Mullin n 8	89	1.8 7/3	1 5/2	W. Evans
O. Palmer n 8	46.9	1.7 3/2	0.7 3/0	—

Wrexham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Fletcher n 8	36.9	3.7 6/4	2.4 5/1
J. Bickerstaff n 8	47.6	2.8 5/4	1.7 4/3
P. Mullin n 8	89	2.7 8/7	1.6 8/3
E. Lee n 8	88.6	1.9 7/6	1 7/1
O. Palmer n 8	46.9	1.9 4/2	1.2 3/2

Wrexham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Fletcher n 8	36.9	1.2 2/1	0 0/0
S. Dalby n 8	40.3	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
P. Mullin n 8	89	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
J. McClean n 8	87.5	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
J. Bickerstaff n 8	47.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Wrexham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Jones n 8	42.1	3.7 5/3
A. Cannon n 8	84	2.9 7/6
J. Mendy n 8	74.3	2.6 6/5
T. O'Connor n 8	89.9	2.4 7/6
E. Lee n 8	88.6	2.2 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newport County		Wrexham
54%	Possession	46%
16	Shots	4
5	Shots on target	1
9	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	0
11	Shots inside the box	2
5	Corners	2
4	Offsides	4
13	Fouls	12
6	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	4
381	Passes	331
68%	Pass accuracy	57%

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
S. McLoughlin	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7.2
J. Clarke	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Bennett	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
R. Delaney	90	0	1	3	1	1	2	0	7.5
B. Morris	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	Y	7.2
W. Evans	90	0	0	2	0	2	1	Y	7.5
S. Palmer-Houlden	90	1	0	2	1	1	1	Y	7.2
A. Wildig	75	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
H. Charsley	74	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.9
A. Lewis	65	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
M. Bondswell sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Waite sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
M. Baker sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6

Wrexham player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Okonkwo	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
R. Barnett	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
B. Tozer	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. McClean	90	1	0	1	3	Y	6.7
G. Evans	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
E. Lee	90	1	0	0	4	0	6.6
P. Mullin	90	2	1	0	1	0	6.6
J. Jones	82	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
M. Cleworth	62	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
S. Dalby	23	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
W. Boyle	18	0	0	0	0	R	3
E. O'Connell sub	67	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
O. Palmer sub	28	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
J. Bickerstaff sub	8	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 Wrexham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newport CountyDDDWW

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

WrexhamWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Newport County 1 · 1 draw · Wrexham 1 · 2 goals/game

2023-12-23 Wrexham 2–0 Newport County
2018-12-11 Newport County 4–0 Wrexham
2018-12-01 Wrexham 0–0 Newport County

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Newport County#18 pos55 pts46 pl-14 GD

Wrexham#2 pos88 pts46 pl+37 GD

Goals per game

Newport County scored1.35

Wrexham scored1.93

Newport County conceded1.65

Wrexham conceded1.13

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What is the head-to-head record between Newport County and Wrexham?: In their last 3 meetings, Newport County won 1, Wrexham won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newport County and Wrexham?: Recent form — Newport County 2W 3D 0L; Wrexham 4W 0D 1L.

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