New Saints secured a comfortable five-one victory over Colwyn Bay in the Premier League's Regular Season round five on Thursday evening. The result leaves the hosts second in the table with a perfect record of five wins and a draw from six matches, collecting sixteen points so far. Colwyn Bay remain eighth after three victories, one draw and two defeats, sitting ten points behind the leaders.
J. Lock opened the scoring in the twenty-sixth minute and doubled his tally just before half-time with a second in the thirty-eighth. R. Hughes converted a penalty in the forty-second, giving New Saints a two-goal cushion before the interval. J. Williams added a fourth in the fiftieth minute and D. Corness made it five before N. Peate pulled one back for the visitors in the sixty-first.
and here's the thing about this kind of performance — the statistics tell only part of the story. New Saints held sixty-five percent possession and registered nine shots on target compared to three from Colwyn Bay. The visitors managed eight shots off target but could not find the net again despite having more attempts outside the box.
Colwyn Bay made three changes at half-time, bringing on R. Astles, C. Bratley and L. Robles in an attempt to stabilise the game. New Saints responded with their own substitutions, bringing on J. Lock in the sixty-eighth minute and R. Hughes in the seventy-third, before D. Poole came on for the hosts in the sixty-seventh.
by then the match had settled into a rhythm the visitors could not disrupt. N. Peate received a yellow card in the sixty-seventh minute and D. Williams went off the same colour in the eighty-sixth as Colwyn Bay's hopes faded. New Saints saw out the remainder without further incident.
The victory extends New Saints' winning streak to five matches, following victories over Cardiff Met and Briton Ferry this month alongside a clean sheet against Penybont. Colwyn Bay's recent form has been mixed, with a win over Airbus UK and a 2-2 draw with Ammanford, but results against higher-ranked opposition have proved elusive.
Match Summary
- New Saints 5-1 Colwyn Bay
- Premier League Regular Season - Round 5
- Attendance: 2026-08-28 fixture