AFC Wimbledon

Match report

Wimbledon and Newport County played out a 1-1 draw in the League Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 before the home side progressed on penalties. The match at Plough Lane finished level after extra time, with both sides creating chances but failing to separate themselves in regular play.

Y. Bamba gave Newport the lead in the 71st minute, but C. Maycock equalised for Wimbledon seven minutes later in stoppage time. The hosts had S. Gwengwe to thank for keeping things alive, having missed a penalty in the 68th minute before his teammate's strike. Yellow cards flew for D. Sweeney, M. Hippolyte and M. Alexander-Walker as tensions built.

Extra time produced no further goals, sending the contest to the spot-kicks. Wimbledon took their penalties with composure, converting five of their attempts. Newport scored four from their five kicks, with M. Smith the only miss to cost his side the tie. The shootout stretched to five rounds before the winner emerged.

Wimbledon dominated possession at 61 per cent and registered 12 shots inside the penalty area, though their expected goals of 0.95 suggested they created little clear-cut territory. Newport were more efficient on the counter, their expected goals figure of 1.55 reflecting the quality of their chances rather than the quantity.

The result keeps Wimbledon's recent form on track following their 3-2 victory over Queens Park Rangers last weekend. Newport's heavy 4-1 defeat to Roma earlier this week may have taken some of the sting out of the performance. The Round of 128 draw has now been resolved.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 61 – 39

Shots on target 5 – 4

Shots off target 9 – 4

Expected goals 0.95 – 1.55

🟨 16' D. Sweeney — Yellow card 🟨 64' M. Hippolyte — Yellow card ⇄ 66' Z. Nelson — Substitution ⇄ 66' A. Sasu — Substitution ⇄ 66' D. Sweeney — Substitution ✗ 68' S. Gwengwe — Penalty missed ⚽ 71' Y. Bamba — Goal ⇄ 73' C. Doidge — Substitution ⇄ 73' S. Gwengwe — Substitution ⇄ 76' Y. Bamba — Substitution 🟨 78' M. Alexander-Walker — Yellow card ⇄ 82' A. Smith — Substitution ⇄ 86' T. Davies — Substitution ⇄ 86' C. Evans — Substitution ⚽ 90+7' C. Maycock — Goal

Penalty shootout

5 : 4

AFC Wimbledon

Newport County AFC

Match events

16' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Yellow card D. Sweeney
64' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Yellow card M. Hippolyte
66' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Substitution Z. Nelson off: C. Maycock
66' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Substitution A. Sasu off: J. Stockley
66' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Substitution D. Sweeney off: S. Sessegnon
68' 0:0 Newport County AFC Penalty missed S. Gwengwe assist: S. Gwengwe
71' 0:1 Newport County AFC Goal Y. Bamba assist: S. Gwengwe
73' 0:1 Newport County AFC Substitution C. Doidge off: G. Garner
73' 0:1 Newport County AFC Substitution S. Gwengwe off: M. Alexander-Walker
76' 0:1 Newport County AFC Substitution Y. Bamba off: D. Sassi
78' 0:1 Newport County AFC Yellow card M. Alexander-Walker
82' 0:1 AFC Wimbledon Substitution A. Smith off: A. Hackford
86' 0:1 Newport County AFC Substitution T. Davies off: A. Merritt
86' 0:1 Newport County AFC Substitution C. Evans off: M. Smith
90+7' 1:1 AFC Wimbledon Goal C. Maycock assist: I. Ogundere

Statistics

61 Possession, % 39

5 Shots on target 4

9 Shots off target 4

0.95 Expected goals 1.55

2 Big chances 2

92 Attacks 80

7 Corners 5

11 Fouls 15

14 Free kicks 10

2 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 7

24 Throw-ins 30

All statistics

27/5847% Aerial duels 31/5853%

56 Backward passes 27

2 Blocked shots 6

34 Clearances 36

11/2741% Crosses 8/2433%

2/825% Dribbles 4/1527%

1.17 Expected assists 0.64

102 Failed passes 87

3 Goalkeeper saves 3

5 Interceptions 9

13 Key passes 9

26/7336% Long passes 17/6825%

88 Passes into the final third 59

254 Passes in the opposition half 183

137 Passes in own half 67

0.31 Shot accuracy 0.29

4 Shots from outside the box 7

12 Shots inside the box 7

11/1573% Tackles 8/1362%

364 Total passes 226

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Nathan Bishop	1
6	Ryan Anthony Johnson	6
26	Dan Sweeney	26
33	Isaac Ogundere	33
3	Steven Jeffrey Seddon	3
7	James Alexander David Tilley	7
10	Z. Nelson	10
12	Alistair Oluwashaun Smith	12
21	Myles Elliot Zach Hippolyte	21
11	Marcus Browne	11
29	Aron Sasu	29

Substitutes
#	Player	number
20	Joe McDonnell	20
2	Zeze Steven Sessegnon	2
4	Jake Kenny Reeves	4
5	O. Harrison	5
8	Callum Maycock	8
18	Delano McCoy-Splatt	18
32	Kai Jennings	32
9	Jayden Stockley	9
16	Antwoine Hackford	16

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Newport County AFC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jordan Ian Wright	1
3	Thomas Alfred Davies	3
4	Kyle Milne Cameron	4
5	Lee Thomas Jenkins	5
22	Cameron Pearce Norman	22
2	Cameron James Evans	2
6	Ciaran Brennan	6
10	Harrison Biggins	10
20	Y. Bamba	20
27	Christian Rhys Doidge	27