London-born Dominic Poleon, Newport County’s deadline day signing from Crawley Town, could make his Exiles’ debut against Port Vale at Rodney Parade on Saturday (3pm). Poleon, aged 26, was highly-rated by Leeds United manager Neil Warnock when the young striker was at Elland Road between 2012 and 2014, although the current Bluebirds boss had a […]

Forest Green Rovers 0, Newport County 2 Bristol-born goalkeeper Joe Wollacott had an afternoon to forget at the New Lawn in Gloucestershire. The 22-year-old, signed on a season-long loan from Bristol City, has kept four clean sheets for Forest Green Rovers this season, but dropped a big clanger to gift Newport County their first goal, […]

Michael Flynn insists there will be no Cup hangover this time following Newport County’s exit from the Carabao Cup. County’s hopes of another giant-killing chapter to add to their illustrious recent history were swiftly ended by West Ham on Tuesday night when the Premier league club won 2-0 at Rodney Parade to move into the third round of the tournament. Last season, following their brave FA Cup defeat to Manchester City, Flynn’s side lost three of their next five League games – a sequence that almost put them out of the run-in for the League Two play-off places.

The shadow of Wilfried Bony can help knock West Ham out of the Carabao Cup tonight, according to Newport County goalkeeper Nick Townsend. Former Swansea City, Manchester City and Ivory Coast striker Bony has been training at Rodney Parade for the past three weeks, although manager Michael Flynn has always insisted the forward will end up resuming his stalled career at somewhere higher up football’s food chain than EFL League Two. But as County bid to script more Cup giant-killing history this evening at home to the Premier League club, Townsend has no doubts Bony will have in indirect influence on the outcome.

Newport County 1, Crewe Alexandra 0 Newport County have toppled SkyBet League Two leaders for the second time this season. Padraig Amond fired a dramatic late winner for County and knocked Crewe Alexandra from top spot – only a week after the Exiles did exactly the same to Plymouth Argyle. Newport, still unbeaten after five […]

Walsall 0, Newport County 0 Newport County battled to a goalless League Two draw at Walsall, but have also been struck by a major blow. Manager Michael Flynn was happy with an away point at Bescot Stadium, but the news that centre-back Mickey Demetriou has been ruled out for up to 14 weeks has rocked […]

Walsall-born Kyle Howkins, an imposing, combative defender, scored his first goal for Newport County and says: “I want more.” The Exiles, who defeated SkyBet League Two leaders Plymouth Argyle 1-0 at home, play Howkins’ home town club Walsall away on Tuesday. “It was great to help Newport earn three points and felt good to score […]

Newport County have done it again. First, it was Regan Poole and now they have produced another talented defender who has climbed the leagues. Poole went to Manchester United as a 17-year-old for a fee of £100,000 in 2015 and four years on Fulham have paid the Exiles an undisclosed fee to snap-up 16-year-old defender Jay Williams.

Newport County have drawn against Premier League West Ham United in the Carabao Cup second round. The Exiles won a penalty shootout 4-1 at Gillingham’s Priestfield Stadium after a 2-2 draw  Josh Sheehan, Padraig Amond, Micky Demetriou and Tristan Abrahams scored penalties for County. They will now focus on Saturday’s League Two home clash with […]

Former £28m Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony has linked up with Newport County. The former Swansea City forward, who scored for Ivory Coast in the African Cup of Nations, is training with manager Michael Flynn’s County. “Great to have Wilfried Bony training with us,’ said Flynn. “Excellent work ethic, professionalism and standards. Boys will take […]

Cambridge United 0, Newport County 0 Newport County earned an away point at Cambridge United in the face of adversity. They were rocks by a series of problems before battling to a goalless draw. Blow number one: Ordered pre-match food was not delivered and the team coach had to stop at Reading Services on the […]

Manager Michael Flynn has warned his Newport County players, staying: “Beware a Cambridge United backlash.” County have won all of their last six meetings against the U’s to a combined goals aggregate of 17-5, including Jamille Matt and Padraig Amond both firing four against Cambridge in 2018-19. Can they make it seven in a row […]