National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newport County or Brentford that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Newport nor Brentford as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Newport County form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Newport County, as the manager Coughlan led his troops to eliminate Charlton Athletic, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.As mentioned below, Newport County are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 League Two games.
Newport County's last game was hosting Sutton United and winning 3-1. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Evans, having bagged a goal in five matches in a row. The forward Evans outshone all others in that game and got a match rating of 8.01 out of 10. Evans scored one goal.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Forest Green Rovers.The match schedule is unforgiving for Newport County as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. AFC Wimbledon are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from Newport County's 2 home games: {7 goals}, 1 conceded.
Brentford form and stats
Brentford's mission in Carabao Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Playing away, Brentford have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Brentford's last game was the home draw against Crystal Palace (1-1).
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Fulham with the score of 3-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Brentford are hosting AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League only four days away.
{3 goals} so far away for Brentford, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Evans 6 goals |   B. Mbeumo 3 goals |  H. Charsley 2 goals |
Newport County missing players
Brentford missing players
| Newport County | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 35 | ||
| 42 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 11.4 | ||
| 4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 43% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 33% | ||
| 10.7 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Notts County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Barrow | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Salford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
