National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newport County or Newcastle United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Newport nor Newcastle United 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
Newport County was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Carabao Cup.The story so far in the League Two for Newport County at their home stadium (Rodney Parade) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Carabao Cup for Newport County. There’s a good atmosphere here at Rodney Parade after three straight home wins.
A strong away win for Newport against Bolton Wanderers the last match, as Tristan Abrahams (2) were on target. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Watford.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Mansfield Town are coming to town in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Newport County's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.
Newcastle United form and stats
They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Newcastle United are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Tottenham Hotspur in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 1-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Morecambe at their stadium, the result 7-0.
Goalkeeper Karl Darlow made a total of eleven saves, making him a hero against Tottenham Hotspur. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
A quick return to home after this game, as Newcastle are hosting Burnley in the Premier League only three days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Newcastle United has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Abrahams 2 goals | R. Taylor 2 goals |   C. Wilson 2 goals |
Newport County missing players
Newcastle United missing players
| Newport County | Newcastle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 27 | 19 | Scored | S | 20 | 35 | ||
| 26 | 6 | Conceded | C | 21 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 328 | 204 | Total Shots | T S | 122 | 218 | ||
| 91 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 68 | ||
| 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Crawley Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Salford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| 24 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Everton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |