National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newport County or Southampton that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Newport and Southampton.
Newport County form and stats
Newport have not come this way in the Carabao Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Ipswich Town. Last season, Newport's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.Newport has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Rodney Parade. We remember; it was Cambridge United.
A strong away win for Newport against Tranmere Rovers the last match, as Alex Fisher were on target. The goalie Joe Day was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.32 out of ten. Day stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Joe Day loved the game against Tranmere Rovers. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory.
Prior to that, an away loss at Mansfield Town in the League Two.There will be little rest for Newport after this match as they are travelling to Salford City for a League Two game in only three days.
Southampton form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Bitter travels for Southampton as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Sheffield United match.
Southampton played 1-1 against Manchester United in their previous match. Defender Mohammed Salisu was the best team player with a rating of 7.7. Salisu won 3 of 4 duels.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Everton wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Newcastle United.
It's early days yet, but Southampton has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Willmott 1 goals | K. Ellison 1 goals |  A. Fisher 1 goals |
Newport County missing players
Southampton missing players
| Newport County | Southampton | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Scored | S | 18 | 34 | ||
| 21 | 3 | Conceded | C | 24 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 44% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 22% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 11% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 28% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.2 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 22 | Salford City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 23 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 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 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 19 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 |