Newport County AFC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 3
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Match Preview
Newport County AFC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — FA Cup at Rodney Parade.
- Newport County AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rob Lewis
- Referee Lee Mason
- Referee Tim Wood
- Referee Mark Scholes
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D 28 Nov Salford City FC H 3–0 W 07 Nov Leyton Orient FC A 2–1 W 20 Nov Grimsby Town FC H 2–0 W 16 Feb Manchester City FC H 1–4 L 05 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Jan Newport County AFC A 1–1 D 02 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–3 D 29 Dec Arsenal FC H 0–1 L 27 Dec West Ham United FC A 2–2 D 20 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D 16 Dec Fulham FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Newport County AFC this season0% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Newport County AFC is hosting Brighton & Hove Albion FC for another epic battle.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mickey Demetriou made 22 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 39' Joss Labadie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robbie Willmott on 39 minute.
- 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leandro Trossard, as he is very good at scoring at Rodney Parade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 323 games and scored 379 goals.
- 54' Newport County AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 62' It is a substitution in Newport County AFC team. Padraig Amond is replaced by Ryan Taylor on 62 minute.
- 63' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Andi Zeqiri by Davy Propper on 63 minute.
- 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 71' The whistle greets Alireza Jahanbakhsh as he departs to be replaced by Percy Tau.
- 76' It’s high time Michael Flynn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 81' It looks like no one’s ball. Newport County AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 86' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
- 90' Solomon March puts Brighton & Hove Albion FC on the lead.
- 90' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Solomon March departs to be replaced by Bernardo.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Newport County AFC
Starting XI- 1
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Matthew Dolan ↓ Jamie Proctor 90'
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Robbie Willmott ↓ Joss Labadie 39'
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Padraig Amond ↓ Ryan Taylor 62'
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Jamie Devitt ↓ Lewis Collins 63'
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Bench- 30
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Joss Labadie ↑ 39'
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Lewis Collins ↑ 63'
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Jamie Proctor ↑ 90'
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Ryan Taylor ↑ 62'
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Kevin Ellison ↑ 90'
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Coach Michael FlynnBrighton & Hove Albion FC
Starting XI- 4
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Alireza Jahanbakhsh ↓ Percy Tau 71'
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Solomon March ↓ Bernardo 90'
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Ben White ↓ Joel Veltman 108'
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Andi Zeqiri ↓ Davy Propper 63'
Bench-
24
Davy Propper ↑ 63'
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Bernardo ↑ 90'
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Joel Veltman ↑ 108'
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Leandro Trossard ↑ 63'
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Percy Tau ↑ 71'
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Coach Graham Potter -
Newport County AFC Form
2021-01-10 Newport County AFC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-11-28 Newport County AFC 3–0 Salford City FC W 2020-11-07 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Newport County AFC W 2019-11-20 Newport County AFC 2–0 Grimsby Town FC W 2019-02-16 Newport County AFC 1–4 Manchester City FC L 2019-02-05 Newport County AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC WBrighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2021-01-10 Newport County AFC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-01-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2020-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2020-12-27 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-12-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2020-12-16 Fulham FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D