Swindon Town vs Newport County - prediction, team news, lineups

Newport County volition question to Wiltshire for a Group E clash against Swindon Town successful the 2026-27 EFL Trophy.

The Exiles are yet to play successful the EFL Trophy this season, portion the Robins started the radical signifier with a decision to Crystal Palace Under-21s.

Match preview

Swindon caput into Tuesday's contention connected the backmost of a three-game losing tally that started with a dense 4-0 decision to York City successful League Two.

They past fell to a constrictive 2-1 decision to Crystal Palace Under-21s successful their archetypal EFL Trophy outing since being thrown retired of past season's last-16 for fielding 2 ineligible players.

Ian Holloway's broadside experienced much disappointment successful Saturday's distant league clash against Salford City, which was decided by Joe Powell's 77th-minute effort. 

As a effect of that 1-0 defeat, Swindon finished matchday 7 successful 13th spot successful the League Two table, a constituent adrift of the apical 8 and a constituent wide of the bottommost two.

Swindon volition present crook their absorption to EFL Trophy action, with the Robins battling to debar a radical signifier exit for the archetypal clip successful 3 years.

The hosts tin instrumentality assurance from the information they person won each of their past 4 meetings with Newport County, including a 2-0 triumph astatine the County Ground successful February.

Newport, meanwhile, whitethorn admit the distraction of the EFL Trophy, having gone six games without a triumph since beating Rochdale 3-0 connected the opening time of the season.

The Exiles person astatine slightest bounced backmost from back-to-back defeats with consecutive draws against Fleetwood Town and Accrington Stanley.

Hayden Mullins's broadside played retired a goalless matter successful Saturday's distant gathering with Accrington, representing their archetypal distant constituent of the League Two season.

As a result, Newport person moved up to 19th spot and a constituent wide of the bottommost 2 arsenic they present crook their absorption to their archetypal EFL Trophy crippled of the season, with the Exiles aiming to debar a 5th consecutive group-stage exit. 

Newport person not beaten Swindon since signaling a 2-1 triumph at Rodney Parade successful February 2024, portion their past triumph astatine the County Ground came via a 1-0 scoreline successful April 2022. 

If they are to win, it whitethorn travel by a akin scoreline, considering they person failed to people much than erstwhile successful immoderate of their past 4 outings.

Swindon Town EFL Trophy form:

L 

Swindon Town signifier (all competitions):

L W W L L L 

Newport County signifier (all competitions):

L D L L D D 

Team News

Swindon stay without the services of Ollie Palmer, Joe Snowden, Joel McGregor, Ben Middlemas and Gavin Kilkenny.

There are besides doubts implicit the availability of Ryan Tafazolli and Matty Virtue, with the second said to beryllium backmost successful training. 

In affirmative news, Mitch Clark is disposable for enactment aft serving a one-match prohibition astatine the weekend. 

As for the visitors, they stay without midfielder Keenan Patten, who is moving his mode backmost from a semipermanent injury.

James Crole and Kion Etete are making advancement successful their respective recoveries, though they volition not beryllium acceptable for Tuesday's distant trip.

With Mullins expected to marque changes, Jake Turner, Dan Sassi, Matthew Smith and Tanatswa Nyakuhwa are among those who could travel into the starting lineup.

Swindon Town imaginable starting lineup:

Ward; Clark, Debayo, Inwood, Kirkman; Ball, Butterworth; Pearman, Nichols, Glatzel; Hackford

Newport County imaginable starting lineup:

Turner; Thomas, Sassi, Cameron, Jacob; Dibley-Dias, Smith; Adu-Poku, Bamba, Nyakuhwa; Gwengwe

We say: Swindon Town 2-1 Newport County

Swindon whitethorn person mislaid their opening EFL Trophy game, but they person fared good successful caller meetings with Newport, and with that successful mind, we deliberation they volition look victorious by a constrictive scoreline.