| 4¹ | A weak strike from MASUAKU bounced agonisingly wide. |
| 5¹ | A cross from O'RILEY left MASUAKU in lots of space but he scuffed his shot. |
| 10¹ | WARD was able to claw away a powerful shot. |
| 10¹ | MASUAKU poked a simple chance past the righthand post. |
| 13¹ | BALLO fired a looping shot just beyond the near post from just outside the area. |
| 13¹ | BOGLE's header was well saved by LUNEV. |
| 17¹ | DYBALA booked. |
| 21¹ | Uncertainty in the Newport County defence enabled DYBALA to crack the ball inches over. |
| 24¹ | JAMES fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
| 25¹ | INCE charged through the Newport County defence but shot straight at WARD. |
| 25¹ | GOAL!! The creative SAIVET neatly headed on a cross for JAMES to volley the ball in. (1-0 Newport County)| 28¹ | GOAL!! As HEDGES was attempting to hold back SARR the ball dropped to BALLO who knocked the ball into the net. (1-1)| 34¹ | INCE worked the ball to DYBALA, OBITA controlled his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Newport County 'keeper. | | 35¹ | GOAL!! GUEYE drove an amazing shot against the upright with JAMES driving in the rebound. (2-1 Newport County)| 36¹ | A penalty box scramble resulted in BALLO driving the ball over. | | 45¹ | AJAYI beat three Reading players and slammed a golden opportunity over the bar. | | 4² | DYBALA ran onto a great ball from OBITA but fumbled his shot wide. | | 6² | A free-kick from INCE floated wide. | | 31² | OBITA's shot was well held by the 'keeper. | | 31² | A thirty yard shot from BALLO caused the 'keeper no problem. | | 33² | WARD did well to hold onto an amazing strike from BALLO. | | 36² | JAMES headed just wide. | | | |