Newport County · League Two← BackCiaran Brennan has been a standout in the 2026/27 League Cup, making two appearances and logging 190 minutes. He has not scored or assisted, but his defensive contribution is clear: 7 tackles and 4 interceptions give him 3.32 tackles per 90 minutes, well above the midfielder baseline of 1.84. His key passes total one, which translates to 0.47 per 90, also above the baseline of 1.33. With no shots or shots on target, Brennan’s offensive output is minimal, but his work off the ball is evident. His average match rating of 6.6 reflects a solid, defensively oriented performance. Ciaran Brennan’s season so far underscores his role as a deep-lying midfielder who prioritises defensive solidity over attacking statistics.
C. Brennan has played 358 minutes across 4 appearances in League Two, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 0% of 2 shots and averaging 6.50 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille Gwengwe | M | 3 | 253 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 50% | 1 | 54% | 3 | 60% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | – |
| H. Biggins | M | 4 | 369 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 33% | 6 | 76% | 1 | 33% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | – |
| Yahya Bamba | M | 3 | 232 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 49% | 4 | 31% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36% | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Cole Jarvis | M | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 57% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | – |
| Kyle Cameron | D | 4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 63% | 1 | 100% | 8 | 2 | 3 | 58% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | – |
| J. Wright | G | 4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 26% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6.27 | – |
| C. Norman | D | 4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 45% | 1 | 20% | 8 | 2 | 1 | 48% | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | – |
| L. Jenkins | D | 4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 55% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 60% | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.38 | – |
| Ciaran Brennan | M | 4 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 64% | 1 | 100% | 13 | 7 | 1 | 62% | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| C. Evans | M | 4 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 54% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 3 | 2 | 64% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | – |
| Christian Doidge | F | 3 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 56% | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 | – |
| Alfie Merritt | D | 4 | 159 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 40% | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | – |
| Joe Thomas | D | 2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 73% | 1 | 100% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| D. Sassi | D | 4 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 41% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Shaquille Gwengwe | – | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 33% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.89 | – |
| Y. Bamba | M | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 83% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.08 | – |
| M. Dibley-Dias | M | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 57% | 1 | 100% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.29 | – |
| Kieron Evans | M | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 75% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 | – |
| G. Garner | F | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | – |
| Thomas Davies | D | 2 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 62% | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | – |
| Matt Smith | M | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 55% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Moses Alexander-Walker | F | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Keenan Pattern | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Newport County | League Two | 3 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 60% | 1 | 11 | 5 | 63% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 |
| 2026/27 | Newport County | League Cup | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 72% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2025/26 | Newport County | League Two | 23 | 1121 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 74% | 2 | 22 | 12 | 58% | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.61 |
| 2025/26 | Newport County | FA Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 95% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 | Newport County | League Cup | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2024/25 | Newport County | League Cup | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 85% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | a Salford | L | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.18 | – |
| 29 Aug | v Tranmere | D | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 22 Aug | a Bristol Rvs | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 08 Aug | a AFC Wimbledon | D | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 02 May | a Barrow | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 25 Apr | v Oldham | – | 47 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 11 Apr | v Harrogate | – | 14 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 06 Apr | a Notts County | – | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 03 Apr | v Crawley Town | – | 24 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 28 Mar | v Shrewsbury | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 14 Feb | a Milton Keynes Dons | – | 38 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 11 Feb | a Swindon | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 07 Feb | v Grimsby | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 31 Jan | a Bristol Rvs | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 27 Jan | v Accrington | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |