Haverfordwest County AFC make the journey to Powys on Boxing Day to take on Newtown, as the race for the top six in the JD Cymru Premier begins to heat up.

The Bluebirds were last in action in the league on December 3 when we were narrowly defeated 1-0 by leaders Penybont.

The Robins’ most recent outing was on the same day, when they suffered a 2-1 defeat away at Briton Ferry Llansawel. Aaron Williams’ goal had given Newtown the lead, but the Reds responded through Corey Hurford and Jasper Payne – with the latter scoring in the 17th minute of added time following a lengthy stoppage in play.

The previous meeting between the sides came back in August. On that occasion, County ran out 3-0 winners thanks to goals from Lee Jenkins, Iori Humphreys and Owain Jones, with Zeli Ismail having been sent off in first half stoppage time.

The Town currently find themselves fourth in the standings with four games left to play in Phase One, with the Robins 11 points and five places further back in ninth.

Newtown – At a glance

Founded – 1875

Ground – Montgomery Waters Latham Park

Head coach – Callum McKenzie

Captain – Shane Sutton

Last five meetings

August 30, 2024: Haverfordwest County 3-0 Newtown

October 28, 2023: Newtown 1-1 Haverfordwest County

September 9, 2023: Haverfordwest County 0-4 Newtown

May 13, 2023: Newtown 1-1 Haverfordwest County (3-4 pens)

December 11, 2022: Newtown 2-0 Haverfordwest County

Form guide

Newtown

L D L L L

Haverfordwest County

W L D L L

Key player

Zeli Ismail

Officials

Referee: Alex McInch

Assistants: Ashley Davis and Matthew Johnson

Fourth official: Tegid Richards

Observer: Kim Fisher

How to follow

If you’re not able to make it to Montgomery Waters Latham Park for the game, you can still keep up with the action by following live, play-by-play commentary on our YouTube channel with #TheBluebirdsNest Live, which brings supporters closer to the action! Ryan Evans will be there to describe all the action. To listen along, simply follow this link, or click on the video link below.

There will also be play-by-play text updates on our X (Twitter) page.

JD Cymru Premier MD20 fixtures

Kick-off times are 14:30 unless stated

Thursday 26 December

Barry Town United vs. Penybont (12:30)

Cardiff Metropolitan vs. Briton Ferry Llansawel (12:30)

Aberystwyth Town vs. Bala Town

Caernarfon Town vs. The New Saints

Connah’s Quay Nomads vs. Flint Town United

Newtown vs. Haverfordwest County

Previous meeting