England - League 2Rodney Parade, Sep 6
FTNewport County
2 - 3
Bristol Rovers
Events:
34'Macauley Southam-Hales
34'Macauley Southam-Hales
HT
0 - 0
Events:
52'0 - 1Luke Thomas
52'0 - 1Luke Thomas
56'Matthew Baker
56'Matthew Baker
59'0 - 2Luke Thomas
59'0 - 2Luke Thomas
68'Josh McEachran
68'Josh McEachran
72'0 - 3(Assist)Ellis HarrisonAlfie Chang
72'0 - 3Ellis HarrisonAlfie Chang(Assist)
78'Kai WhitmoreNathaniel Opoku1 - 3(Assist)
78'1 - 3Kai WhitmoreNathaniel Opoku(Assist)
89'Nathaniel Opoku2 - 3
89'2 - 3Nathaniel Opoku
90 + 5'Promise Omochere
90 + 5'Promise Omochere
FT
2 - 3
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Oliver Mackey (England)
Venue: Rodney ParadeSep 6
Spectators: 5,305
Stats:
Shots on target
5
Shots on target
4
Shots off target
2
Shots off target
5
Blocked Shots
4
Blocked Shots
3
Possession (%)
47
Possession (%)
53
Corner Kicks
1
Corner Kicks
3
Offsides
2
Offsides
4
Fouls
16
Fouls
15
Throw ins
29
Throw ins
28
Yellow cards
1
Yellow cards
3
Crosses
5
Crosses
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
Goal kicks
11
Goal kicks
7
Latest commentaries:
90+7'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+5'Yellow card for Promise Omochere.
89'G O O O A A A L - Nathaniel Opoku is on target!
86'Ciaran Brennan is coming off and he is replaced by Gerard Garner.
86'Sammy Braybrooke is coming off and he is replaced by Cameron Antwi.
82'Alfie Chang is coming off and he is replaced by Clinton Mola.
82'Macauley Southam-Hales is coming off and he is replaced by Joel Senior.
78'Nathaniel Opoku provided the assist for the goal.
78'G O O O A A A L - Kai Whitmore is on target!
77'Luke Thomas is coming off and he is replaced by Ruel Sotiriou.
72'Alfie Chang provided the assist for the goal.
72'G O O O A A A L - Ellis Harrison is on target!
71'Michael Reindorf is coming off and he is replaced by Michael Spellman.
68'Yellow card for Joshua McEachran.
67'Fabrizio Cavegn is coming off and he is replaced by Ellis Harrison.
64'Cameron Evans is coming off and he is replaced by Kai Whitmore.
64'Matthew Baker is coming off and he is replaced by Nathaniel Opoku.
59'G O O O A A A L - Luke Thomas is on target!
56'Yellow card for Matthew Baker.
52'G O O O A A A L - Luke Thomas is on target!
46'The second half is underway.
45+2'It's over! The referee blows for half time
24'Yellow card for Macauley Southam-Hales.
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Sat Sep 06 2025 11:31:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Newport County5-3-2
1
Nikola Tzanev
22
Habeeb Ogunneye
4
Matthew Baker
5
James Clarke
15
Lee Thomas Jenkins
3
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
2
Cameron Evans
6
Ciaran Brennan
44
Sammy Braybrooke
7
Bobby Kamwa
23
Michael Reindorf
211
Luke Thomas
29
Fabrizio Cavegn
9
Promise Omochere
22
Kamil Conteh
20
Josh McEachran
24
Alfie Chang
23
Macauley Southam-Hales
35
Kacper Łopata
5
Alfie Kilgour
3
Jack Sparkes
13
Brad Young
Bristol Rovers4-3-3
Substitutions:
64'
Matthew BakerNathaniel Opoku
67'
Fabrizio CavegnEllis Harrison
64'
Cameron EvansKai Whitmore
77'
Luke ThomasRuel Sotiriou
71'
Michael ReindorfMichael Spellman
82'
Macauley Southam-HalesJoel Senior
86'
Sammy BraybrookeCameron Antwi
82'
Alfie ChangClinton Mola
86'
Ciaran BrennanGerard Garner
Substitute players:
Jordan Wright
Joel Senior
Cameron Antwi
Taylor Moore
Joe Thomas
Clinton Mola
Kai Whitmore
Ruel Sotiriou
Gerard Garner
Ellis Harrison
Michael Spellman
Bryant Bilongo
Nathaniel Opoku
Freddie Issaka
Coaches:
David Hughes
Darrell Clarke
League 2
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1PromotionWalsall128268221810
2PromotionSwindon Town119248032213
3PromotionGillingham127226421811
4Promotion play-offMK Dons1211216332312
5Promotion play-offGrimsby Town129216332415
6Promotion play-offChesterfield123216332219
7Promotion play-offBarnet124206241612
8Crewe Alexandra123196151613
9Salford City120196151717
10Bromley123184621815
11Cambridge United122185341412
12Fleetwood Town120185341818
13Notts County117175242013
14Bristol Rovers12-4175251317
15Oldham Athletic12115363109
16Colchester United121143541817
17Harrogate Town12-3144261417
18Barrow12-314426912
19Tranmere Rovers11-1112541617
20Accrington Stanley11-79236714
21Crawley Town12-1192371021
22Shrewsbury Town12-119237920
23RelegationNewport County12-1082281121
24RelegationCheltenham Town12-188228725
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