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 15:31:00 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
1PromotionBromley24154814644227
2PromotionSwindon Town24134614463926
3PromotionWalsall2494313473223
4Promotion play-offSalford City2444313473531
5Promotion play-offMK Dons25184111864628
6Promotion play-offCambridge United2494111852819
7Promotion play-offChesterfield25740101054235
8Notts County24103911673626
9Colchester United2410369963828
10Crewe Alexandra2463510593832
11Barnet246359873226
12Grimsby Town245349783530
13Fleetwood Town242349783230
14Accrington Stanley241339692726
15Oldham Athletic2453271162419
16Gillingham2433271163128
17Tranmere Rovers242328883937
18Cheltenham Town25-163093132541
19Barrow24-92466122635
20Bristol Rovers24-232163152144
21Crawley Town25-171947142845
22Shrewsbury Town24-201947132141
23RelegationNewport County24-191745152443
24RelegationHarrogate Town24-211745151839
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