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 18:31:00 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
1PromotionWalsall158299242315
2PromotionSwindon Town156299242620
3PromotionSalford City152268252018
4Promotion play-offMK Dons1512257442917
5Promotion play-offGrimsby Town159257442920
6Promotion play-offGillingham156257442014
7Promotion play-offCrewe Alexandra154258162319
8Notts County1410247342515
9Bromley155246632318
10Chesterfield153246632724
11Barnet153226452017
12Cambridge United151226451615
13Fleetwood Town150226452222
14Oldham Athletic151194741312
15Barrow15-2195461517
16Colchester United151184652120
17Bristol Rovers15-12175281426
18Tranmere Rovers151163752322
19Crawley Town15-7154381623
20Accrington Stanley15-4143571620
21Harrogate Town15-9144291524
22Cheltenham Town14-15144281025
23RelegationShrewsbury Town15-12133481325
24RelegationNewport County15-111132101627
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