Newport County vs Tranmere Rovers, 2026-27 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Newport County

11': Shaquille Gwengwe
90': Shaquille Gwengwe

FT
2 - 2

Tranmere Rovers

71': Zane Okoro
75': Dylan Jones

About

Newport County are hosting Tranmere Rovers at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

11': Shaquille Gwengwe (Newport County) Goal at 11'
15': Jacob Slater (Tranmere Rovers) Yellow Card at 15'
43': Christian Doidge (Newport County) Yellow Card at 43'
45': Dan Sassi (Newport County) Substitution at 45'
54': Cole Jarvis (Newport County) Substitution at 54'
65': Jordan Turnbull (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 65'
66': Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 66'
66': Sam Finley (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 66'
71': Zane Okoro (Tranmere Rovers) Goal at 71'
71': Matthew Dibley-Dias (Newport County) Substitution at 71'
71': Kieron Evans (Newport County) Substitution at 71'
73': Tom Ince (Tranmere Rovers) Yellow Card at 73'
75': Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers) Goal at 75'
78': Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 78'
78': Joe Thomas (Newport County) Substitution at 78'
80': Patrick Brough (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 80'
84': Matthew Dibley-Dias (Newport County) Yellow Card at 84'
90': Shaquille Gwengwe (Newport County) Goal at 90'

Statistics

TRN		NEW
11	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	2
59.5	Possession	40.5
15	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
224	Accurate Passes	116
345	Passes	228
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.5
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	6
11	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
33	Clearances	40

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Attendance: 4,606

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barnet	6	+5	12
2	Bristol Rovers	6	+4	12
3	York City	6	+5	11
4	Cheltenham Town	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newport County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Wright (GK)
4	Kyle Cameron
5	Lee Jenkins
17	Alfie Merritt
22	Cameron Norman
10	Harrison Biggins
6	Ciaran Brennan
2	Cameron Evans
27	Christian Doidge
9	Shaquille Gwengwe
20	Yahya Bamba

Newport County Substitutes:

Dan Sassi, Joe Thomas, Jake Turner, Cole Jarvis, Matthew Dibley-Dias, Kieron Evans, Matt Smith.

Tranmere Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Luke McGee (GK)
5	Nathan Smith
16	Bobby Faulkner
3	Jacob Slater
2	Joel Senior
10	Tom Ince
11	Tom Conlon
6	Will Vaulks
9	Joe Ironside
7	Charlie Whitaker
17	Zane Okoro

Tranmere Rovers Substitutes:

Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Jordan Turnbull, Dylan Jones, Lee O'Connor, Sam Finley, Patrick Brough, Charlie Veevers.

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