English League Two

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Newport County WWLLW 3
–
Bristol Rovers WWDLL 5
1st2ndT
NEW123
BRI145
Memorial Stadium · 10,349 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
0
36.4
Possession
63.6
8
SHOTS
26
3
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
102
Accurate Passes
242
216
Passes
367
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.7
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
0
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
5
20
Tackles
7
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
59
Clearances
26

Head to Head

BRI leads series 3-2

Lineups

BRI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad YoungG
  2. 26Riley HarbottleCD-L
  3. 4Kofi BalmerCD-R
  4. 14Ben PurringtonLB
  5. 2Tom JamesRB
  6. 24Tommy LeighAM
  7. 22Keenan GoughLM
  8. 6Clinton MolaRM
  9. 29Fabrizio CavegnF
  10. 10Bobby KamwaAM-L
  11. 7Shaqai FordeAM-R

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan WrightG
  2. 4Kyle CameronCD-L
  3. 5Lee JenkinsCD-R
  4. 3Tom DaviesLB
  5. 22Cameron NormanRB
  6. 10Harrison BigginsAM
  7. 6Ciaran BrennanLM
  8. 2Cameron EvansRM
  9. 27Christian DoidgeF
  10. 9Shaquille GwengweAM-L
  11. 20Yahya BambaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Harrison Biggins (Newport County) Goal at 1'
  2. 8' Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 8'
  3. 45'+1' Ben Purrington (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 45'+1'
  4. 53' Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 53'
  5. 57' Lee Jenkins (Newport County) Own Goal at 57'
  6. 61' Shaquille Gwengwe (Newport County) Goal at 61'
  7. 74' Matt Smith (Newport County) Substitution at 74'
  8. 74' Alfie Merritt (Newport County) Substitution at 74'
  9. 74' Dan Sassi (Newport County) Substitution at 74'
  10. 74' Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 74'
  11. 75' Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 75'
  12. 76' Ciaran Brennan (Newport County) Yellow Card at 76'
  13. 79' Jack Aitchison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 79'
  14. 85' Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 85'
  15. 85' Richard Smallwood (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 85'
  16. 85' Cole Jarvis (Newport County) Substitution at 85'
  17. 87' Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 87'
  18. 90'+1' Cole Jarvis (Newport County) Goal at 90'+1'
  19. 90'+6' Keenan Patten (Newport County) Substitution at 90'+6'
  20. 90'+9' Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 90'+9'

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