Newport County vs AS Roma, 2026 Club Friendly

· Club Friendly

Newport County

85': Kyle Cameron

FT
1 - 4

AS Roma

37': Mario Hermoso
54': Santiago Castro (P)
59': Konstantinos Koulierakis
81': Matìas Soulè

About

Newport County are hosting AS Roma at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the Club Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Harrison Biggins (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
3': Foul by Lee Jenkins (Newport County).
3': Santiago Castro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt saved. Harrison Biggins (Newport County) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner by Mile Svilar (Roma). Assisted by Yahya Bamba.
4': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Santiago Castro.
5': Foul by Christian Doidge (Newport County).
5': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Yahya Bamba (Newport County).
11': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Trialist.
13': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jordan Wright.
14': Attempt saved. Christian Doidge (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mile Svilar (Roma). Assisted by Cameron Norman.
15': Foul by Ciarán Brennan (Newport County).
15': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt blocked. Santiago Castro (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Yahya Bamba.
19': Christian Doidge (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Roma).
20': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a headed pass.
21': Foul by Ciarán Brennan (Newport County).
21': Neil El Aynaoui (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Harrison Biggins (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Roma).
23': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Wright (Newport County).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Cameron Norman (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
27': Ciarán Brennan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Roma).
32': Christian Doidge (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
33': Attempt blocked. Kyle Cameron (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
33': Attempt saved. Harrison Biggins (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mile Svilar (Roma).
33': Foul by Christian Doidge (Newport County).
33': Mile Svilar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Wesley.
35': Foul by Ciarán Brennan (Newport County).
35': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Harrison Biggins (Newport County).
36': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Goal! Newport County 0, Roma 1. Mario Hermoso (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Castro.
40': Foul by Lee Jenkins (Newport County).
40': Devyne Rensch (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Lee Jenkins (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Trialist (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Santiago Castro (Roma).
41': Delay in match because of an injury Trialist (Newport County).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Christian Doidge (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Roma).
45'+1': Christian Doidge (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Roma).
45'+3': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+4': First Half ends, Newport County 0, Roma 1.
45': Substitution, Newport County. Shaun MacDonald replaces Jordan Wright.
45': Substitution, Newport County. Tom Davies replaces Christian Doidge.
45': Second Half begins Newport County 0, Roma 1.
47': Matt Smith (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Wesley (Roma).
48': Attempt saved. Harrison Biggins (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mile Svilar (Roma). Assisted by Shaquille Gwengwe.
52': Attempt blocked. Wesley (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui.
52': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Cameron Norman.
52': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
53': Penalty conceded by Kyle Cameron (Newport County) after a foul in the penalty area.
53': Penalty Roma. Mario Hermoso draws a foul in the penalty area.
54': Goal! Newport County 0, Roma 2. Santiago Castro (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
56': Foul by Shaquille Gwengwe (Newport County).
56': Evan Ndicka (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Matt Smith.
58': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
59': Goal! Newport County 0, Roma 3. Konstantinos Koulierakis (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
60': Substitution, Newport County. Gerard Garner replaces Matt Smith.
60': Substitution, Newport County. Cameron Evans replaces Shaquille Gwengwe.
60': Foul by Cameron Evans (Newport County).
60': Santiago Castro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Harrison Biggins (Newport County).
63': Neil El Aynaoui (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Gerard Garner (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yahya Bamba with a cross.
64': Harrison Biggins (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Wesley (Roma).
65': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
65': Foul by Cameron Evans (Newport County).
65': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Cameron Evans (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Cameron Evans (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Roma).
69': Paulo Dybala (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
69': Substitution, Roma. Daniele Ghilardi replaces Konstantinos Koulierakis.
70': Substitution, Roma. Robinio Vaz replaces Santiago Castro.
70': Substitution, Roma. Emanuele Lulli replaces Devyne Rensch.
70': Substitution, Roma. Matías Soulé replaces Paulo Dybala.
70': Substitution, Newport County. Kieron Evans replaces Yahya Bamba.
70': Substitution, Newport County. Cole Jarvis replaces Ciarán Brennan.
72': Foul by Cameron Norman (Newport County).
72': Robinio Vaz (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Attempt blocked. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui.
73': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Harrison Biggins.
73': Cole Jarvis (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Wesley (Roma).
74': Attempt saved. Kieron Evans (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mile Svilar (Roma).
74': Foul by Cameron Norman (Newport County).
74': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Substitution, Roma. Jan Ziólkowski replaces Evan Ndicka.
75': Substitution, Roma. Filippo Reale replaces Wesley.
76': Substitution, Roma. Pierluigi Gollini replaces Mile Svilar.
76': Lee Jenkins (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Robinio Vaz (Roma).
77': Attempt blocked. Neil El Aynaoui (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robinio Vaz.
78': Substitution, Newport County. Dan Sassi replaces Lee Jenkins.
78': Substitution, Newport County. Moses Alexander-Walker replaces Trialist.
79': Gerard Garner (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Jan Ziólkowski (Roma).
81': Goal! Newport County 0, Roma 4. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
82': Substitution, Roma. Francesco Panico replaces Neil El Aynaoui.
83': Substitution, Roma. Federico Nardin replaces Gianluca Mancini.
83': Substitution, Roma. Luigi Cherubini replaces Bryan Cristante.
83': Substitution, Roma. Mattia Mannini replaces Mario Hermoso.
84': Tom Davies (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Mattia Mannini (Roma).
85': Goal! Newport County 1, Roma 4. Kyle Cameron (Newport County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Biggins with a cross following a set piece situation.
86': Substitution, Newport County. Joe Thomas replaces Cameron Norman.
86': Substitution, Newport County. Keenan Patten replaces Harrison Biggins.
88': Joe Thomas (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Daniele Ghilardi (Roma).
88': Daniele Ghilardi (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Thomas (Newport County).
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Substitution, Newport County. Harrison Pugh replaces Joe Thomas because of an injury.
90': Substitution, Newport County. Harrison Halpin replaces Kyle Cameron.
90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Roma 4.
0': Match ends, Newport County 1, Roma 4.

Statistics

ROMA		NEW
16	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	0
64.2	Possession	35.8
11	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
389	Accurate Passes	181
474	Passes	259
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	6
17	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.4
45	Long Balls	60
22	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	6
12	Tackles	8
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	11
23	Effective Clearances	24
23	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Attendance: 7,500

Line-Ups

Newport County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Wright (GK)
4	Kyle Cameron
5	Lee Jenkins
17	Trialist A
22	Cameron Norman
10	Harrison Biggins
6	Ciaran Brennan
8	Matt Smith
27	Christian Doidge
9	Shaquille Gwengwe
20	Yahya Bamba

Newport County Substitutes:

Gerard Garner, Cole Jarvis, Dan Sassi, Tom Davies, Harrison Pugh, Kieron Evans, Cameron Evans, Harrison Halpin, Joe Thomas, Shaun MacDonald, Moses Alexander-Walker, Keenan Patten.

AS Roma (3-5-2)

No.	Name
99	Mile Svilar (GK)
5	Evan Ndicka
33	Konstantinos Koulierakis
23	Gianluca Mancini
8	Neil El Aynaoui
22	Mario Hermoso
4	Bryan Cristante
43	Wesley
2	Devyne Rensch
21	Paulo Dybala
9	Santiago Castro

AS Roma Substitutes:

Emanuele Lulli, Giorgio De Marzi, Federico Nardin, Filippo Reale, Jan Ziólkowski, Matìas Soulè, Pierluigi Gollini, Muhammed Bah, Robinio Vaz, Mattia Mannini, Luigi Cherubini, Donyell Malen, Daniele Ghilardi, Francesco Panico.

Club Friendly News

Socceroos will benefit from big-money transfers

Joey Lynch explains the knock-on effect that moves like of Nestory Irankunda to Sporting and Lucas Herrington to Hull will have.

Kane: It would be amazing to win the Ballon d'Or

The real story behind Enzo Fernández being booed on Stamford Bridge return

Michallik: Tottenham will finish top 4 under De Zerbi

Should Man United be concerned heading into the new season?