Newport County vs Tranmere Rovers, 2021-22 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Newport County
  • 49': Aaron Lewis
  • 57': Dominic Telford (P)
  • 88': Finn Azaz
  • 90'+2': Dominic Telford
FT
4 - 2
Tranmere Rovers
  • 65': Joshua Dacres-Cogley
  • 84': Mickey Demetriou (OG)

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

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Robert Street (Newport County).
  • 1': Tom Davies (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Elliott Nevitt with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Dominic Telford (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Norman with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 6': Robert Street (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Elliott Nevitt.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Cameron Norman (Newport County) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Telford with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 10': James Clarke (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Peter Clarke.
  • 14': Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Newport County).
  • 14': Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Calum MacDonald (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Aaron Lewis (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Robert Street (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Cooper.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Robert Street (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 19': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ross Doohan.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Scot Bennett (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz following a corner.
  • 21': Offside, Newport County. Oliver Cooper tries a through ball, but Finn Azaz is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Calum MacDonald (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 22': Oliver Cooper (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Robert Street (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robbie Willmott with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 24': Robert Street (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scot Bennett following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Foul by Aaron Lewis (Newport County).
  • 25': Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Calum MacDonald (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Robert Street (Newport County).
  • 31': Cameron Norman (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 36': Substitution, Newport County. Jake Cain replaces Robbie Willmott because of an injury.
  • 37': Aaron Lewis (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Norman.
  • 39': Foul by Calum MacDonald (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 39': Oliver Cooper (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Robert Street (Newport County).
  • 45': Peter Clarke (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Tom Davies.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Newport County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Cooper.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Newport County 0, Tranmere Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Newport County 0, Tranmere Rovers 0.
  • 46': Calum MacDonald (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Robert Street (Newport County).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kieron Morris.
  • 48': Foul by Lewis Warrington (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 48': Oliver Cooper (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Lewis Warrington (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Goal! Newport County 1, Tranmere Rovers 0. Aaron Lewis (Newport County) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Telford.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Dominic Telford (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Cain.
  • 53': Foul by Calum MacDonald (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 53': Oliver Cooper (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Calum MacDonald (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Sam Foley replaces Josh Hawkes.
  • 56': Penalty Newport County. Finn Azaz draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 56': Penalty conceded by Calum MacDonald (Tranmere Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 57': Goal! Newport County 2, Tranmere Rovers 0. Dominic Telford (Newport County) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Finn Azaz (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Sam Foley (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 60': Foul by Peter Clarke (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 60': Robert Street (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Aaron Lewis (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Sam Foley (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 65': Goal! Newport County 2, Tranmere Rovers 1. Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
  • 67': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
  • 67': Attempt missed. James Clarke (Newport County) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Cain with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Offside, Newport County. Mickey Demetriou tries a through ball, but Robert Street is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Calum MacDonald.
  • 73': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Peter Clarke tries a through ball, but Kane Hemmings is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Peter Clarke (Tranmere Rovers).
  • 74': Robert Street (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Cameron Norman (Newport County).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Dominic Telford (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Cain.
  • 80': Substitution, Newport County. Alex Fisher replaces Robert Street.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Alex Fisher (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Telford.
  • 81': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ross Doohan.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Alex Fisher (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Norman with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Aaron Lewis (Newport County).
  • 83': Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Own Goal by Mickey Demetriou, Newport County. Newport County 2, Tranmere Rovers 2.
  • 86': Foul by Cameron Norman (Newport County).
  • 86': Sam Foley (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Goal! Newport County 3, Tranmere Rovers 2. Finn Azaz (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alex Fisher (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Newport County 4, Tranmere Rovers 2. Dominic Telford (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Tom Davies.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Newport County. Matthew Dolan replaces Oliver Cooper.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by James Clarke.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
  • 90'+7': Lewis Warrington (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Newport County 4, Tranmere Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Newport County 4, Tranmere Rovers 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales

EFL League Two Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0
2 Barnet 0 0 0
3 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0
4 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NEW Newport County (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
30 Nick Townsend (GK)
28 Mickey Demetriou
5 James Clarke
17 Scott Bennett
14 Aaron Lewis
2 Cameron Norman
18 Finn Azaz
31 Oliver Cooper
7 Robbie Wilmott
19 Dominic Telford
11 Robert Street
Newport County Substitutes:
Joe Day, Jake Cain, James Waite, Lewis Collins, Matthew Dolan, Ryan Haynes, Alex Fisher.

TRN Tranmere Rovers (4-4-2)

No. Name
25 Ross Doohan (GK)
26 Peter Clarke
5 Tom Davies
3 Calum MacDonald Yellow Card
2 Joshua Dacres-Cogley
22 Lee O'Connor
19 Lewis Warrington Yellow Card
15 Josh Hawkes
7 Kieron Morris
10 Kane Hemmings
20 Elliott Nevitt
Tranmere Rovers Substitutes:
Nathaniel Knight-Percival, Sam Foley, Joe Murphy, Charlie Jolley, Joshua McPake, Christopher Merrie, Callum McManaman.

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