Newport County vs Bristol Rovers, 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
  • 78': Kai Whitmore
  • 89': Nathaniel Opoku
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  • 52': Luke Thomas
  • 59': Luke Thomas
  • 72': Ellis Harrison

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 34': Macauley Southam (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 34'
  • 52': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 52'
  • 56': Matthew Baker (Newport County) Yellow Card at 56'
  • 59': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 59'
  • 64': Nathaniel Opoku (Newport County) Substitution at 64'
  • 64': Kai Whitmore (Newport County) Substitution at 64'
  • 67': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 67'
  • 68': Josh McEachran (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 68'
  • 71': Michael Spellman (Newport County) Substitution at 71'
  • 72': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 72'
  • 77': Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 77'
  • 78': Kai Whitmore (Newport County) Goal at 78'
  • 82': Joel Senior (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 82'
  • 82': Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 82'
  • 86': Cameron Antwi (Newport County) Substitution at 86'
  • 86': Gerard Garner (Newport County) Substitution at 86'
  • 89': Nathaniel Opoku (Newport County) Goal at 89'
  • 90'+5': Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

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15 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 1
52.9 Possession 47.1
12 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
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
3 Blocked Shots 4
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Attendance: 5,305

EFL League Two Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bromley 46 +25 87
2 Milton Keynes Dons 46 +41 86
3 Cambridge United 46 +33 82
4 Salford City 46 +10 81
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Nik Tzanev (GK)
5 James Clarke
15 Lee Jenkins
3 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
22 Habeeb Ogunneye
2 Cameron Evans
44 Sammy Braybrooke
6 Ciaran Brennan
23 Michael Reindorf
7 Bobby Kamwa
4 Matthew Baker Yellow Card

BRI Bristol Rovers (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Brad Young (GK)
5 Alfie Kilgour
35 Kacper Lopata
3 Jack Sparkes
23 Macauley Southam Yellow Card
20 Josh McEachran Yellow Card
22 Kamil Conteh
24 Alfie Chang
9 Promise Omochere Yellow Card
29 Fabrizio Cavegn
11 Luke Thomas

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