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

· English League Two

Newport County

78': Kai Whitmore
89': Nathaniel Opoku

FT
2 - 3

Bristol Rovers

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

BRI		NEW
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	36	+23	70
2	Milton Keynes Dons	36	+36	68
3	Cambridge United	35	+22	65
4	Notts County	35	+20	64

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

Newport County Substitutes:

Gerard Garner, Joe Thomas, Michael Spellman, Cameron Antwi, Nathaniel Opoku, Jordan Wright, Kai Whitmore.

Bristol Rovers (4-3-3)

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

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Ellis Harrison, Joel Senior, Frederick Issaka, Ruel Sotiriou, Clinton Mola, Taylor Moore, Bryant Bilongo.

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