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Bristol Rovers vs Newport County

League Two · 2026 · Regular Season - 2

League Two · 2026 · Regular Season - 2

Bristol Rovers

Full time

Newport County

Memorial Stadium, Bristol, GloucestershireCapacity 11,916

Timeline

  1. Kick-off
  2. 1'0-1Goal. H. Biggins (C. Doidge)Normal GoalTeam: Newport County
  3. 8'Yellow card. C. MolaYellow Card · Unsportsmanlike conductTeam: Bristol Rovers
  4. 14'Yellow card. Yellow cardYellow Card · Unsportsmanlike conductTeam: Bristol Rovers
  5. 45+1'1-1Goal. B. PurringtonNormal GoalTeam: Bristol Rovers
  6. 1-1Half time
  7. Second half
  8. 53'2-1Goal. F. Cavegn (T. James)Normal GoalTeam: Bristol Rovers
  9. 57'3-1Own goal. L. JenkinsOwn GoalTeam: Bristol Rovers
  10. 61'3-2Goal. S. Gwengwe (C. Doidge)Normal GoalTeam: Newport County
  11. 74'Substitution. C. Evans replaced by M. SmithSubstitution 1Team: Newport County
  12. 74'Substitution. T. Davies replaced by Alfie MerrittSubstitution 2Team: Newport County
  13. 74'Substitution. C. Doidge replaced by D. SassiSubstitution 3Team: Newport County
  14. 74'4-2Goal. B. Kamwa (Brad Young)Normal GoalTeam: Bristol Rovers
  15. 75'Yellow card. B. KamwaYellow Card · Unsportsmanlike conductTeam: Bristol Rovers
  16. 76'Yellow card. C. BrennanYellow Card · Unsportsmanlike conductTeam: Newport County
  17. 79'Substitution. B. Kamwa replaced by J. AitchisonSubstitution 1Team: Bristol Rovers
  18. 85'Substitution. S. Forde replaced by R. Russell-DennySubstitution 2Team: Bristol Rovers
  19. 85'Substitution. T. James replaced by R. SmallwoodSubstitution 3Team: Bristol Rovers
  20. 85'Substitution. Y. Bamba replaced by C. JarvisSubstitution 4Team: Newport County
  21. 87'Substitution. T. Leigh replaced by E. HarrisonSubstitution 4Team: Bristol Rovers
  22. 90+1'4-3Goal. C. Jarvis (Alfie Merritt)Normal GoalTeam: Newport County
  23. 90+6'Substitution. H. Biggins replaced by K. PattenSubstitution 5Team: Newport County
  24. 90+9'5-3Goal. F. Cavegn (R. Russell-Denny)Normal GoalTeam: Bristol Rovers
  25. 5-3Full time

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers

Formation 4-2-3-1

Brad Young5.6
T. James6.6
K. Balmer6.7
B. Purrington7.0
R. Harbottle6.2
C. Mola6.2
S. Forde6.0
B. Kamwa7.5
Keenan Gough6.9
T. Leigh7.2
F. Cavegn9.5

Newport County

Formation 4-2-3-1

J. Wright6.9
T. Davies5.9
K. Cameron6.0
L. Jenkins5.5
C. Norman5.9
C. Evans6.9
C. Brennan6.5
S. Gwengwe7.0
H. Biggins7.3
Y. Bamba6.3
C. Doidge7.3

Bristol Rovers

4-2-3-1

Substitutes

  • 8R. Russell-Denny
  • 9J. Quigley
  • 11J. Aitchison
  • 17C. Kelly
  • 19E. Harrison
  • 21R. Smallwood
  • 32Charlie Binns

Coach: Steve Evans

Newport County

4-2-3-1

Substitutes

  • 8M. Smith
  • 12Joe Thomas
  • 17Alfie Merritt
  • 25J. Turner
  • 29K. Patten
  • 34D. Sassi
  • 40C. Jarvis

Coach: Hayden Mullins

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Match statistics

Bristol RoversNewport County
64%
Possession
36%
26
Shots
8
9
Shots on target
3
9
Shots off target
5
8
Shots blocked
0
19
Shots inside the box
6
7
Shots outside the box
2
0
Saves
5
11
Corners
1
3
Offsides
5
6
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
1
367
Passes
216
242
Accurate passes
102
66%
Pass accuracy
47%

League Two

League Two
TeamPGDPts
1Barnet7+715
2Walsall7+613
3Grimsby7+513
4Gillingham7+512
5Cheltenham7+312
6Bristol Rovers7+112
7York7+311
8Chesterfield7+211
9Crewe7+211
10Tranmere7+210
11Fleetwood Town7+110
12Salford City7-110
13Swindon Town7-310
14Rotherham709
15Colchester7-29
16Oldham7-17
17Rochdale7-37
18Shrewsbury7-67
19Newport County7-16
20Exeter City7-16
21Accrington ST7-36
22Northampton7-36
23Port Vale7-65
24Crawley Town7-74

Head to head

Up to the ten most recent meetings between these clubs in the fixtures we hold.

Bristol Rovers
4
Drawn
0
Newport County
4

The record over the 8 meetings listed below.

  • Bristol RoversNewport CountyFTLeague Two
  • Newport CountyBristol RoversFTLeague Two
  • Newport CountyBristol RoversFTLeague Two
  • Bristol RoversNewport CountyFTLeague Two
  • Newport CountyBristol RoversFTLeague Two
  • Bristol RoversNewport CountyFTLeague Two
  • Bristol RoversNewport CountyFTLeague Two
  • Newport CountyBristol RoversFTLeague Two

Bristol Rovers beat Newport County 5-3 in the League Two on Saturday 22 August. 442ball records this match from the fixture feed and recomputes every table and total from the match record rather than copying a feed.

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