Newport County 0-1 Salford City — League Two, 19 Aug 2025
Salford City beat Newport County 1-0 in the League Two on 19 August 2025 at Rodney Parade, Newport. Adebola Oluwo scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newport County have won 1 and Salford City 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 0-151'assist: B. Woodburn
- 53'Foul
- 65'
- 65'out: M. Spellman
- 69'out: J. Bird
- 75'
- 80'Foul
- 83'Jay Bird
- 83'R. Longelo-Mbuleout: T. Edwards
- 90+2'out: M. Alexander-Walker
- 90+3'Argument
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Newport County
- 7.5Lee JenkinsD
- 7.5Michael SpellmanF
- 7.2Matthew BakerD
- 6.9Cameron AntwiM
- 6.7Matthew SmithM
- 6.7James ClarkeD
- 6.7Ben LloydM
- 6.7Thomas DaviesD
- 6.5Nikola TzanevG
- 6.5Habeeb OgunneyeD
- 6.3Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 6.2Cameron EvansM
- 6.2Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaF
- 5.7Michael ReindorfF
Salford City
- 8.3Adebola OluwoD
- 7.5Luke GarbuttD
- 7.3Matthew YoungG
- 7.3Oliver TurtonD
- 7.3Rosaire LongeloM
- 7.2Jorge GrantM
- 7.0Joshua AusterfieldM
- 6.9Ben WoodburnM
- 6.6Tom EdwardsD
- 6.5Kadeem HarrisM
- 6.3Jay BirdF
- 6.2Cole StocktonF
- 6.0Kallum CesayF
Line-ups
Salford City3-5-2
Newport County5-3-2
Substitutes
Newport CountyChristian Fuchs
Substitutes
- 3A. Driscoll-GlennonD
- 9Courtney Baker-Richardson75'F6.3
- 28Jordan WrightG
- 11C. Antwi65'M6.9
- 12J. ThomasD
- 21M. Spellman65'F7.5
- 27M. Alexander-Walker90+2'F
Salford CityKarl Robinson
Substitutes
- 12T. Edwards83'D6.6
- 33M. HowardG
- 11J. Bird69'F6.3
- 2L. AyinaD
- 32J. Curran-NicholsD
- 30K. MalcolmM
- 34R. Butt
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
11Total shots11
2Shots on target3
7Shots off target6
2Blocked shots2
5Corners3
2Offsides3
15Fouls11
1Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves2
339Total passes280
226Accurate passes177
67%Pass accuracy63%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Jenkins | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Michael Spellman | 26 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Cameron Antwi | 26 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Smith | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| James Clarke | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ben Lloyd | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Thomas Davies | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Nikola Tzanev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Habeeb Ogunneye | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.5 |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | 16 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Cameron Evans | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Michael Reindorf | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.7 |
Salford City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adebola Oluwo | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 8.3 |
| Luke Garbutt | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Matthew Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Oliver Turton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Rosaire Longelo | 83 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jorge Grant | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Joshua Austerfield | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Ben Woodburn | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Tom Edwards | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kadeem Harris | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jay Bird | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Cole Stockton | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Kallum Cesay | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Newport CountyLWDLL
- L16 Aug 25AGrimsby1-2
- W09 Aug 25ACrawley Town2-1
- D02 Aug 25HNotts County1-1
- L03 May 25HTranmere1-4
- L26 Apr 25AFleetwood Town0-2
Salford CityWWLDW
- W16 Aug 25HAccrington ST2-1
- W09 Aug 25ANotts County2-1
- L02 Aug 25HCrewe1-3
- D03 May 25ACarlisle2-2
- W26 Apr 25HColchester4-1
Head-to-head
- 28 Jan 25Salford City1-1Newport County
- 01 Oct 24Newport County3-1Salford City
- 20 Apr 24Newport County0-1Salford City
- 30 Sept 23Salford City2-1Newport County
- 04 Mar 23Salford City3-1Newport County
- 16 Aug 22Newport County2-3Salford City
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