Newport County 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons — League Two, 23 Aug 2025
Milton Keynes Dons beat Newport County 2-1 in the League Two on 23 August 2025 at Rodney Parade, Newport. H. Ogunneye, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Callum Paterson got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newport County have won 1 and Milton Keynes Dons 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Rodney Parade · Newport·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-06'assist: B. Lloyd
- 1-145'Penalty
- Half-time1-1
- 46'out: J. Thomas
- 1-251'assist: Liam Kelly
- 61'
- 67'
- 72'
- 77'Foul
- 78'
- 78'
- 83'Foul
- 88'—out: J. Leko
- 89'
- 90+2'Time wasting
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Newport County
- 7.6Habeeb OgunneyeD
- 7.3Matthew SmithM
- 7.0Ben LloydM
- 6.7Anthony Driscoll-GlennonD
- 6.7Michael ReindorfF
- 6.6Cameron AntwiM
- 6.6Matthew BakerD
- 6.5Gerard GarnerF
- 6.3Nikola TzanevG
- 6.3Michael SpellmanM
- 6.2Joe ThomasD
- 6.2Lee JenkinsD
- 6.2Thomas DaviesD
- 5.9Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaM
Milton Keynes Dons
- 7.5Nathaniel Mendez-LaingF
- 7.3Callum PatersonF
- 7.3Jack SandersD
- 7.2Marvin EkpitetaD
- 7.2Liam KellyM
- 6.9Alex GilbeyM
- 6.9Nathan ThompsonD
- 6.9Rushian Hepburn-MurphyF
- 6.9Gethin JonesD
- 6.7Scott HoganF
- 6.7Luke OffordD
- 6.7Jonathan LekoF
- 6.6Craig MacGillivrayG
- 6.5Kane Thompson-SommersM
- 6.3Aaron NemaneF
- 6.2Will CollarM
Line-ups
Milton Keynes Dons4-3-3
Newport County4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Newport CountyChristian Fuchs
Substitutes
- 3A. Driscoll-Glennon89'D6.7
- 19Gerard Garner67'F6.5
- 5J. ClarkeD
- 28Jordan WrightG
- 6Ciaran BrennanD
- 2Cameron EvansD
- 12J. Thomas46'D6.2
Milton Keynes DonsPaul Warne
Substitutes
- 29R. Hepburn-Murphy72'F6.9
- 9S. Hogan78'F6.7
- 17J. Leko88'F6.7
- 27Connal TruemanG
- 4N. Thompson61'D6.9
- 7Daniel CrowleyM
- 20K. Thompson-Sommers78'
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
10Total shots17
3Shots on target4
6Shots off target5
1Blocked shots8
3Corners7
4Offsides7
12Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves2
341Total passes367
236Accurate passes258
69%Pass accuracy70%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habeeb Ogunneye | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Matthew Smith | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Ben Lloyd | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Anthony Driscoll-Glennon | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Michael Reindorf | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Cameron Antwi | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Gerard Garner | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nikola Tzanev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Michael Spellman | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joe Thomas | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Lee Jenkins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Thomas Davies | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 5.9 |
Milton Keynes Dons
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Callum Paterson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Jack Sanders | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Marvin Ekpiteta | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Liam Kelly | 90 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Alex Gilbey | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nathan Thompson | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 19 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Gethin Jones | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Scott Hogan | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Luke Offord | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Jonathan Leko | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Craig MacGillivray | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kane Thompson-Sommers | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Aaron Nemane | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Will Collar | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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