Newport County 2-3 Bristol Rovers — League Two, 6 Sep 2025
Bristol Rovers beat Newport County 3-2 in the League Two on 6 September 2025 at Rodney Parade, Newport. Luke Thomas, E. Harrison, K. Whitmore, N. Opoku got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newport County have won 3 and Bristol Rovers 2.
Match timeline
- 34'
- Half-time0-0
- 0-152'
- 56'Foul
- 0-259'
- 64'
- 64'
- 67'
- 68'Foul
- 71'
- 0-372'assist: A. Chang
- 77'
- 1-378'assist: N. Opoku
- 82'
- 82'out: Clinton Mola
- 86'
- 86'
- 2-389'
- 90+5'Promise OmochereFoul
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Newport County
- 7.9Nathaniel OpokuF
- 7.5Kai WhitmoreM
- 7.2Lee JenkinsD
- 7.0Anthony Driscoll-GlennonD
- 6.9Samuel BraybrookeM
- 6.5Matthew BakerM
- 6.3Cameron AntwiM
- 6.3Michael SpellmanF
- 6.3Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaM
- 6.2Ciaran BrennanM
- 6.2Cameron EvansM
- 6.2Michael ReindorfF
- 6.2Gerard GarnerF
- 5.9James ClarkeD
- 5.9Habeeb OgunneyeD
- 5.6Nikola TzanevG
Bristol Rovers
- 8.2Luke ThomasF
- 7.9Alfie ChangM
- 7.6Jack SparkesD
- 7.3Ellis HarrisonF
- 7.2Josh McEachranM
- 6.9Kacper ŁopataD
- 6.9Alfie KilgourD
- 6.9Kamil ContehM
- 6.7Promise OmochereF
- 6.7Ruel SotiriouF
- 6.5Macauley Southam-HalesD
- 6.3Clinton MolaD
- 6.3Brad YoungG
- 6.2Joel SeniorD
- 5.9Fabrizio CavegnF
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers4-3-3
Newport County4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Newport CountyDavid Robert Hughes
Substitutes
- 19Gerard Garner86'F6.2
- 28Jordan WrightG
- 11C. Antwi86'M6.3
- 12J. ThomasD
- 21M. Spellman71'F6.3
- 14K. Whitmore78'64'M7.5
- 24N. Opoku89'64'F7.9
Bristol RoversDarrell James Clarke
Substitutes
- 19E. Harrison72'67'F7.3
- 4T. MooreD
- 10Ruel Sotiriou77'F6.7
- 2Joel Senior82'D6.2
- 6Clinton Mola82'D6.3
- 30Frederick IssakaF
- 27Bryant BilongoD
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
10Total shots12
5Shots on target4
1Shots off target5
4Blocked shots3
1Corners3
2Offsides4
16Fouls15
1Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves2
257Total passes298
160Accurate passes202
62%Pass accuracy68%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Opoku | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Kai Whitmore | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Lee Jenkins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Anthony Driscoll-Glennon | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Samuel Braybrooke | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matthew Baker | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Cameron Antwi | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Michael Spellman | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ciaran Brennan | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Cameron Evans | 64 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Michael Reindorf | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Gerard Garner | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| James Clarke | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 5.9 |
| Habeeb Ogunneye | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| Nikola Tzanev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
Bristol Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Thomas | 77 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Alfie Chang | 82 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Jack Sparkes | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Ellis Harrison | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Josh McEachran | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Kacper Łopata | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alfie Kilgour | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Kamil Conteh | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Promise Omochere | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ruel Sotiriou | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Macauley Southam-Hales | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Clinton Mola | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Brad Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joel Senior | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Fabrizio Cavegn | 67 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
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