Newport County 2-4 Walsall — League Two, 8 Nov 2025
Walsall beat Newport County 4-2 in the League Two on 8 November 2025 at Rodney Parade, Newport. K. Whitmore, Daniel Kanu, Ryan Finnigan, Gerard Garner 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 Walsall 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-016'assist: Gerard Garner
- 1-117'
- 1-219'
- 29'J. Thomasout: Akinwale Odimayo
- 1-337'
- 2-344'
- Half-time2-3
- 48'Foul
- 50'Argument
- 2-452'
- 57'Argument
- 61'Argument
- 61'Argument
- 65'Foul
- 69'
- 69'
- 70'out: J. Matt
- 77'
- 78'
- 78'
- 90+2'out: J. Okeke
- Full-time2-4
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Newport County
- 8.2Gerard GarnerF
- 6.9Ben LloydF
- 6.9Jordan WrightG
- 6.9Kai WhitmoreM
- 6.9Akinwale OdimayoD
- 6.9Samuel BraybrookeM
- 6.7Cameron AntwiM
- 6.7Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaF
- 6.6Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 6.5Michael ReindorfF
- 6.3Cameron EvansD
- 6.3Lee JenkinsD
- 6.2Joe ThomasD
- 5.3Habeeb OgunneyeD
Walsall
- 8.7Ryan FinniganM
- 7.5Evan WeirD
- 7.3Daniel KanuF
- 7.2Courtney ClarkeM
- 7.2Rico BrowneD
- 6.9Aaron PressleyF
- 6.9Priestley FarquharsonD
- 6.9Vincent HarperM
- 6.7Lewis WarringtonM
- 6.5Albert AdomahF
- 6.5Charlie LakinM
- 6.3Myles RobertsG
- 6.3Aden FlintD
- 6.2Connor BarrettM
- 6.2Jamille MattF
Line-ups
Walsall3-5-2
Newport County4-3-3
Substitutes
Newport CountyDavid Robert Hughes
Substitutes
- 3A. Driscoll-GlennonD
- 1Nikola TzanevG
- 25Akinwale Odimayo29'D6.9
- 6Ciaran BrennanD
- 7Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa69'F6.7
- 23M. Reindorf69'F6.5
- 27M. Alexander-WalkerF
WalsallMathew John Sadler
Substitutes
- 12S. HornbyG
- 37Albert Adomah78'F6.5
- 6Priestley Farquharson77'D6.9
- 9J. Matt70'F6.2
- 31R. RichardsM
- 28Lewis Warrington78'M6.7
- 25J. Okeke90+2'D
Team statistics
69%Possession31%
1.16Expected goals (xG)3.24
12Total shots17
3Shots on target10
6Shots off target4
3Blocked shots3
4Corners5
2Offsides3
10Fouls14
4Yellow cards2
5Goalkeeper saves1
434Total passes188
347Accurate passes107
80%Pass accuracy57%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Garner | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Ben Lloyd | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kai Whitmore | 69 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Akinwale Odimayo | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Samuel Braybrooke | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6.9 |
| Cameron Antwi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 21 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Michael Reindorf | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Cameron Evans | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Lee Jenkins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joe Thomas | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Habeeb Ogunneye | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.3 |
Walsall
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Finnigan | 78 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Evan Weir | 89 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Daniel Kanu | 78 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Courtney Clarke | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Rico Browne | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Aaron Pressley | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Priestley Farquharson | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Vincent Harper | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lewis Warrington | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Albert Adomah | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Charlie Lakin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Myles Roberts | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Connor Barrett | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jamille Matt | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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