Salford City 1-3 Newport County — League Two, 17 Feb 2026
Newport County beat Salford City 3-1 in the League Two on 17 February 2026 at Peninsula Stadium, Salford. Ryan Delaney, B. Lloyd, N. Opoku, B. Woodburn got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Salford City have won 3 and Newport County 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Peninsula Stadium · Salford·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-113'assist: Thomas Davies
- 29'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 46'out: J. Thomas
- 52'Time wasting
- 0-256'
- 58'
- 0-359'
- 62'Foul
- 65'
- 65'out: R. Longelo-Mbule
- 65'out: P. Ehibhatiomhan
- 65'
- 66'out: L. Jamieson
- 66'out: C. Jarvis
- 69'Foul
- 71'Argument
- 76'Foul
- 80'out: M. Spellman
- 87'Argument
- 1-390'
- 90+1'Argument
- 90+7'Persistent fouling
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Salford City
- 8.3Ben WoodburnM
- 7.2Brandon CooperD
- 6.9Jorge GrantM
- 6.9Princewill EhibhatiomhanF
- 6.7Haji MnogaM
- 6.7Rosaire LongeloM
- 6.6Matthew ButcherM
- 6.6Luke GarbuttD
- 6.3Kadeem HarrisM
- 6.2Ryan GraydonF
- 6.2Ossama AshleyM
- 6.0Matthew YoungG
- 5.9Kelly N’MaiM
- 5.9Dominic UdohF
- 5.6Oliver TurtonD
Newport County
- 8.5Thomas DaviesD
- 8.2Ben LloydF
- 8.0Ryan DelaneyD
- 7.2Liam ShephardD
- 7.2Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 7.2Joe ThomasD
- 7.2Nathaniel OpokuF
- 7.0Cameron EvansM
- 6.6Lewis JamiesonF
- 6.5Harrison BigginsM
- 6.3Cole JarvisF
- 6.3Jordan WrightG
- 6.3Michael SpellmanF
- 6.3Matthew BakerD
- 6.2James CroleM
- 6.2Sven SpranglerM
Line-ups
Newport County4-4-2
Salford City3-1-4-2
Substitutes
Salford CityKarl Robinson
Substitutes
- 7B. Woodburn90'65'M8.3
- 8Jorge Grant76'65'M6.9
- 33M. HowardG
- 45R. Longelo-Mbule65'M6.7
- 28Z. AweD
- 24A. DorringtonD
- 25P. Ehibhatiomhan65'F6.9
Newport CountyChristian Fuchs
Substitutes
- 13Shaun MacDonaldG
- 22L. Jamieson66'F6.6
- 32J. WarnerD
- 12J. Thomas46'D7.2
- 21M. Spellman80'F6.3
- 24N. Opoku59'58'F7.2
- 40C. Jarvis66'F6.3
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
19Total shots6
2Shots on target3
10Shots off target2
7Blocked shots1
9Corners1
2Offsides1
13Fouls19
4Yellow cards5
0Goalkeeper saves1
365Total passes233
249Accurate passes116
68%Pass accuracy50%
Salford City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Woodburn | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 8.3 |
| Brandon Cooper | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Jorge Grant | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Princewill Ehibhatiomhan | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Haji Mnoga | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Rosaire Longelo | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Matthew Butcher | 65 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Luke Garbutt | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kadeem Harris | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Graydon | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Ossama Ashley | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Matthew Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Kelly N’Mai | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Dominic Udoh | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Oliver Turton | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5.6 |
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davies | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8.5 |
| Ben Lloyd | 80 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Ryan Delaney | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Liam Shephard | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Joe Thomas | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Nathaniel Opoku | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Cameron Evans | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Lewis Jamieson | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Harrison Biggins | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Cole Jarvis | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Michael Spellman | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| James Crole | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Sven Sprangler | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
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