Newport County 1-0 Shrewsbury — League Two, 28 Mar 2026
Newport County beat Shrewsbury 1-0 in the League Two on 28 March 2026 at Rodney Parade, Newport. Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Newport County have won 0 and Shrewsbury 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Newport County
- 7.6Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaM
- 7.2Gerard GarnerF
- 7.0Liam ShephardD
- 6.9Ryan DelaneyD
- 6.9Sven SpranglerM
- 6.9Joe ThomasD
- 6.9Cameron EvansM
- 6.7Matthew SmithM
- 6.7Jordan WrightG
- 6.6Matthew BakerD
- 6.3Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 6.3Thomas DaviesD
- 6.3Nathaniel OpokuF
- 6.0Ben LloydM
- 6.0James CroleF
Shrewsbury
- 7.3Sam StubbsD
- 7.2William BoyleD
- 6.7Ismeal KabiaF
- 6.7Tommy McDermottM
- 6.7Bradley IhionvienF
- 6.6Iwan MorganF
- 6.6Thomas SangM
- 6.5John MarquisF
- 6.5Kevin BerkoeD
- 6.3Malvind BenningD
- 6.3Taylor PerryM
- 6.3George LloydF
- 6.3Joshua RuffelsD
- 6.2Anthony ScullyM
- 6.2Matthew CoxG
Line-ups
Shrewsbury5-3-2
Newport County4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Newport CountyChristian Fuchs
Substitutes
- 3A. Driscoll-GlennonD
- 9Courtney Baker-Richardson86'F6.3
- 19Gerard Garner90+1'73'F7.2
- 13Shaun MacDonaldG
- 6Ciaran Brennan90+4'D
- 12J. Thomas74'D6.9
- 24N. Opoku87'F6.3
ShrewsburyMichael Appleton
Substitutes
- 4T. AndersonD
- 27J. Marquis69'F6.5
- 16Nicholas FreemanM
- 12W. BrookG
- 7T. McDermott44'M6.7
- 48Bradley Ihionvien76'F6.7
- 20I. Kabia70'F6.7
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
0.46Expected goals (xG)0.09
7Total shots3
2Shots on target1
0Shots off target2
5Blocked shots0
6Corners4
1Offsides2
13Fouls11
2Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves1
363Total passes327
223Accurate passes182
61%Pass accuracy56%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Gerard Garner | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Liam Shephard | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ryan Delaney | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Sven Sprangler | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joe Thomas | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Cameron Evans | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matthew Smith | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Thomas Davies | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nathaniel Opoku | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Lloyd | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| James Crole | 86 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
Shrewsbury
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Stubbs | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| William Boyle | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Ismeal Kabia | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Tommy McDermott | 46 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Bradley Ihionvien | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Iwan Morgan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Thomas Sang | 44 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| John Marquis | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kevin Berkoe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Malvind Benning | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Taylor Perry | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| George Lloyd | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Joshua Ruffels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Anthony Scully | 76 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Matthew Cox | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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