Newport County 2-2 Tranmere — League Two, 29 Aug 2026
Newport County and Tranmere drew 2-2 in the League Two on 29 August 2026 at Rodney Parade, Newport. Shaquille Gwengwe, Zane Okoro, Dylan Jones 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 Tranmere 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-011'Shaquille Gwengweassist: Harrison Biggins
- 15'Foul
- 43'Foul
- 45'
- Half-time1-0
- 54'out: Cole Lewis Jarvis
- 65'
- 66'out: Dylan Jones
- 66'
- 1-171'assist: Joel Senior
- 71'
- 71'Yahya Bambaout: Kieron Thomas Evans
- 73'Foul
- 1-275'Dylan Jones
- 78'
- 78'
- 80'
- 84'Foul
- 2-290'Shaquille Gwengwe
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
7.4
Top rated
Newport County
- 7.3Harrison BigginsM
- 6.8Alfie MerrittD
- 6.6Kyle CameronD
- 6.6Christian DoidgeF
- 6.4Ciaran BrennanM
- 6.4Lee JenkinsD
- 6.3Joe ThomasD
- 6.2Jordan WrightG
- 6.2K. EvansM
- 6.1Cameron EvansM
- 6.0Y. BambaM
- 6.0Cameron NormanD
- 5.9M. Dibley-DiasM
- 5.6Daniel SassiD
- 6.6Matthew SmithM
- 6.6J. TurnerG
Tranmere
- 7.4Zane OkoroM
- 7.2Joel SeniorD
- 6.7Tom ConlonM
- 6.5Joe IronsideF
- 6.4Lee O'ConnorD
- 6.3Charlie Jay WhitakerM
- 6.3Jordan TurnbullD
- 6.2W. VaulksM
- 6.2Thomas InceM
- 6.1Patrick BroughD
- 6.1Samuel FinleyM
- 6.0Nathan SmithD
- 5.9L. McGeeG
- 5.8Jacob SlaterD
- 5.7Bobby FaulknerD
- 6.6Coniah Boyce-ClarkeG
Line-ups
Tranmere4-2-3-1
Newport County4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Newport CountyHayden Mullins
Substitutes
- 25J. TurnerG6.6
- 8Matthew SmithM6.6
- 7K. EvansM6.2
- 34Daniel Sassi45'D5.6
- 24M. Dibley-Dias84'71'M5.9
- 12Joe ThomasD6.3
TranmereDarrell Clarke
Substitutes
- 4Jordan Turnbull65'D6.3
- 8Samuel Finley66'M6.1
- 23Patrick Brough80'D6.1
- 22Lee O'Connor78'D6.4
- 13Coniah Boyce-ClarkeG6.6
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
11Total shots15
4Shots on target5
4Shots off target6
3Blocked shots4
4Corners6
2Offsides1
14Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves2
227Total passes344
115Accurate passes224
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Biggins | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Alfie Merritt | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Kyle Cameron | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Christian Doidge | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ciaran Brennan | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Lee Jenkins | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Joe Thomas | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jordan Wright | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| K. Evans | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Cameron Evans | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Y. Bamba | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Cameron Norman | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| M. Dibley-Dias | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Daniel Sassi | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Matthew Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Tranmere
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Okoro | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Joel Senior | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Tom Conlon | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joe Ironside | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Lee O'Connor | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Charlie Jay Whitaker | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jordan Turnbull | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| W. Vaulks | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Thomas Ince | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Patrick Brough | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Samuel Finley | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Nathan Smith | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| L. McGee | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Jacob Slater | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.8 |
| Bobby Faulkner | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Coniah Boyce-Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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