League Two

Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County

Bristol Rovers vs Newport County finished 5-3 in League Two. Key event: 1' H. Biggins (assist C. Doidge · Normal Goal). Head to head: H2H last 4: 2-0-2. Home form: L L D D L; Away form: W D L W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

BRI 5 - 3 Finished

Competition League Two Season 2026 Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 22 Aug 2026, 11:30 Venue time 22 Aug 2026, 12:30 BST

Match preview 2 facts

Home form L L D D L 2 pts, goals 6-9, 1.20 scored/match, 1.80 conceded/match

Away form W D L W L 7 pts, goals 7-10, 1.40 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match

Timeline 21 events

1' Goal H. Biggins 0–1 NEW assist C. Doidge · Normal Goal

8' Yellow C. Mola BRI Unsportsmanlike conduct

14' Yellow S. Evans BRI Unsportsmanlike conduct

46+1' Goal B. Purrington 1–1 BRI Normal Goal

53' Goal F. Cavegn 2–1 BRI assist T. James · Normal Goal

57' Goal L. Jenkins 3–1 BRI Own Goal

61' Goal S. Gwengwe 3–2 NEW assist C. Doidge · Normal Goal

74' Sub C. Evans NEW on for M. Smith

74' Sub T. Davies NEW on for A. Merritt

74' Sub C. Doidge NEW on for D. Sassi

74' Goal B. Kamwa 4–2 BRI assist B. Young · Normal Goal

75' Yellow B. Kamwa BRI Unsportsmanlike conduct

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76' Yellow C. Brennan NEW Unsportsmanlike conduct

79' Sub B. Kamwa BRI on for J. Aitchison

85' Sub S. Forde BRI on for R. Russell-Denny

85' Sub T. James BRI on for R. Smallwood

85' Sub Y. Bamba NEW on for C. Jarvis

87' Sub T. Leigh BRI on for E. Harrison

91+1' Goal C. Jarvis 4–3NEW assist A. Merritt · Normal Goal

96+6' Sub H. Biggins NEW on for K. Patten

99+9' Goal F. Cavegn 5–3BRI assist R. Russell-Denny · Normal Goal

Recent form

Showing 8 of 12 recent form matches.

Newport County 2 - 2 Plymouth

Gillingham 0 - 0 Newport County

Crewe 3 - 1 Bristol Rovers

Newport County 2 - 1 Grimsby

Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 Exeter City

Gillingham 3 - 0 Bristol Rovers

Accrington ST 0 - 0 Newport County

Newport County 1 - 1 Fleetwood Town

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Grimsby 2 - 0 Bristol Rovers

Northampton 1 - 0 Newport County

Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 Rotherham

Bristol Rovers 2 - 0 Colchester

Team statistics 12 metrics

65% Ball Possession 35%

65% 35%

25 Total Shots 7

78% 21%

8 Shots on Goal 3

72% 27%

11 Corner Kicks 0

100% 0%

6 Fouls 8

42% 57%

2 Yellow Cards 1

66% 33%

0 Goalkeeper Saves 5

0% 100%

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352 Passes 200

233 Accurate passes 96

66% Pass accuracy 48%

8 Blocked shots 0

3 Offsides 5

Lineups

1 Brad Young GK

2 Tom James DEF

4 Kofi Balmer DEF

26 Riley Harbottle DEF

14 Ben Purrington DEF

6 Clinton Mola MID

22 Keenan Gough MID

7 Shaqai Forde MID

24 Tommy Leigh MID

10 Bobby Kamwa MID

29 Fabrizio Cavegn FWD

1 Jordan Wright GK

22 Cameron Norman DEF

5 Lee Jenkins DEF

4 Kyle Cameron DEF

3 Thomas Davies DEF

2 Cameron Evans MID

6 Ciaran Brennan MID

20 Yahya Bamba MID

10 Harrison Biggins MID 9 Shaquille Gwengwe MID

27 Christian Doidge FWD

Bristol Rovers

4-2-3-1 · Manager Steve Evans

1

Brad Young GK 2

Tom James DEF 4

Kofi Balmer DEF 26

Riley Harbottle DEF 14

Ben Purrington DEF 6

Clinton Mola MID 22

Keenan Gough MID 7

Shaqai Forde MID 24

Tommy Leigh MID 10

Bobby Kamwa MID 29

Fabrizio Cavegn FWD

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11

Jack Aitchison MID 21

Richard Smallwood MID 8

Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny MID 19

Ellis Harrison FWD 32

Charlie Binns GK 17

Ciaran Kelly DEF 9

Joe Quigley FWD

Newport County

4-2-3-1 · Manager Hayden Mullins

1

Jordan Wright GK 22

Cameron Norman DEF 5

Lee Jenkins DEF 4

Kyle Cameron DEF 3

Thomas Davies DEF 2

Cameron Evans MID 6

Ciaran Brennan MID 20

Yahya Bamba MID 10

Harrison Biggins MID 9 S Shaquille Gwengwe MID 27

Christian Doidge FWD

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34

Dan Sassi DEF 17

Alfie Merritt DEF 8

Matt Smith MID 40

Cole Jarvis MID 25

Jake Turner GK 12

Joe Thomas DEF 29

Keenan Pattern MID