Bristol Rovers vs Newport County match stats & report

5–3 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 2 · Memorial Stadium, Bristol · Ref S. Mather

Bristol Rovers stats & fixtures · Newport County stats & fixtures

Bristol Rovers beat Newport County 5–3 in League Two on 22 August 2026. Expected goals finished 3.25–0.71. Bristol Rovers had 64% of the ball.

Bristol Rovers vs Newport County match statistics

Bristol RoversNewport County

64% Ball possession 36%
3.25 Expected goals (xG) 0.71
26 Total shots 8
9 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 5
8 Blocked shots 0
19 Shots inside the box 6
11 Corners 1
6 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 5
2 Yellow cards 1
367 Passes 216
66% Pass accuracy 47%
0 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

1' Goal H. Biggins (assist C. Doidge) Newport County
8' Yellow card C. Mola Bristol Rovers
45' Goal B. Purrington Bristol Rovers
53' Goal F. Cavegn (assist T. James) Bristol Rovers
57' Own goal L. Jenkins Bristol Rovers
61' Goal S. Gwengwe (assist C. Doidge) Newport County
74' Goal B. Kamwa (assist Brad Young) Bristol Rovers
75' Yellow card B. Kamwa Bristol Rovers
76' Yellow card C. Brennan Newport County
90' Goal C. Jarvis (assist Alfie Merritt) Newport County
90' Goal F. Cavegn (assist R. Russell-Denny) Bristol Rovers

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Bristol Rovers

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Steve Evans

1 Brad Young

14 B. Purrington 26 Riley Harbottle 4 K. Balmer 2 T. James

22 Keenan Gough 6 C. Mola

10 B. Kamwa 24 T. Leigh 7 S. Forde

29 F. Cavegn

Bench Charlie Binns , C. Kelly , R. Smallwood , R. Russell-Denny , J. Aitchison , E. Harrison , J. Quigley

Newport County

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Hayden Mullins

1 J. Wright

3 T. Davies 4 K. Cameron 5 L. Jenkins 22 C. Norman

6 C. Brennan 2 C. Evans

9 S. Gwengwe 10 H. Biggins 20 Y. Bamba

27 C. Doidge

Bench J. Turner , D. Sassi , Joe Thomas , Alfie Merritt , M. Smith , K. Patten , C. Jarvis

Form guide

Bristol Rovers at home

7–1–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 1.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bristol Rovers vs Newport County head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
31 Jan 26	Bristol Rovers v Newport County	3–0
6 Sep 25	Newport County v Bristol Rovers	2–3

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Bristol Rovers vs Newport County head-to-head record