Newport County vs Bristol Rovers match stats & report
2–3 Full time
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Newport County lost to Bristol Rovers 2–3 in League Two on 6 September 2025. Bristol Rovers had 53% of the ball.
Newport County vs Bristol Rovers match statistics
- 47% Ball possession 53%
- 10 Total shots 12
- 5 Shots on target 4
- 1 Shots off target 5
- 4 Blocked shots 3
- 8 Shots inside the box 8
- 1 Corners 3
- 16 Fouls 15
- 2 Offsides 4
- 1 Yellow cards 3
- 257 Passes 298
- 62% Pass accuracy 68%
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 34' Yellow card M. Southam-Hales Bristol Rovers
- 52' Goal L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
- 56' Yellow card M. Baker Newport County
- 59' Goal L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
- 68' Yellow card Josh McEachran Bristol Rovers
- 72' Goal E. Harrison (assist Alfie Chang) Bristol Rovers
- 78' Goal K. Whitmore (assist N. Opoku) Newport County
- 89' Goal N. Opoku Newport County
- 90+5' Yellow card P. Omochere Bristol Rovers
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Newport County
Bench J. Wright , C. Antwi , Joe Thomas , K. Whitmore , G. Garner , M. Spellman , N. Opoku
Bristol Rovers
Bench J. Senior , T. Moore , C. Mola , R. Sotiriou , E. Harrison , B. Bilongo , F. Issaka
Form guide
Newport County at home
4–4–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.6 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 6.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.4 per game
36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Bristol Rovers away
3–1–6 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.4 per game
- Conceded
- 2.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 4.5 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.7 per game
30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.