Newport County vs Gillingham match stats & report

1–3 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 9 · Rodney Parade, Newport · Ref Leigh Doughty, England

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Newport County lost to Gillingham 1–3 in League Two on 20 September 2025. Newport County had 65% of the ball.

Newport County vs Gillingham match statistics

Newport CountyGillingham

65% Ball possession 35%
15 Total shots 12
7 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside the box 7
5 Corners 5
8 Fouls 15
6 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 4
436 Passes 220
79% Pass accuracy 62%
3 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

1' Goal N. Opoku (assist B. Kamwa) Newport County
5' Yellow card A. Smith Gillingham
15' Yellow card M. Reindorf Newport County
23' Goal B. Dack Gillingham
30' Yellow card J. Andrews Gillingham
36' Goal J. Smith (assist R. Hutton) Gillingham
44' Yellow card M. Baker Newport County
45' Penalty scored B. Dack Gillingham
85' Yellow card A. Rowe Gillingham
90+4' Yellow card S. Gale Gillingham

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newport County

Confirmed 4-3-3 David Robert Hughes

1 N. Tzanev

17 T. Davies 4 M. Baker 15 L. Jenkins 22 H. Ogunneye

11 C. Antwi 44 S. Braybrooke 14 K. Whitmore

24 N. Opoku 23 M. Reindorf 7 B. Kamwa

Bench C. Evans , A. Driscoll-Glennon , J. Clarke , C. Baker-Richardson , B. Lloyd , M. Spellman , J. Wright

Gillingham

Confirmed 4-1-3-2 Gareth Ainsworth

1 Glenn Morris

3 M. Clark 5 A. Smith 30 S. Gale 2 R. Hutton

14 R. McKenzie

17 J. Smith 10 J. Williams 23 B. Dack

9 J. Andrews 20 Elliott Nevitt

Bench J. Turner , E. Coleman , A. Rowe , S. Palmer-Houlden , S. Vokes , S. Ogie , Lenni Rae Cirino

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.

Gillingham away

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 2.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County vs Gillingham head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Mar 25	Newport County v Gillingham	3–1
22 Oct 24	Gillingham v Newport County	0–2
17 Feb 24	Newport County v Gillingham	1–0
28 Oct 23	Gillingham v Newport County	0–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Newport County vs Gillingham head-to-head record