Newport County vs Tranmere match stats & report

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League Two · England · Regular Season - 25 · Rodney Parade, Newport · Ref I. Searle

Newport County stats & fixtures · Tranmere stats & fixtures

Newport County beat Tranmere 3–1 in League Two on 3 March 2026. Newport County had 59% of the ball.

Newport County vs Tranmere match statistics

Newport CountyTranmere

59% Ball possession 41%
18 Total shots 7
6 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 2
9 Shots inside the box 5
7 Corners 5
5 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
418 Passes 294
77% Pass accuracy 63%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

2' Goal S. Finley Tranmere
22' Yellow card S. Finley Tranmere
35' Goal M. Spellman (assist C. Baker-Richardson) Newport County
45+1' Yellow card C. Baker-Richardson Newport County
45+3' Red card S. Finley Tranmere
45+5' Yellow card B. Kamwa Newport County
80' Yellow card J. Plant Tranmere
88' Goal C. Evans (assist B. Kamwa) Newport County
90' Goal M. Spellman (assist B. Kamwa) Newport County

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newport County

Confirmed 4-3-1-2 Christian Fuchs

28 J. Wright

17 T. Davies 23 R. Delaney 4 M. Baker 2 C. Evans

10 H. Biggins 5 S. Sprangler 21 M. Spellman

20 B. Lloyd

9 C. Baker-Richardson 7 B. Kamwa

Bench S. MacDonald , G. Garner , J. Crole , N. Opoku , M. Smith , L. Jenkins , C. Jarvis

Tranmere

Confirmed 4-4-1-1 Pete Wild

33 M. Maroši

3 P. Brough 28 S. Negru 5 N. Smith 2 C. Norman

11 O. Patrick 25 L. Warrington 8 S. Finley 26 J. Plant

32 Z. Obiero

29 J. Ironside

Bench Jack Barrett , J. Lowe , A. McGowan , N. Kenneh , S. Solomon , M. Dickov

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.

Tranmere away

1–5–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County vs Tranmere head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Sep 25	Tranmere v Newport County	1–1
3 May 25	Newport County v Tranmere	1–4
9 Nov 24	Tranmere v Newport County	2–1
13 Apr 24	Newport County v Tranmere	1–2
9 Dec 23	Tranmere v Newport County	2–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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