Newport County vs Gillingham, 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Newport County

1': Nathaniel Opoku

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1 - 3

Gillingham

23': Bradley Dack
36': Jon Smith
45': Bradley Dack (P)

About

Newport County are hosting Gillingham at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Commentary

1': Nathaniel Opoku (Newport County) Goal at 1'
5': Andy Smith (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 5'
9': Cameron Antwi (Newport County) Penalty - Saved at 9'
15': Michael Reindorf (Newport County) Yellow Card at 15'
23': Bradley Dack (Gillingham) Goal at 23'
30': Josh Andrews (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 30'
36': Jon Smith (Gillingham) Goal at 36'
44': Matthew Baker (Newport County) Yellow Card at 44'
45': Bradley Dack (Gillingham) Penalty - Scored at 45'
52': Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County) Substitution at 52'
67': Aaron Rowe (Gillingham) Substitution at 67'
69': Ben Lloyd (Newport County) Substitution at 69'
74': Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham) Substitution at 74'
74': Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) Substitution at 74'
76': Michael Spellman (Newport County) Substitution at 76'
85': Aaron Rowe (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 85'
89': Sam Vokes (Gillingham) Substitution at 89'
90'+4': Sam Gale (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

GIL		NEW
15	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	3
35.3	Possession	64.7
12	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Attendance: 4,022

EFL League Two Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Walsall	14	+6	26
2	Swindon Town	14	+5	26
3	Salford City	14	+2	25
4	Milton Keynes Dons	14	+12	24

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Newport County (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Nik Tzanev (GK)
4	Matthew Baker
15	Lee Jenkins
17	Tom Davies
22	Habeeb Ogunneye
44	Sammy Braybrooke
11	Cameron Antwi
14	Kai Whitmore
24	Nathaniel Opoku
23	Michael Reindorf
7	Bobby Kamwa

Newport County Substitutes:

James Clarke, Cameron James Evans, Ben Lloyd, Jordan Wright, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Michael Spellman.

Gillingham (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Glenn Morris (GK)
5	Andy Smith
30	Sam Gale
14	Robbie Mckenzie
3	Max Clark
2	Remeao Hutton
10	Jonny Williams
17	Jon Smith
23	Bradley Dack
9	Josh Andrews
20	Elliott Nevitt

Gillingham Substitutes:

Ethan Coleman, Sam Vokes, Shadrach Ogie, Seb Palmer-Houlden, Lenni Rae Cirino, Aaron Rowe, Jake Turner.

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