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'
  • 79': Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County) Yellow Card at 79'
  • 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

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15 Fouls 8
4 Yellow Cards 3
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 18 +10 35
2 Swindon Town 18 +7 34
3 Milton Keynes Dons 18 +15 32
4 Notts County 18 +10 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NEW Newport County (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Nik Tzanev (GK)
4 Matthew Baker Yellow Card
15 Lee Jenkins
17 Tom Davies
22 Habeeb Ogunneye
44 Sammy Braybrooke
11 Cameron Antwi
14 Kai Whitmore
24 Nathaniel Opoku
23 Michael Reindorf Yellow Card
7 Bobby Kamwa
Newport County Substitutes:
James Clarke, Cameron James Evans, Ben Lloyd, Jordan Wright, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Michael Spellman.

GIL Gillingham (4-1-3-2)

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