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Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County · League Two

Bristol Rovers beat Newport County 5-3 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Bristol Rovers and Newport County met in the League Two at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Saturday, 22 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers: B. Purrington 45'; F. Cavegn 53', 90'; L. Jenkins 57'; B. Kamwa 74'. Newport County: H. Biggins 1'; S. Gwengwe 61'; C. Jarvis 90'.

How the match went

Bristol Rovers saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Bristol Rovers had 26 shots with 9 on target, Newport County 8 with 3 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 11 to Bristol Rovers and 1 to Newport County. Bristol Rovers conceded 6 fouls, Newport County 8. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Bristol Rovers, 1 for Newport County).

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Brad Young, Tom James, Kofi Balmer, Riley Harbottle, Ben Purrington, Clinton Mola, Keenan Gough, Shaqai Forde, Tommy Leigh, Bobby Kamwa, Fabrizio Cavegn.

Newport County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Wright, Cameron Norman, Lee Jenkins, Kyle Cameron, Thomas Davies, Cameron Evans, Ciaran Brennan, Yahya Bamba, Harrison Biggins, Shaquille Gwengwe, Christian Doidge.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 1'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Newport County. H. Biggins (Newport County) scores, assisted by C. Doidge.
  2. 45+1'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-1 Newport County. B. Purrington (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 1-1 Newport County.
  4. 53'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-1 Newport County. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by T. James.
  5. 57'Goal! Bristol Rovers 3-1 Newport County. Own goal by L. Jenkins.
  6. 61'Goal! Bristol Rovers 3-2 Newport County. S. Gwengwe (Newport County) scores, assisted by C. Doidge.
  7. 74'Goal! Bristol Rovers 4-2 Newport County. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by B. Young.
  8. 90+1'Goal! Bristol Rovers 4-3 Newport County. C. Jarvis (Newport County) scores, assisted by A. Merritt.
  9. 90+9'Goal! Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Russell-Denny.
  10. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County.
Full commentary (69 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Newport County.
  2. 1'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Newport County. H. Biggins (Newport County) scores, assisted by C. Doidge.
  3. 7'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  4. 8'Yellow card for C. Mola (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  5. 9'Offside, Newport County.
  6. 10'Off the woodwork! H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 13'Attempt missed. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  8. 14'Attempt saved. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  9. 14'Yellow card for S. Evans (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  10. 25'Attempt saved. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 25'Offside, Newport County.
  12. 29'Offside, Newport County.
  13. 30'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  14. 31'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  15. 31'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  16. 34'Attempt missed. C. Doidge (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  17. 36'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  18. 38'Attempt saved. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.22.
  19. 41'Attempt missed. S. Gwengwe (Newport County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  20. 43'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  21. 43'Off the woodwork! B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  22. 44'Attempt missed. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), header. xG 0.07.
  23. 45'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  24. 45'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  25. 45'Attempt blocked. K. Gough (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  26. 45'1 minute of added time.
  27. 45+1'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-1 Newport County. B. Purrington (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  28. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 1-1 Newport County.
  29. 46'The second half is under way.
  30. 48'Attempt missed. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  31. 49'Attempt blocked. K. Gough (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  32. 49'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  33. 50'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  34. 51'Attempt blocked. K. Gough (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  35. 51'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  36. 52'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  37. 53'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-1 Newport County. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by T. James.
  38. 55'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  39. 55'Attempt saved. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  40. 56'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  41. 57'Goal! Bristol Rovers 3-1 Newport County. Own goal by L. Jenkins.
  42. 61'Goal! Bristol Rovers 3-2 Newport County. S. Gwengwe (Newport County) scores, assisted by C. Doidge.
  43. 64'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  44. 64'Attempt blocked. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  45. 65'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  46. 65'Attempt missed. B. Purrington (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.20.
  47. 73'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
  48. 74'Substitution, Newport County: D. Sassi comes on for C. Doidge.
  49. 74'Substitution, Newport County: A. Merritt comes on for T. Davies.
  50. 74'Substitution, Newport County: M. Smith comes on for C. Evans.
  51. 74'Goal! Bristol Rovers 4-2 Newport County. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by B. Young.
  52. 75'Yellow card for B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers).
  53. 76'Yellow card for C. Brennan (Newport County) for argument.
  54. 79'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Aitchison comes on for B. Kamwa.
  55. 79'Attempt missed. A. Merritt (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  56. 80'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
  57. 82'Attempt blocked. J. Aitchison (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  58. 85'Substitution, Newport County: C. Jarvis comes on for Y. Bamba.
  59. 85'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: R. Smallwood comes on for T. James.
  60. 85'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: R. Russell-Denny comes on for S. Forde.
  61. 87'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: E. Harrison comes on for T. Leigh.
  62. 88'Attempt blocked. J. Aitchison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  63. 90'Attempt saved. R. Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  64. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  65. 90+1'Goal! Bristol Rovers 4-3 Newport County. C. Jarvis (Newport County) scores, assisted by A. Merritt.
  66. 90+4'Attempt missed. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  67. 90+6'Substitution, Newport County: K. Pattern comes on for H. Biggins.
  68. 90+9'Goal! Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Russell-Denny.
  69. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County.
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