Newport County 2-2 Tranmere Rovers · League Two
Newport County drew 2-2 with Tranmere Rovers in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Newport County and Tranmere Rovers met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Newport County: S. Gwengwe 11', 90'. Tranmere Rovers: Z. Okoro 71'; D. Jones 75'.
How the match went
Tranmere Rovers saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Newport County had 11 shots with 4 on target, Tranmere Rovers 15 with 5 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 4 to Newport County and 6 to Tranmere Rovers. Newport County conceded 14 fouls, Tranmere Rovers 11. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Newport County, 2 for Tranmere Rovers).
Line-ups
Newport County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Wright, Cameron Norman, Lee Jenkins, Kyle Cameron, Alfie Merritt, Cameron Evans, Ciaran Brennan, Yahya Bamba, Harrison Biggins, Shaquille Gwengwe, Christian Doidge.
Tranmere Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Luke McGee, Joel Senior, Bobby Faulkner, Nathan James Smith, Jacob Slater, Will Vaulks, Tom Conlon, Zane Okoro, Tom Ince, Charlie Whitaker, Joe Ironside.
More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.