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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.

Newport County fixtures and results · Tranmere Rovers fixtures and results · League Two table

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.

Minute by minute

  1. 11'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Tranmere Rovers. S. Gwengwe (Newport County) scores, assisted by H. Biggins.
  2. 45'Half-time. Newport County 1-0 Tranmere Rovers.
  3. 71'Goal! Newport County 1-1 Tranmere Rovers. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Senior.
  4. 75'Goal! Newport County 1-2 Tranmere Rovers. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers) scores.
  5. 90'Goal! Newport County 2-2 Tranmere Rovers. S. Gwengwe (Newport County) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Newport County 2-2 Tranmere Rovers.
Full commentary (58 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Tranmere Rovers.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. C. Doidge (Newport County), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
  3. 4'Offside, Newport County.
  4. 9'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  5. 11'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Tranmere Rovers. S. Gwengwe (Newport County) scores, assisted by H. Biggins.
  6. 13'Attempt blocked. K. Cameron (Newport County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.48.
  7. 14'Offside, Newport County.
  8. 15'Yellow card for J. Slater (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
  9. 16'Attempt missed. C. Norman (Newport County), header from a set piece. xG 0.17.
  10. 21'Corner, Newport County.
  11. 22'Attempt missed. C. Doidge (Newport County), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  12. 27'Attempt blocked. W. Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  13. 29'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  14. 32'Corner, Newport County.
  15. 33'Attempt blocked. A. Merritt (Newport County), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  16. 35'Attempt blocked. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  17. 36'Attempt saved. W. Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  18. 36'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  19. 39'Corner, Newport County.
  20. 42'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  21. 42'Attempt missed. W. Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  22. 42'Attempt saved. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  23. 43'Attempt missed. W. Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  24. 43'Yellow card for C. Doidge (Newport County) for foul.
  25. 45'1 minute of added time.
  26. 45'Half-time. Newport County 1-0 Tranmere Rovers.
  27. 46'The second half is under way.
  28. 46'Substitution, Newport County: D. Sassi comes on for A. Merritt.
  29. 47'Attempt saved. C. Brennan (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  30. 49'Attempt blocked. C. Evans (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  31. 50'Attempt missed. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.11.
  32. 50'Attempt blocked. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  33. 54'Substitution, Newport County: C. Jarvis comes on for C. Doidge.
  34. 56'Corner, Newport County.
  35. 58'Attempt blocked. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  36. 61'Attempt saved. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  37. 63'Attempt missed. J. Slater (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  38. 64'Attempt missed. W. Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  39. 65'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Turnbull comes on for J. Slater.
  40. 66'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: S. Finley comes on for T. Conlon.
  41. 66'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: D. Jones comes on for N. Smith.
  42. 68'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  43. 71'Goal! Newport County 1-1 Tranmere Rovers. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Senior.
  44. 71'Substitution, Newport County: K. Evans comes on for Y. Bamba.
  45. 71'Substitution, Newport County: M. M. Dibley-Dias comes on for C. Evans.
  46. 73'Yellow card for T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
  47. 74'Attempt missed. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  48. 75'Goal! Newport County 1-2 Tranmere Rovers. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers) scores.
  49. 78'Substitution, Newport County: J. Thomas comes on for C. Brennan.
  50. 78'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: L. O'Connor comes on for C. Whitaker.
  51. 78'Attempt missed. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  52. 80'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: P. Brough comes on for Z. Okoro.
  53. 84'Yellow card for M. M. Dibley-Dias (Newport County) for foul.
  54. 90'Goal! Newport County 2-2 Tranmere Rovers. S. Gwengwe (Newport County) scores.
  55. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  56. 90+4'Offside, Tranmere Rovers.
  57. 90+5'Attempt saved. C. Jarvis (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  58. 90'Full-time. Newport County 2-2 Tranmere Rovers.
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