Salford City 2-1 Newport County · League Two
Salford City beat Newport County 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Salford City and Newport County met in the League Two at Peninsula in Kersal on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Salford City: T. Allen 83'; K. N'Mai 90'. Newport County: H. Biggins 71'.
How the match went
Salford City saw more of the ball, 74% of it. Salford City had 32 shots with 7 on target, Newport County 4 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 10 to Salford City and 0 to Newport County. Salford City conceded 11 fouls, Newport County 19. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Salford City, 3 for Newport County).
Line-ups
Salford City started in a 5-3-2: Will Norris, Luke Molyneux, Will Aimson, Adebola Oluwo, Taylor Allen, Abraham Odoh, Kallum Cesay, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu, Joe Powell, Macaulay Langstaff, Ryan Graydon.
Newport County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Wright, Cameron Norman, Lee Jenkins, Kyle Cameron, Joe Thomas, Cameron Evans, Ciaran Brennan, Yahya Bamba, Harrison Biggins, Alfie Merritt, Shaquille Gwengwe.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Salford City 0-0 Newport County.
- 71'Goal! Salford City 0-1 Newport County. H. Biggins (Newport County) scores.
- 83'Goal! Salford City 1-1 Newport County. T. Allen (Salford City) scores, assisted by K. Cesay.
- 90'Goal! Salford City 2-1 Newport County. K. N'Mai (Salford City) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Salford City 2-1 Newport County.
Full commentary (65 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Salford City vs Newport County.
- 3'Attempt blocked. M. Langstaff (Salford City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 4'Attempt blocked. J. Powell (Salford City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 5'Offside, Salford City.
- 5'Off the woodwork! R. Graydon (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 6'Attempt blocked. J. Powell (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 8'Attempt saved. L. Molyneux (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 11'Offside, Salford City.
- 12'Attempt missed. B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 12'Attempt saved. A. Odoh (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 13'Attempt saved. A. Merritt (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 14'Yellow card for J. Thomas (Newport County) for foul.
- 14'Attempt missed. L. Molyneux (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 14'Corner, Salford City.
- 15'Attempt missed. T. Allen (Salford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 20'Offside, Newport County.
- 22'Attempt missed. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 23'Attempt blocked. J. Powell (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 25'Attempt missed. R. Graydon (Salford City), header. xG 0.04.
- 32'Attempt missed. C. Brennan (Newport County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 37'Attempt missed. A. Odoh (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 38'Attempt missed. R. Graydon (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'Corner, Salford City.
- 45'Off the woodwork! J. Powell (Salford City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Offside, Newport County.
- 45'Half-time. Salford City 0-0 Newport County.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Attempt missed. M. Langstaff (Salford City), header. xG 0.06.
- 55'Attempt missed. L. Molyneux (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 57'Corner, Salford City.
- 59'Attempt saved. M. Langstaff (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 60'Attempt missed. L. Molyneux (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 63'Substitution, Salford City: K. N'Mai comes on for A. Odoh.
- 63'Attempt saved. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 65'Corner, Salford City.
- 66'Substitution, Newport County: M. M. Dibley-Dias comes on for Y. Bamba.
- 66'Attempt missed. K. N'Mai (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 66'Attempt missed. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 68'Yellow card for R. Graydon (Salford City) for foul.
- 68'Attempt missed. A. Merritt (Newport County), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 71'Goal! Salford City 0-1 Newport County. H. Biggins (Newport County) scores.
- 72'Substitution, Newport County: K. Evans comes on for C. Evans.
- 72'Substitution, Salford City: J. Grant comes on for R. Graydon.
- 75'Corner, Salford City.
- 76'Attempt missed. T. Allen (Salford City), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 77'Attempt missed. B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 77'Attempt blocked. J. Grant (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 79'Yellow card for A. Merritt (Newport County) for foul.
- 80'Attempt missed. B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.11.
- 80'Attempt saved. W. Aimson (Salford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 80'Attempt blocked. K. N'Mai (Salford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 81'Corner, Salford City.
- 82'Attempt blocked. A. Oluwo (Salford City), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 82'Corner, Salford City.
- 83'Goal! Salford City 1-1 Newport County. T. Allen (Salford City) scores, assisted by K. Cesay.
- 84'Substitution, Salford City: E. Bonds comes on for B. Sarpong-Wiredu.
- 84'Substitution, Salford City: D. Udoh comes on for J. Powell.
- 84'Substitution, Newport County: D. Sassi comes on for A. Merritt.
- 86'Yellow card for C. Norman (Newport County) for foul.
- 88'Attempt blocked. L. Molyneux (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 90'Goal! Salford City 2-1 Newport County. K. N'Mai (Salford City) scores.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+4'Corner, Salford City.
- 90'Full-time. Salford City 2-1 Newport County.