Newport County 2-1 Grimsby Town · League Two
Newport County beat Grimsby Town 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Newport County fixtures and results · Grimsby Town fixtures and results · League Two table
Match report
Newport County and Grimsby Town met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Saturday, 26 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Newport County: C. Doidge 57'; S. Gwengwe 69'. Grimsby Town: J. Wright 83'.
How the match went
Grimsby Town saw more of the ball, 67% of it. Newport County had 10 shots with 5 on target, Grimsby Town 10 with 3 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Newport County and 3 to Grimsby Town. Newport County conceded 14 fouls, Grimsby Town 9. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Newport County, 2 for Grimsby Town).
Line-ups
Newport County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Wright, Cameron Norman, Lee Jenkins, Kyle Cameron, Matty Jacob, Matthew Max Dibley-Dias, Ciaran Brennan, Michael Adu-Poku, Harrison Biggins, Shaquille Gwengwe, Christian Doidge.
Grimsby Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Christy Pym, Harvey Rodgers, Maldini Kacurri, Cameron McJannett, Jayden Sweeney, Jamie Walker, Finlay Cartwright, Kieran Green, Mark Shelton, Charles Vernam, Iwan Morgan.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Grimsby Town.
- 57'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Grimsby Town. C. Doidge (Newport County) scores, assisted by C. Norman.
- 69'Goal! Newport County 2-0 Grimsby Town. S. Gwengwe (Newport County) scores, assisted by C. Brennan.
- 83'Goal! Newport County 2-1 Grimsby Town. Own goal by J. Wright.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 2-1 Grimsby Town.
Full commentary (58 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Grimsby Town.
- 2'Attempt missed. I. Morgan (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 3'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 4'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 7'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 10'Yellow card for M. M. Dibley-Dias (Newport County) for foul.
- 16'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 17'Attempt saved. M. Shelton (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 18'Attempt missed. I. Morgan (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.75.
- 21'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 22'Offside, Newport County.
- 29'Corner, Newport County.
- 29'Attempt missed. K. Cameron (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 36'Substitution, Grimsby Town: R. Reynolds comes on for M. Shelton.
- 37'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 39'Corner, Newport County.
- 40'Attempt missed. M. Adu-Poku (Newport County), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 44'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+5'Attempt missed. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Grimsby Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Attempt blocked. M. M. Dibley-Dias (Newport County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 51'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 56'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Grimsby Town. C. Doidge (Newport County) scores, assisted by C. Norman.
- 58'Attempt blocked. R. Reynolds (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 59'Substitution, Grimsby Town: S. Finch comes on for F. Cartwright.
- 59'Substitution, Grimsby Town: A. Cook comes on for I. Morgan.
- 60'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 63'Yellow card for A. Cook (Grimsby Town) for argument.
- 64'Corner, Newport County.
- 65'Corner, Newport County.
- 65'Attempt saved. K. Cameron (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 66'Attempt missed. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 68'Corner, Newport County.
- 69'Corner, Newport County.
- 69'Goal! Newport County 2-0 Grimsby Town. S. Gwengwe (Newport County) scores, assisted by C. Brennan.
- 71'Substitution, Newport County: J. Thomas comes on for C. Norman.
- 72'Attempt blocked. A. Cook (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 72'Yellow card for K. Green (Grimsby Town) for argument.
- 73'Substitution, Grimsby Town: J. Amaluzor comes on for J. Sweeney.
- 73'Substitution, Grimsby Town: R. Staunton comes on for C. Vernam.
- 79'Attempt saved. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 79'Attempt saved. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 79'Corner, Newport County.
- 80'Attempt blocked. S. Finch (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
- 81'Substitution, Newport County: G. Garner comes on for S. Gwengwe.
- 81'Substitution, Newport County: A. Lewis comes on for M. M. Dibley-Dias.
- 82'Attempt missed. M. Adu-Poku (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 83'Goal! Newport County 2-1 Grimsby Town. Own goal by J. Wright.
- 85'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 90'8 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. J. Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90+2'Yellow card for M. Jacob (Newport County) for foul.
- 90+4'Substitution, Newport County: Y. Bamba comes on for M. Adu-Poku.
- 90+4'Offside, Newport County.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 2-1 Grimsby Town.