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Grimsby Town 2-1 Newport County · League Two

Grimsby Town beat Newport County 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Grimsby Town fixtures and results · Newport County fixtures and results · League Two table

Match report

Grimsby Town and Newport County met in the League Two at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes on Saturday, 16 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Grimsby Town: C. Baker-Richardson 1'; K. Green 90'. Newport County: M. Baker 55'.

How the match went

The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Grimsby Town, 3 for Newport County).

Line-ups

Grimsby Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Christy Pym, Harvey Rodgers, Doug Tharme, Cameron McJannett, Jayden Sweeney, George James McEachran, Justin Amaluzor, Kieran Green, Jamie Walker, Charles Vernam, Jaze Kabia.

Newport County started in a 5-3-2: Nikola Tzanev, Habeeb Ogunneye, Liam Shephard, Lee Jenkins, Matthew Baker, Thomas Davies, Kai Whitmore, Matt Smith, Cameron Evans, Michael Reindorf, Courtney Baker-Richardson.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 1'Goal! Grimsby Town 1-0 Newport County. Own goal by C. Baker-Richardson.
  2. 19'Penalty missed! J. Kabia (Grimsby Town), saved.
  3. 45'Half-time. Grimsby Town 1-0 Newport County.
  4. 55'Goal! Grimsby Town 1-1 Newport County. M. Baker (Newport County) scores, assisted by M. Reindorf.
  5. 90+4'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-1 Newport County. K. Green (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by E. Khouri.
  6. 90'Full-time. Grimsby Town 2-1 Newport County.
Full commentary (57 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Grimsby Town vs Newport County.
  2. 1'Goal! Grimsby Town 1-0 Newport County. Own goal by C. Baker-Richardson.
  3. 1'Attempt blocked. J. Kabia (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.67.
  4. 5'Attempt blocked. K. Whitmore (Newport County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  5. 7'Attempt saved. L. Jenkins (Newport County), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  6. 8'Yellow card for M. Smith (Newport County) for argument.
  7. 9'Attempt blocked. J. Walker (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  8. 10'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 11'Attempt missed. C. McJannett (Grimsby Town), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  10. 19'Attempt blocked. D. Tharme (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  11. 19'Attempt missed. H. Rodgers (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.20.
  12. 19'Attempt saved. K. Green (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.21.
  13. 19'Penalty missed! J. Kabia (Grimsby Town), saved.
  14. 20'Attempt saved. J. Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.11.
  15. 24'Attempt blocked. L. Jenkins (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  16. 27'Attempt missed. J. Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  17. 30'Yellow card for K. Whitmore (Newport County) for foul.
  18. 32'Attempt blocked. J. Kabia (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  19. 36'Yellow card for C. Evans (Newport County) for foul.
  20. 42'Attempt blocked. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  21. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  22. 45+1'Yellow card for J. Kabia (Grimsby Town) for simulation.
  23. 45+3'Attempt saved. L. Jenkins (Newport County), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  24. 45'Half-time. Grimsby Town 1-0 Newport County.
  25. 46'The second half is under way.
  26. 46'Substitution, Newport County: C. Antwi comes on for M. Smith.
  27. 49'Attempt blocked. J. Sweeney (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  28. 50'Attempt blocked. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 50'Off the woodwork! J. Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  30. 54'Attempt blocked. K. Whitmore (Newport County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  31. 55'Goal! Grimsby Town 1-1 Newport County. M. Baker (Newport County) scores, assisted by M. Reindorf.
  32. 58'Attempt blocked. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  33. 59'Attempt saved. J. Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  34. 61'Attempt missed. J. Walker (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  35. 62'Yellow card for J. Amaluzor (Grimsby Town) for foul.
  36. 63'Attempt blocked. C. Antwi (Newport County), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  37. 65'Substitution, Grimsby Town: D. Burns comes on for J. Amaluzor.
  38. 68'Substitution, Newport County: J. Thomas comes on for H. Ogunneye.
  39. 70'Attempt missed. H. Rodgers (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  40. 71'Substitution, Newport County: J. Clarke comes on for L. Shephard.
  41. 74'Substitution, Grimsby Town: E. Khouri comes on for J. Walker.
  42. 78'Substitution, Newport County: M. Spellman comes on for C. Baker-Richardson.
  43. 78'Substitution, Newport County: B. Kamwa comes on for M. Reindorf.
  44. 81'Substitution, Grimsby Town: R. Staunton comes on for J. Sweeney.
  45. 81'Substitution, Grimsby Town: T. Warren comes on for H. Rodgers.
  46. 81'Substitution, Grimsby Town: C. Gardner comes on for C. Vernam.
  47. 82'Attempt blocked. M. Spellman (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  48. 84'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.28.
  49. 85'Attempt missed. C. Antwi (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  50. 86'Attempt missed. C. Gardner (Grimsby Town), header. xG 0.21.
  51. 88'Attempt missed. T. Davies (Newport County), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  52. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  53. 90+1'Attempt missed. J. Clarke (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.18.
  54. 90+1'Attempt blocked. M. Spellman (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  55. 90+3'Attempt missed. K. Green (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  56. 90+4'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-1 Newport County. K. Green (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by E. Khouri.
  57. 90'Full-time. Grimsby Town 2-1 Newport County.
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