Newport County 0-1 Salford City · League Two
Newport County lost to Salford City 0-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Newport County and Salford City met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Tuesday, 19 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Newport County did not score. Salford City: A. Oluwo 51'.
How the match went
The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Newport County, 3 for Salford City).
Line-ups
Newport County started in a 5-3-2: Nikola Tzanev, Habeeb Ogunneye, Lee Jenkins, James Clarke, Matthew Baker, Thomas Davies, Cameron Evans, Matt Smith, Ben Lloyd, Michael Reindorf, Bobby Kamwa.
Salford City started in a 3-5-2: Matthew Young, Ollie Turton, Adebola Oluwo, Luke Garbutt, Rosaire Longelo, Ben Woodburn, Jorge Grant, Josh Austerfield, Kadeem Harris, Kallum Cesay, Cole Stockton.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Salford City.
- 51'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Salford City. A. Oluwo (Salford City) scores, assisted by B. Woodburn.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 0-1 Salford City.
Full commentary (38 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Salford City.
- 12'Attempt missed. B. Woodburn (Salford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 14'Attempt missed. L. Garbutt (Salford City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 24'Attempt missed. A. Oluwo (Salford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.17.
- 26'Attempt missed. C. Evans (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 26'Attempt blocked. M. Smith (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 30'Attempt saved. K. Harris (Salford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 30'Off the woodwork! L. Garbutt (Salford City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 31'Attempt missed. R. Longelo (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 31'Attempt saved. A. Oluwo (Salford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 33'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 38'Attempt saved. M. Reindorf (Newport County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Salford City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Goal! Newport County 0-1 Salford City. A. Oluwo (Salford City) scores, assisted by B. Woodburn.
- 51'Attempt blocked. K. Cesay (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 53'Yellow card for K. Harris (Salford City) for foul.
- 54'Attempt missed. B. Lloyd (Newport County), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 63'Attempt blocked. T. Davies (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 64'Attempt saved. M. Smith (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 65'Substitution, Newport County: M. Spellman comes on for J. Clarke.
- 65'Substitution, Newport County: C. Antwi comes on for B. Lloyd.
- 69'Substitution, Salford City: J. Bird comes on for C. Stockton.
- 74'Attempt missed. M. Spellman (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 74'Attempt missed. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 75'Substitution, Newport County: C. Baker-Richardson comes on for C. Evans.
- 76'Attempt missed. M. Spellman (Newport County), header. xG 0.03.
- 78'Attempt blocked. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.78.
- 80'Yellow card for A. Oluwo (Salford City) for foul.
- 81'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 82'Attempt missed. M. Spellman (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 83'Substitution, Salford City: T. Edwards comes on for R. Longelo.
- 83'Yellow card for J. Bird (Salford City).
- 86'Attempt missed. K. Harris (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Substitution, Newport County: M. Alexander-Walker comes on for B. Kamwa.
- 90+3'Yellow card for M. Smith (Newport County) for argument.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 0-1 Salford City.