Notts County 0-1 Grimsby Town · League Two
Notts County lost to Grimsby Town 0-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Notts County and Grimsby Town met in the League Two at Meadow Lane in Nottingham on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
Goalscorers
Notts County did not score. Grimsby Town: C. Vernam 85'.
How the match went
Notts County saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Notts County had 13 shots with 5 on target, Grimsby Town 12 with 4 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 7 to Notts County and 6 to Grimsby Town. Notts County conceded 13 fouls, Grimsby Town 11. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Notts County, 2 for Grimsby Town) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Notts County started in a 3-4-2-1: James Belshaw, Lewis Macari, Matthew Platt, Jacob Bedeau, Nick Tsaroulla, Tom Iorpenda, Scott Robertson, Jodi Jones, Qamaruddin Kouhyar, Conor Grant, Lee Ndlovu.
Grimsby Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Jackson Smith, Harvey Rodgers, Maldini Kacurri, Cameron McJannett, Jayden Sweeney, Géza Dávid Turi, Evan Khouri, Darragh Burns, Jamie Walker, Charles Vernam, Jude Soonsup-Bell.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Notts County 0-0 Grimsby Town.
- 76'Red card! L. Ndlovu (Notts County) is sent off for foul.
- 85'Goal! Notts County 0-1 Grimsby Town. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by E. Khouri.
- 90'Full-time. Notts County 0-1 Grimsby Town.
Full commentary (47 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Notts County vs Grimsby Town.
- 10'Attempt blocked. J. Sweeney (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 15'Yellow card for J. Soonsup-Bell (Grimsby Town) for simulation.
- 23'Attempt missed. M. Platt (Notts County), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 34'Attempt saved. T. Iorpenda (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 35'Attempt missed. S. Robertson (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Yellow card for T. Iorpenda (Notts County).
- 39'Attempt blocked. T. Iorpenda (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 41'Attempt blocked. J. Soonsup-Bell (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'Yellow card for G. D. Turi (Grimsby Town) for foul.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. J. Jones (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 45'Half-time. Notts County 0-0 Grimsby Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Notts County: M. Dennis comes on for C. Grant.
- 46'Substitution, Notts County: H. Tangen comes on for Q. Kouhyar.
- 47'Attempt saved. J. Walker (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 47'Attempt blocked. J. Sweeney (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 48'Attempt saved. H. Rodgers (Grimsby Town), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 52'Attempt saved. J. Jones (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 55'Attempt missed. L. Ndlovu (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.34.
- 59'Attempt missed. J. Jones (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 59'Attempt blocked. S. Robertson (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 61'Attempt saved. T. Iorpenda (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 63'Substitution, Grimsby Town: K. Green comes on for J. Walker.
- 64'Substitution, Grimsby Town: J. Kabia comes on for J. Soonsup-Bell.
- 70'Attempt saved. M. Dennis (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 71'Attempt missed. H. Rodgers (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 76'Red card! L. Ndlovu (Notts County) is sent off for foul.
- 77'Attempt missed. K. Green (Grimsby Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 81'Attempt blocked. J. Sweeney (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 83'Substitution, Notts County: R. McDonald comes on for L. Macari.
- 83'Substitution, Grimsby Town: A. Cook comes on for G. D. Turi.
- 83'Attempt missed. G. D. Turi (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 84'Substitution, Notts County: B. Enoru comes on for J. Jones.
- 84'Substitution, Notts County: K. Bennetts comes on for N. Tsaroulla.
- 85'Goal! Notts County 0-1 Grimsby Town. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by E. Khouri.
- 90'Substitution, Grimsby Town: R. Staunton comes on for C. Vernam.
- 90'Substitution, Grimsby Town: C. Oduor comes on for E. Khouri.
- 90'8 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for M. Dennis (Notts County) for argument.
- 90+2'Yellow card for S. Robertson (Notts County) for argument.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. K. Green (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. H. Rodgers (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 90+5'Attempt saved. R. McDonald (Notts County), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 90+7'Attempt blocked. J. Bedeau (Notts County), header. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Notts County 0-1 Grimsby Town.