Newport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town · League Two
Newport County beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Newport County and Shrewsbury Town met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Saturday, 28 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Newport County: B. Kamwa 68'. Shrewsbury Town did not score.
How the match went
Newport County saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Newport County had 7 shots with 2 on target, Shrewsbury Town 3 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 6 to Newport County and 4 to Shrewsbury Town. Newport County conceded 13 fouls, Shrewsbury Town 11. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Newport County, 3 for Shrewsbury Town).
Line-ups
Newport County started in a 4-3-3: Jordan Wright, Liam Shephard, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Thomas Davies, Matt Smith, Cameron Evans, Sven Sprangler, Ben Lloyd, James Crole, Bobby Kamwa.
Shrewsbury Town started in a 5-3-2: Matthew Cox, Kevin Berkoe, Sam Stubbs, William Boyle, Josh Ruffels, Mal Benning, Thomas Sang, Anthony Scully, Taylor Perry, George Lloyd, Iwan Morgan.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Shrewsbury Town.
- 68'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town. B. Kamwa (Newport County) scores, assisted by J. Crole.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town.
Full commentary (30 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town.
- 7'Attempt saved. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 11'Attempt missed. I. Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 18'Attempt blocked. M. Smith (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 29'Yellow card for M. Benning (Shrewsbury Town) for handball.
- 39'Attempt blocked. B. Lloyd (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 40'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 44'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: T. McDermott comes on for T. Sang.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+4'Yellow card for C. Evans (Newport County) for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Newport County 0-0 Shrewsbury Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 54'Attempt saved. T. Perry (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 68'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town. B. Kamwa (Newport County) scores, assisted by J. Crole.
- 69'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: J. Marquis comes on for G. Lloyd.
- 70'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: I. Kabia comes on for M. Benning.
- 71'Yellow card for W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town) for foul.
- 73'Substitution, Newport County: J. Thomas comes on for L. Shephard.
- 73'Substitution, Newport County: G. Garner comes on for M. Smith.
- 76'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: B. Ihionvien comes on for A. Scully.
- 76'Attempt missed. B. Ihionvien (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 81'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 82'Attempt blocked. G. Garner (Newport County), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 86'Substitution, Newport County: C. Baker-Richardson comes on for J. Crole.
- 87'Substitution, Newport County: N. Opoku comes on for B. Lloyd.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for G. Garner (Newport County).
- 90+3'Yellow card for T. Perry (Shrewsbury Town) for foul.
- 90+4'Substitution, Newport County: C. Brennan comes on for C. Evans.
- 90'Full-time. Newport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town.