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Newport County 2-1 Harrogate Town · League Two

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

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Match report

Newport County and Harrogate Town met in the League Two at Rodney Parade in Newport on Saturday, 11 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Newport County: N. Opoku 8'; J. Thomas 57'. Harrogate Town: J. Evans 39'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Newport County had 11 shots with 3 on target, Harrogate Town 11 with 3 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 8 to Newport County and 7 to Harrogate Town. Newport County conceded 9 fouls, Harrogate Town 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Newport County, 1 for Harrogate Town).

Line-ups

Newport County started in a 3-5-2: Jordan Wright, Lee Jenkins, Ryan Delaney, Matthew Baker, Joe Thomas, Cameron Evans, Harrison Biggins, Sven Sprangler, Ben Lloyd, James Crole, Nathaniel Opoku.

Harrogate Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Henry Gray, Chanse Headman, Cathal Heffernan, Liam Gibson, Jacob Slater, Bryn Morris, Jack Evans, Ellis Taylor, Tobias Brenan, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Shawn McCoulsky.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 8'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Harrogate Town. N. Opoku (Newport County) scores, assisted by B. Lloyd.
  2. 39'Goal! Newport County 1-1 Harrogate Town. J. Evans (Harrogate Town) scores, assisted by J. Slater.
  3. 45'Half-time. Newport County 1-1 Harrogate Town.
  4. 57'Goal! Newport County 2-1 Harrogate Town. J. Thomas (Newport County) scores, assisted by J. Crole.
  5. 90'Full-time. Newport County 2-1 Harrogate Town.
Full commentary (39 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Newport County vs Harrogate Town.
  2. 1'Attempt blocked. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 3'Attempt missed. H. Biggins (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.63.
  4. 8'Goal! Newport County 1-0 Harrogate Town. N. Opoku (Newport County) scores, assisted by B. Lloyd.
  5. 15'Attempt saved. E. Taylor (Harrogate Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  6. 23'Attempt missed. J. Crole (Newport County), header. xG 0.08.
  7. 25'Attempt missed. C. Headman (Harrogate Town), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  8. 33'Attempt saved. J. Slater (Harrogate Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 35'Attempt blocked. B. Morris (Harrogate Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 39'Goal! Newport County 1-1 Harrogate Town. J. Evans (Harrogate Town) scores, assisted by J. Slater.
  11. 43'Attempt missed. E. Taylor (Harrogate Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  12. 45'Yellow card for J. Evans (Harrogate Town) for foul.
  13. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  14. 45'Half-time. Newport County 1-1 Harrogate Town.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 48'Attempt blocked. E. Taylor (Harrogate Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  17. 53'Attempt blocked. H. Biggins (Newport County), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  18. 53'Attempt blocked. H. Biggins (Newport County), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  19. 55'Attempt missed. C. Evans (Newport County), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.18.
  20. 57'Goal! Newport County 2-1 Harrogate Town. J. Thomas (Newport County) scores, assisted by J. Crole.
  21. 57'Substitution, Harrogate Town: B. Faulkner comes on for C. Headman.
  22. 62'Yellow card for C. Evans (Newport County) for foul.
  23. 68'Substitution, Newport County: T. Davies comes on for J. Thomas.
  24. 70'Substitution, Harrogate Town: L. Cass comes on for J. Slater.
  25. 70'Substitution, Harrogate Town: E. Acquah comes on for T. Brenan.
  26. 70'Attempt missed. C. Evans (Newport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  27. 72'Attempt blocked. S. McCoulsky (Harrogate Town), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  28. 74'Attempt blocked. C. Evans (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  29. 75'Attempt saved. C. Evans (Newport County), header from a corner. xG 0.21.
  30. 77'Attempt blocked. S. Duke-McKenna (Harrogate Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  31. 79'Attempt missed. B. Morris (Harrogate Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  32. 83'Yellow card for J. Crole (Newport County) for foul.
  33. 84'Substitution, Newport County: C. Brennan comes on for S. Sprangler.
  34. 84'Substitution, Newport County: B. Kamwa comes on for N. Opoku.
  35. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  36. 90+1'Substitution, Newport County: C. Jarvis comes on for J. Crole.
  37. 90+4'Substitution, Harrogate Town: G. Thomson comes on for E. Taylor.
  38. 90+8'Attempt missed. C. Heffernan (Harrogate Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  39. 90'Full-time. Newport County 2-1 Harrogate Town.
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