Bristol Rovers vs Newport CountyLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League Two (England)

2026/2027

Bristol Rovers

Purrington45+1'

Cavegn53'

Kamwa74'

Cavegn90+9'

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Aug 22, 2026

Memorial Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Fabrizio Cavegn

Bristol Rovers

Goals

8.3

Goal!

5-3

Fabrizio Cavegn

90'+9·Bristol Rovers

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90'+6Substitution

Keenan Patten· In

Harrison Biggins· Out

Newport County

Goal!

4-3

Cole Jarvis

90'+1·Newport County

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87'Substitution

Ellis Harrison· In

Tommy Leigh· Out

Bristol Rovers

85'Substitution

Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny· In

Shaq Forde· Out

Bristol Rovers

85'Substitution

Cole Jarvis· In

Yahya Bamba· Out

Newport County

85'Substitution

Richard Smallwood· In

Tom James· Out

Bristol Rovers

79'Substitution

Jack Aitchison· In

Bobby Kamwa· Out

Bristol Rovers

76'Yellow Card

Ciaran Brennan

Newport County

75'Yellow Card

Bobby Kamwa

Bristol Rovers

Goal!

4-2

Bobby Kamwa

74'·Bristol Rovers

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74'Substitution

Alfie Merritt· In

Tom Davies· Out

Newport County

74'Substitution

Dan Sassi· In

Christian Doidge· Out

Newport County

74'Substitution

Matthew Smith· In

Cameron Evans· Out

Newport County

Goal!

3-2

Shaquille Gwengwe

61'·Newport County

⚽

Goal!

3-1

Lee Jenkins

57'·Bristol Rovers

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Goal!

2-1

Fabrizio Cavegn

53'·Bristol Rovers

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Goal!

1-1

Ben Purrington

45'+1·Bristol Rovers

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8'Yellow Card

Clinton Mola

Bristol Rovers

Goal!

0-1

Harrison Biggins

1'·Newport County

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Statistics of the Game

Bristol Rovers

Newport County

64%Ball Possession36%

26Shots Total8

9Shots On Target3

11Corners1

6Fouls8

2Yellow Cards1

3Offsides5

0Saves5

372Passes215

9Shots Off Target5

117Attacks83

79Dangerous Attacks23

19Shots Inside Box6

7Shots Outside Box2

5Goals3

8Free Kicks6

8Shots Blocked0

4Substitutions5

2Hit Woodwork1

6Tackles18

3Assists3

239Accurate Passes104

25Total Crosses7

4Accurate Crosses1

6Interceptions2

66Duels Won64

5Big Chances Created2

3Big Chances Missed0

Bristol Rovers

Manager: Steve Evans

Starting XI

5.9

6.8

6.4

6.4

7.1

6.4

6.7

6.6

7.2

7.2

8.3

Substitutes

Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny

7.0

6.3

6.8

6.5

Manager: Hayden Mullins

Starting XI

6.5

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.2

6.6

6.3

5.9

7.2

7.0

7.7

Substitutes

6.2

5.7

5.9

7.0

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Fabrizio Cavegn FW	8.3	90'	2	0	4/6	22(100%)	1	7/18
Bobby Kamwa MF	7.2	79'	1	0	1/4	18(64%)	-	4/10
Tommy Leigh MF	7.2	87'	0	0	0/2	45(75%)	1	12/25
Ben Purrington DF	7.1	90'	1	0	1/2	34(57%)	-	9/14
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny MF	7.0	5'	0	1	1/1	2(1%)	-	0/1
Ellis Harrison FW	6.8	3'	0	0	-	5(1%)	-	5/5
Tom James DF	6.8	85'	0	1	-	27(60%)	1	5/6
Keenan Gough MF	6.7	90'	0	0	0/3	35(55%)	2	5/9
Shaq Forde MF	6.6	85'	0	0	1/4	27(55%)	-	3/13
Richard Smallwood MF	6.5	5'	0	0	-	6(1%)	-	-
Kofi Balmer DF	6.4	90'	0	0	-	33(63%)	-	3/7
Clinton Mola MF	6.4	90'	0	0	1/2	38(56%)	1	2/6
Riley Harbottle DF	6.4	90'	0	0	-	36(71%)	1	11/15
Jack Aitchison MF	6.3	11'	0	0	0/2	6(1%)	-	0/1
Brad Young GK	5.9	90'	0	1	-	38(46%)	-	-

Bristol Rovers vs Newport County — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bristol Rovers	15	L2	0	5	1	5	3/15	6-8
Newport County	15	W1	2	0	4	0	7/15	7-10

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Bristol Rovers — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Notts County2026-05-02
D1-1 vs Portsmouth2026-07-18
D2-2 @ Forest Green Rovers2026-07-21
L0-1 vs Peterborough United2026-08-08
L2-3 @ York City2026-08-15

Newport County — last 5 games

L0-4 vs Reading2026-07-28
W2-1 @ Yeovil Town2026-08-01
L1-4 vs Roma2026-08-04
D1-1 @ AFC Wimbledon2026-08-08
W3-0 vs Rochdale2026-08-15

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 9
Period covered: 2013-08-17 – 2026-01-31
Bristol Rovers wins: 5
Draws: 0
Newport County wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 3.22
Over 2.5 goals: 67%
Both teams scored: 56%
Home side won: 44%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 0D 2L (Bristol Rovers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.8 vs 3.22

Aggregated from 9 finished meetings (2013-08-17 – 2026-01-31) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 9)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-01-31	Bristol Rovers	3-0	Newport County
2025-09-06	Newport County	2-3	Bristol Rovers
2023-11-14	Newport County	0-1	Bristol Rovers
2022-03-05	Newport County	1-0	Bristol Rovers
2021-10-23	Bristol Rovers	1-3	Newport County

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bristol Rovers	1	5	12	6	LWWWW	1	0
Newport County	20	5	4	-1	WLDLL	20	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 8 ptsBristol Rovers 12 · Newport County 4
Positions: #1 vs #20
Goals per game: 2.4/1.2 vs 1.8/2scored/conceded per game · league average 1.33

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-22

Previous Meetings

Last 9 matches

Won 56%

(5/9)

Draw 0%

(0/9)

Won 44%

(4/9)

Goals

16-13

Total matches

Recent matches (5/9)

League Two•Jan 31, 2026

Bristol Rovers

3-0

Newport County

League Two•Sep 6, 2025

Newport County

2-3

Bristol Rovers

EFL Trophy•Nov 14, 2023

Newport County

0-1

Bristol Rovers

League Two•Mar 5, 2022

Newport County

1-0

Bristol Rovers

League Two•Oct 23, 2021

Bristol Rovers

1-3

Newport County

Head to Head

Last 9 matches

Bristol Rovers wins

Draws

Newport County wins

Goals Scored

16 - 13

Jan 31, 2026 • League Two

Bristol Rovers

3-0

Newport County

Sep 6, 2025 • League Two

Newport County

2-3

Bristol Rovers

Nov 14, 2023 • EFL Trophy

Newport County

0-1

Bristol Rovers

Matchday 2 — League Two

Match Report

The table read 1st (Bristol Rovers, 12 pts) against 20th (Newport County, 4 pts), 8 points apart. Per game in the league, Bristol Rovers were scoring 2.4 and conceding 1.2, Newport County 1.8 and 2, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.

Bristol Rovers were winless in 5.

Across 9 recorded meetings, Bristol Rovers have 5 wins to Newport County's 4, with 0 draws, at 3.22 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 56%.

Memorial Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 5-3 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Bristol Rovers: Ben Purrington (45'), Fabrizio Cavegn (53'), Lee Jenkins (57' og), Bobby Kamwa (74'), Fabrizio Cavegn (90') · Newport County: Harrison Biggins (1'), Shaquille Gwengwe (61'), Cole Jarvis (90')

Key stats

Possession: Bristol Rovers 64% · Newport County 36% · Total shots: 26-8 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 11-1

More details:

Bristol Rovers — live results and schedule Newport County — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Bristol Rovers vs Newport County?

Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County. League Two (England) match played on 22 Aug 2026.

What league is Bristol Rovers vs Newport County in?

This match is part of the League Two (England). The match was played at Memorial Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Bristol Rovers and Newport County?

In 9 meetings between 2013 and 2026: Bristol Rovers has 5 wins, 0 draws, and 4 losses against Newport County.

Where was Bristol Rovers vs Newport County played?

The match was played at Memorial Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Bristol Rovers vs Newport County — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/9)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 9 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 2 — League Two

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions