Match summary
Bristol Rovers beat Newport County 5-3 in the League Two (England).
Bristol Rovers vs Newport CountyResult, Lineups & H2H
- Purrington45+1'
- Cavegn53'
- Kamwa74'
- Cavegn90+9'
- Biggins1'
- Gwengwe61'
- Jarvis90+1'
Memorial Stadium
Bristol Rovers vs Newport County in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Bristol Rovers0W 3D 2L
Bristol RoversNewport County
3Pointsof 157
6Goals scored7
8Goals conceded10
0Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row4
0Unbeaten in a row2
5Without a win0
5Conceded in a row0
Head to head9 meetings · Aug 2013 – Jan 2026
- Bristol Rovers wins
- 5
- Draws
- 0
- Newport County wins
- 4
3.22goals per meeting
56%both teams scored
67%3+ goals
44%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBristol Rovers 3W 0D 2L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 12 earlier results
Bristol RoversNewport County
#15Position#1
0Points1 v 1 games3
-1Goal difference+3
2Scored per gameleague avg 1.213
3Conceded per game0
#15Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Bristol RoversNewport County
- Goal · Bristol Rovers · Fabrizio Cavegn5-390+9'
- 90+6'Substitution · Newport County · Keenan Patten · InOut: Harrison Biggins
- 90+1'Goal · Newport County · Cole Jarvis4-3
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Ellis Harrison · InOut: Tommy Leigh87'
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny · InOut: Shaq Forde85'
- 85'Substitution · Newport County · Cole Jarvis · InOut: Yahya Bamba
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Richard Smallwood · InOut: Tom James85'
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Jack Aitchison · InOut: Bobby Kamwa79'
- 76'Yellow Card · Newport County · Ciaran Brennan
- Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Bobby Kamwa75'
- Goal · Bristol Rovers · Bobby Kamwa4-274'
- 74'Substitution · Newport County · Alfie Merritt · InOut: Tom Davies
- 74'Substitution · Newport County · Dan Sassi · InOut: Christian Doidge
- 74'Substitution · Newport County · Matthew Smith · InOut: Cameron Evans
- 61'Goal · Newport County · Shaquille Gwengwe3-2
- Own Goal · Bristol Rovers · Lee Jenkins3-1 · Own Goal57'
- Goal · Bristol Rovers · Fabrizio Cavegn2-153'
- Goal · Bristol Rovers · Ben Purrington1-145+1'
- Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Clinton Mola8'
- 1'Goal · Newport County · Harrison Biggins0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Bristol RoversNewport 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
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Steve Evans
Starting XI
-
BY
Brad Young5.9
-
RH
Riley Harbottle6.4
-
KG
Keenan Gough6.7
-
SF
Shaq Forde6.6
-
TL
Tommy Leigh7.2
-
BK
Bobby Kamwa7.2
Substitutes
-
RR
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny7.0
-
JQ
Joe Quigley-
CB
Charlie BinnsManager: Hayden Mullins
Starting XI
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JW
Jordan Wright6.5
-
CN
Cameron Norman5.9
-
TD
Tom Davies6.2
-
CB
Ciaran Brennan6.3
-
YB
Yahya Bamba5.9
-
HB
Harrison Biggins7.2
-
SG
Shaquille Gwengwe7.0
Substitutes
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JT
Joe Thomas-
AM
Alfie Merritt5.7
-
JT
Jake Turner-
DS
Dan Sassi5.9
-
CJ
Cole Jarvis7.0
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.8 | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(1%) | - | 5/5 | |
| 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 |
| 6.5 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(1%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(63%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 11' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 6(1%) | - | 0/1 | |
Brad Young GK | 5.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 38(46%) | - | - |
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