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Salford City vs Newport County Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–02 – 1

Taylor Allen 83′Kelly N'Mai 90′23rd

11thHarrison Biggins 71′

Player of the matchTaylor AllenSAL · 1 goal · 95′ played · 7 duels won · 3 key passes · 65/80 passes

8.1
Possession
74%26%
Shots · on target in brackets
31 (8)4 (2)
Corners
100
Table · 3 v 4 pts
23rd → 20th11th → 14th

League TwoMatchday 4The Peninsula StadiumRef M. Russell

Match strip & events

SAL 2–1 NPT · 1–3 yellow

1′HT90′Salford City on top 60 of 90 min · SAL 55% · NPT 45% pressure · peaks SAL 90′, NPT 71′
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Kelly N'Mai2–1Goal · left foot
  3. Cameron NormanYellow card
  4. Dan Sassifor Alfie Merritt
  5. Daniel Udohfor Joe Powell
  6. Elliot Bondsfor Brendan Wiredu
  7. Taylor Allen1–1Goal · left foot · assist Kallum Cesay
  8. Alfie MerrittYellow card
  9. Jorge Grantfor Ryan Graydon
  10. Kieron Evansfor Cameron Evans
  11. Harrison Biggins0–1Goal · right foot
  12. Ryan GraydonYellow card
  13. Matt Dibley-Diasfor Yahya Bamba
  14. Kelly N'Maifor Abraham Odoh
  15. Half-time 0–0
  16. Joe ThomasYellow card

Top ratings

XI avg 7.04 v 6.72
  1. Taylor AllenSAL8.1
  2. Joe PowellSAL7.5
  3. Ryan GraydonSAL7.3
  4. Luke MolyneuxSAL7.2
  5. Joe ThomasNPT7.2

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Joe PowellSAL4
  2. Luke MolyneuxSAL4 (1)
  3. Taylor AllenSAL3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Taylor AllenSAL2
  2. Cameron NormanNPT2

Passes

  1. Adebola OluwoSAL68/76
  2. Taylor AllenSAL65/80
  3. Joe PowellSAL62/71

Duels won

  1. Ryan GraydonSAL11/20
  2. Adebola OluwoSAL10/16
  3. Will AimsonSAL9/12

Dribbles

  1. Luke MolyneuxSAL4/6
  2. Ryan GraydonSAL3/5
  3. Kelly N'MaiSAL2/2

Tackles

  1. Ciaran BrennanNPT6
  2. Joe ThomasNPT4
  3. Cameron EvansNPT4

Clearances

  1. Lee JenkinsNPT10
  2. Kyle CameronNPT9
  3. Joe ThomasNPT7

Saves

  1. Jordan WrightNPT5
  2. Will NorrisSAL1

Table after full time

League Two 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Bristol Rovers43-0-111:6+597th ▲6
12Fleetwood Town41-3-04:3+1610th ▼2
13Rotherham United41-2-16:60513th
14Newport County41-1-29:90411th ▼3
15Exeter City41-1-24:40415th
16Chesterfield41-1-23:4-1416th
18Northampton Town40-3-12:3-1319th ▲1
19Rochdale41-0-34:6-2324th ▲5
20Salford City41-0-33:6-3323rd ▲3
21Gillingham40-3-12:5-3321st
22Shrewsbury Town41-0-32:8-6318th ▼4
24Port Vale40-2-22:6-4220th ▼4
Salford City
23rd → 20th0 → 3 pts
Newport County
11th → 14th4 → 4 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

What stands out

  • 20thfrom 23rd

    Salford City moved from 23rd to 20th in the League Two table with this result.0 → 3 points after 4 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 14thfrom 11th

    Newport County moved from 11th to 14th in the League Two table with this result.4 → 4 points after 4 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 67%on top

    Salford City had the upper hand in 60 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.

Team stats

41 figures
Salford Cityfull timeNewport County
  1. 74%Possession26%
  2. 31Shots4
  3. 8Shots on target2
  4. 2Big chances2
  5. 10Corners0
  6. 523Passes191
  7. 9Fouls14
  8. 1Yellow cards3
All 41 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 9Accurate crosses1
  3. 124Attacks56
  4. 2Big chances missed2
  5. 43Crosses5
  6. 98Dangerous attacks16
  7. 30Dribble attempts9
  8. 1Hit woodwork0
  9. 0Offsides2
  10. 26%Shot accuracy50%
  11. 9Shots blocked0
  12. 23Shots inside box2
  13. 14Shots off target2
  14. 8Shots outside box2
  15. 18Successful dribbles2
  16. Passing
  17. 17Accurate long passes20
  18. 434Accurate passes88
  19. 25Key passes2
  20. 33%Long pass accuracy28%
  21. 52Long passes71
  22. 83%Pass accuracy46%
  23. Defence
  24. 86Ball safe73
  25. 67Duels won57
  26. 5Goal kicks20
  27. 22Headers won17
  28. 3Interceptions12
  29. 1Last-man tackles0
  30. 1Saves5
  31. 9Tackles24
  32. 5Tackles won13
  33. Discipline
  34. 19Free kicks11
  35. Other
  36. 170Possession lost143
  37. 4Substitutions3
  38. 28Throw-ins18

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Salford City5-3-27.04 avg rating 6.724-2-3-1Newport County
  1. 16.3Will Norris95′
  1. 437.2Luke Molyneux95′
  2. 47.1Will Aimson95′
  3. 226.8Adebola Oluwo95′
  4. 248.1Taylor AllenG 95′
  5. 147.0Abraham Odoh↓62′
  1. 216.6Kallum CesayA 95′
  2. 447.0Brendan Wiredu↓83′
  3. 67.5Joe Powell↓83′
  1. 96.6Macaulay Langstaff95′
  2. 197.3Ryan GraydonYC ↓72′
  1. 16.9Jordan Wright95′
  1. 127.2Joe ThomasYC 95′
  2. 46.8Kyle Cameron95′
  3. 56.9Lee Jenkins95′
  4. 226.5Cameron NormanYC 95′
  1. 67.1Ciaran Brennan95′
  2. 26.6Cameron Evans↓72′
  1. 176.4Alfie MerrittYC ↓84′
  2. 107.0Harrison BigginsG 95′
  3. 206.3Yahya Bamba↓66′
  1. 96.3Shaquille Gwengwe95′
  1. 8Jorge GrantMF · ↑72′6.5
  2. 10Kelly N'MaiMF · G ↑62′7.2
  3. 16Elliot BondsMF · ↑83′6.4
  4. 23Daniel UdohFW · ↑83′6.6
  5. 12Sam LongGK
  6. 15Brandon CooperDF
  7. 30Kyrell MalcolmMF

SubstitutesCoaches: P. Cklamovski (1.46 PPG) · Hayden MullinsG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Kieron EvansMF · ↑72′6.1
  2. 19Gerard GarnerFW6.6
  3. 24Matt Dibley-DiasMF · ↑66′6.4
  4. 34Dan SassiDF · ↑84′6.3
  5. 25Jake TurnerGK
  6. 27Christian DoidgeFW
  7. 40Cole JarvisMF

Head-to-head

14 meetings on record since 2019

8-3-3Salford City W-D-L · goals 21:16

8 SAL3 draws3 NPT
With Salford City at home
3-2-1 (11:7)
Goals per meeting
2.64
Over 2.5 goals
57%
Both teams scored
57%
Won by the host
36%
Last 5 (Salford City)
2W 1D 2L · 2.4 goals/game
  1. Salford City1–3Newport CountyLeague Two
  2. Newport County0–1Salford CityLeague Two
  3. Salford City1–1Newport CountyLeague Two
  4. Newport County3–1Salford CityLeague Two
  5. Newport County0–1Salford CityLeague Two
Show all 14 meetings
  1. Salford City2–1Newport CountyLeague Two
  2. Salford City3–1Newport CountyLeague Two
  3. Newport County2–3Salford CityLeague Two
  4. Newport County0–2Salford CityLeague Two
  5. Salford City3–0Newport CountyLeague Two
  6. Newport County0–0Salford CityLeague Two
  7. Salford City1–1Newport CountyLeague Two
  8. Newport County3–0Salford CityFA Cup
  9. Newport County1–2Salford CityLeague Two
  1. Newport CountynextSalford CityLeague Two

Matchday 4

League Two · the other 10 games
  1. Bristol Rovers2–0Colchester United
  2. Tranmere Rovers2–2Rotherham United
  3. Swindon Town3–1Port Vale
  4. Rochdale3–0Shrewsbury Town
  5. Northampton Town1–1Crawley Town
  6. Oldham Athletic1–0Fleetwood Town
  7. Exeter City1–1Barnet
  8. Crewe Alexandra2–2Walsall
  9. Cheltenham Town3–2York City
  10. Chesterfield1–1Gillingham
League Two fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
League Two
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 4 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
The Peninsula Stadium, Salford
Capacity
1,400 · grass
Weather
17 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 82%
Referee
M. Russell
SAL coach
P. Cklamovski (1.46 PPG)
NPT coach
Hayden Mullins

Match summary

Salford City beat Newport County 2-1 in the League Two (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Salford City sat 23rd on 0 points, while Newport County were 11th on 4 points. Across 14 previous meetings on record, Salford City won 8 and Newport County won 3, with 3 draws (2.64 goals per game).

Salford City's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Kelly N'Mai). Goals came from Taylor Allen (83') and Kelly N'Mai (90') for Salford City and Harrison Biggins (71') for Newport County.

Salford City — live results and scheduleNewport County — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Salford City3d restequal rest · old → new3d restNewport County
  1. 2-2D15 May
  2. 0-3L25 May
  3. 4-1W18 Jul
  4. 3-2W25 Jul
  5. 2-0W28 Jul
  6. 2-2D1 Aug
  7. 1-1D8 Aug
  8. 1-3L15 Aug
  9. 0-1L22 Aug
  10. 0-1L29 Aug

3-3-4goals 15:161.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-2L11 Jul
  2. 0-0D21 Jul
  3. 2-2D25 Jul
  4. 0-4L28 Jul
  5. 2-1W1 Aug
  6. 1-4L4 Aug
  7. 1-1D8 Aug
  8. 3-0W15 Aug
  9. 3-5L22 Aug
  10. 2-2D29 Aug

2-4-4goals 15:211.00pts/game

  1. AShrewsbury Town0–1
  2. HChesterfield0–1
  3. ABarnet1–3
  4. HShrewsbury Town1–1
  5. HBradford City2–2

latest 5

  1. HTranmere Rovers2–2
  2. ABristol Rovers3–5
  3. HRochdale3–0
  4. AAFC Wimbledon1–1
  5. HRoma1–4
Show older matches
  1. ACarlisle United2–0
  2. HDundee United3–2
  3. AUnited of Manchester4–1
  4. ANotts County0–3
  5. HGrimsby Town2–2

older

  1. AYeovil Town2–1
  2. HReading0–4
  3. ABath City2–2
  4. ABristol City0–0
  5. AGloucester City1–2

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Salford Cityall competitionsNewport County
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.6Goals per game (both sides)3.53
  3. 73%Over 1.587%
  4. 53%Over 2.580%
  5. 33%Over 3.547%
  6. 53%Both teams scored60%
  7. 27%Clean sheets27%
  8. 33%Failed to score20%
  9. Salford City at home v Newport County away
  10. 7Played10
  11. 2Won4
  12. 4Drawn3
  13. 1Lost3
  14. 10-8Goals (for-against)19-13
  15. 1.43Points per game1.5
  16. 43%Over 2.570%
  17. 29%Clean sheets30%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 9-71st-half goals (for-against)10-7
  20. 12-112nd-half goals (for-against)18-18
  21. 57%Goals after half-time64%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 5-7-3Half-time W-D-L5-6-4

How we calculate this

Referee

M. Russell
Cards / match
3.19this match 4 (+0.81)
Yellows / match
3.04this match 4
Reds / match
0.15
Penalties / match
0.2924% of matches
Fouls / match
20this match 23

1.46Home 1.46 vs Away 1.58 yellows/match · 8–7 red · 2 coach cards1.58

37%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 31%32%

home winsaway wins
With Salford City
1-0-0 in 1 · 4 yellows/game
With Newport County
1-0-1 in 2 · 0.5 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 108 career matches.

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