Europa League
Sat 29 Aug, 15:00London
Rodney Parade, Newport
Emily Heaslip
4,606 attendance
Timeline
- 11' Shaquille Gwengwe
- 15' Jacob Slater Yellow Card
- 43' Christian Doidge Yellow Card
- 45' Dan Sassi for Alfie Merritt
- 54' Cole Jarvis for Christian Doidge
- 65' Jordan Turnbull for Jacob Slater
- 66' Dylan Jones for Nathan Smith
- 66' Sam Finley for Tom Conlon
- 71' Zane Okoro
- 71' Matthew Dibley-Dias for Cameron Evans
- 71' Kieron Evans for Yahya Bamba
- 73' Tom Ince Yellow Card
- 75' Dylan Jones
- 78' Lee O'Connor for Charlie Whitaker
- 78' Joe Thomas for Ciaran Brennan
- 80' Patrick Brough for Zane Okoro
- 84' Matthew Dibley-Dias Yellow Card
- 90' Shaquille Gwengwe
Match stats
40.5%
Possession
59.5%
11
Shots
15
4
On target
5
14
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Saves
2
116
Accurate passes
224
Lineups
Newport County
4-2-3-1
1
Wright
17
Merritt
4
Cameron
5
Jenkins
22
Norman
6
Brennan
2
Evans
9
Gwengwe
10
Biggins
20
Bamba
27
Doidge
Tranmere Rovers
4-2-3-1
1
McGee
3
Slater
5
Smith
16
Faulkner
2
Senior
11
Conlon
6
Vaulks
7
Whitaker
10
Ince
17
Okoro
9
Ironside
Newport County
4-2-3-1
- 1 Jordan Wright G
- 4 Kyle Cameron CD-L
- 5 Lee Jenkins CD-R
- 17 Alfie Merritt ▼ LB
- 22 Cameron Norman RB
- 10 Harrison Biggins AM
- 6 Ciaran Brennan ▼ LM
- 2 Cameron Evans ▼ RM
- 27 Christian Doidge ▼ F
- 9 Shaquille Gwengwe AM-L
- 20 Yahya Bamba ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 34 Dan Sassi ▲ SUB
- 12 Joe Thomas ▲ SUB
- 40 Cole Jarvis ▲ SUB
- 24 Matthew Dibley-Dias ▲ SUB
- 7 Kieron Evans ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
- 25 Jake Turner SUB
- 8 Matt Smith SUB
Tranmere Rovers
4-2-3-1
- 1 Luke McGee G
- 5 Nathan Smith ▼ CD-L
- 16 Bobby Faulkner CD-R
- 3 Jacob Slater ▼ LB
- 2 Joel Senior RB
- 10 Tom Ince AM
- 11 Tom Conlon ▼ LM
- 6 Will Vaulks RM
- 9 Joe Ironside F
- 7 Charlie Whitaker ▼ AM-L
- 17 Zane Okoro ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 4 Jordan Turnbull ▲ SUB
- 29 Dylan Jones ▲ SUB
- 22 Lee O'Connor ▲ SUB
- 8 Sam Finley ▲ SUB
- 23 Patrick Brough ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
- 13 Coniah Boyce-Clarke SUB
- 20 Charlie Veevers SUB
Commentary
- 90' Shaquille Gwengwe (Newport County) Goal at 90'
- 84' Matthew Dibley-Dias (Newport County) Yellow Card at 84'
- 80' Patrick Brough (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 80'
- 78' Joe Thomas (Newport County) Substitution at 78'
- 78' Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 78'
- 75' Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers) Goal at 75'
- 73' Tom Ince (Tranmere Rovers) Yellow Card at 73'
- 71' Kieron Evans (Newport County) Substitution at 71'
- 71' Matthew Dibley-Dias (Newport County) Substitution at 71'
- 71' Zane Okoro (Tranmere Rovers) Goal at 71'
- 66' Sam Finley (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 66'
- 66' Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 66'
Recent form
Newport County
L
W
L
L
W
- W at Barrow 2-1 EFL League Two
- L AS Roma 4-1 Club Friendly
- L at AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Carabao Cup
- W Rochdale 3-0 EFL League Two
- L at Bristol Rovers 5-3 EFL League Two
Tranmere Rovers
D
W
L
D
L
- L at Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 EFL League Two
- D Grimsby Town 1-1 EFL League Two
- L Rochdale 2-2 Carabao Cup
- W Shrewsbury Town 2-0 EFL League Two
- D at Port Vale 1-1 EFL League Two
Head to head
TRN leads series 3-1-1
- 3 Mar 2026 Newport County 3–1 Tranmere Rovers 2025-26 English League Two
- 13 Sep 2025 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Newport County 2025-26 English League Two
- 3 May 2025 Newport County 1–4 Tranmere Rovers 2024-25 English League Two
- 9 Nov 2024 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Newport County 2024-25 English League Two
- 13 Apr 2024 Newport County 1–2 Tranmere Rovers 2023-24 English League Two
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