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Newport County

2 — 1 Sep 26, 2026 · 07:30 PM IST

Grimsby Town

League Two · Round 8

Venue Rodney Parade, Newport (Casnewydd)

Referee Darren Drysdale

Attendance 4,973

Player of the Match Ciarán Brennan 8.0 90' played

Match Events

10' Home Matt Dibley-Dias

36' Away ↔ Ryley Reynolds → Mark Shelton

HT

57' Home ⚽ Christian Doidge — 1-0

59' Away ↔ Andy Cook → Iwan Morgan

59' Away ↔ Sonny Finch → Finlay Cartwright

63' Away Andy Cook

69' Home ⚽ Shaquille Gwengwe ↗ — 2-0

71' Home ↔ Joe Thomas → Cameron Norman

72' Away Kieran Green

73' Away ↔ Reece Staunton → Charles Vernam

73' Away ↔ Justin Amaluzor → Jayden Sweeney

81' Home ↔ Aaron Lewis → Matt Dibley-Dias

81' Home ↔ Gerard Garner → Shaquille Gwengwe ↗

83' Away ⚽ Jordan Wright (own goal) — 2-1

90 + 2' Home Matty Jacob

90 + 4' Home ↔ Yahya Bamba → Michael Adu-Poku

FT

Match Stats

33 67

Ball possession

1.23 2.00

Expected goals (xG)

10 11

Total shots

5 3

Shots on target

21 32

Touches in opposition box

3 1

Big chances

2 1

Big chances missed

115 (52%) 364 (78%)

Accurate passes

2 2

Yellow cards

7 3

Corners

Lineups

Newport County (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Hayden Mullins

Starting XI

1 Jordan Wright 5.2

22 Cameron Norman 7.6

5 Lee Jenkins 6.9

4 Kyle Cameron 7.1

16 Matty Jacob 7.6

24 Matt Dibley-Dias 7.2

6 Ciarán Brennan 8

23 Michael Adu-Poku 7

10 Harrison Biggins 7.2

9 Shaquille Gwengwe ↗ 7.3

27 Christian Doidge 7.7

Substitutes

12 Joe Thomas 6.2

18 Aaron Lewis

19 Gerard Garner

20 Yahya Bamba

33 Shaun MacDonald

7 Kieron Evans

8 Matt Smith

Grimsby Town (4-1-4-1)

Coach: David Artell

Starting XI

31 Christy Pym 6.6

5 Harvey Rodgers 5.7

2 Maldini Kacurri 6.6

17 Cameron McJannet 7.1

3 Jayden Sweeney 5.8

29 Mark Shelton 6

28 Finlay Cartwright 6.6

4 Kieran Green 7.3

7 Jamie Walker ↗ 6.5

30 Charles Vernam 6.3

9 Iwan Morgan 6.3

Substitutes

11 Ryley Reynolds 5

39 Andy Cook 5.8

10 Sonny Finch 6.2

16 Reece Staunton 6.3

14 Justin Amaluzor 5.8

41 Sebastian Auton

8 Cian Doyle