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Rotherham United

2 — 2 Oct 21, 2026 · 12:15 AM IST

Newport County

League Two · Round 12

Venue AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Referee Callum Jones

Attendance 6,524

Player of the Match Harrison Biggins 8.6 90' played

Match Events

4' Home ⚽ Paul Mullin — 1-0

12' Home ⚽ Aaron Nemane — 2-0

16' Home Jamie Jellis

28' Away ⚽ Harrison Biggins — 2-1

42' Away Gerard Garner

42' Home Paul Mullin

HT

46' Away ↔ Matt Smith → Alfie Merritt

54' Away ⚽ Gerard Garner — 2-2

60' Away ↔ Kion Etete → Gerard Garner

60' Away ↔ Yahya Bamba → Michael Adu-Poku

64' Home ↔ Klaidi Lolos → Jili Buyabu

73' Home ↔ Kieran Ngwenya → Denzel Hall

85' Home ↔ Tom Bradshaw → Kian Spence

89' Home Hamish Douglas

FT

Match Stats

62 38

Ball possession

1.59 2.23

Expected goals (xG)

12 12

Total shots

5 4

Shots on target

14 27

Touches in opposition box

2 3

Big chances

0 1

Big chances missed

281 (72%) 141 (58%)

Accurate passes

3 1

Yellow cards

2 2

Corners

Lineups

Rotherham United (3-4-3)

Coach: Alex Bruce

Starting XI

13 Julian Eyestone 5.4

2 Joe Rafferty 7.2

26 Hamish Douglas 6.4

27 Dominic Iorfa 7.1

12 Denzel Hall 7.2

8 Kian Spence 6.4

15 Jayce Fitzgerald 7.5

24 Jili Buyabu 6.4

23 Aaron Nemane 8

10 Paul Mullin 7.8

22 Jamie Jellis 7.2

Substitutes

25 Klaidi Lolos 6.1

5 Kieran Ngwenya 6.2

9 Tom Bradshaw

1 Ted Cann

14 Sonny Aljofree

28 Brandon Cover

4 Josh Austerfield

Newport County (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Hayden Mullins

Starting XI

1 Jordan Wright 6.8

22 Cameron Norman 7.4

5 Lee Jenkins 7.4

4 Kyle Cameron 6.5

12 Joe Thomas 7

24 Matt Dibley-Dias 6.9

6 Ciarán Brennan 7.2

23 Michael Adu-Poku 6.7

10 Harrison Biggins 8.6

17 Alfie Merritt 6.4

19 Gerard Garner 7.5

Substitutes

8 Matt Smith 7

28 Kion Etete 6.2

20 Yahya Bamba 6.1

33 Shaun MacDonald

2 Cameron Evans

34 Dan Sassi

7 Kieron Evans