Bristol Rovers 3-0 Newport County: result and report
League Two · Saturday 31 January 2026
Result
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Newport County
League Two · Saturday 31 January 2026, 12:30 UTC · half-time 2-0
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Newport County: match report
Bristol Rovers won against Newport County 3-0 in the League Two on Saturday 31 January 2026. The half-time score was 2-0.
Yusuf Akhamrich opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Yusuf Akhamrich (11'), Yusuf Akhamrich (29') and Fabrizio Cavegn (88'). Newport County did not score.
Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card; Newport County received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 22nd on 21 points from 27 and Newport County 23rd on 20 points from 27. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 14th with 62 points, and Newport County 20th with 43.
Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newport County in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Yusuf Akhamrich of Bristol Rovers (8.8), ahead of Alfie Kilgour (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Bristol Rovers wins, 0 draws and 4 for Newport County.
Key events
- 11'Goal · Yusuf Akhamrich
- 29'Goal · Yusuf Akhamrich
- 33'Yellow card · Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
- 57'Yellow card · Harrison Biggins
- 61'Yellow card · Jack Sparkes
- 88'Goal · Fabrizio Cavegn
Head-to-head
Team news
Bristol Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Brad Young, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Riley Harbottle, Jack Sparkes, Ryan De Havilland, Clinton Mola, Yusuf Akhamrich, Shaq Forde, Ellis Harrison, Fabrizio Cavegn
Newport County line-up (5-4-1)
Jordan Wright, Liam Shephard, Lee Jenkins, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Michael Spellman, Ciaran Brennan, Harrison Biggins, Bobby Kamwa, James Crole