Newport County 2-3 Bristol Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 6 September 2025
Result
Newport County 2-3 Bristol Rovers
League Two · Saturday 6 September 2025, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Newport County 2-3 Bristol Rovers: match report
Newport County were beaten by Bristol Rovers 2-3 in the League Two on Saturday 6 September 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Luke Thomas opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Newport County's goals came from Kai Whitmore (78') and Nathaniel Opoku (89'). Bristol Rovers scored through Luke Thomas (52'), Luke Thomas (59') and Ellis Harrison (72').
Discipline: Newport County received 1 yellow card; Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Newport County were 20th on 4 points from 6 and Bristol Rovers 16th on 7 points from 6. Newport County went on to finish that season 20th with 43 points, and Bristol Rovers 14th with 62.
Newport County lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Luke Thomas of Bristol Rovers (8.3), ahead of Nathaniel Opoku Onyina (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Newport County wins, 0 draws and 2 for Bristol Rovers.
Key events
- 34'Yellow card · Macauley Southam
- 52'Goal · Luke Thomas
- 56'Yellow card · Matthew Baker
- 59'Goal · Luke Thomas
- 68'Yellow card · Josh McEachran
- 72'Goal · Ellis Harrison
- 78'Goal · Kai Whitmore
- 89'Goal · Nathaniel Opoku
- 90+5'Yellow card · Promise Omochere
Head-to-head
Team news
Newport County line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nik Tzanev, Habeeb Ogunneye, Lee Jenkins, James Clarke, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Ciaran Brennan, Samuel Charles Braybrooke, Matthew Baker, Cameron Evans, Bobby Kamwa, Michael Reindorf
Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-3)
Brad Young, Macauley Southam-Hales, Kacper Łopata, Alfie Kilgour, Jack Sparkes, Alfie Chang, Josh McEachran, Kamil Conteh, Luke Thomas, Promise Omochere, Fabrizio Cavegn