Newport County 2-1 Grimsby Town: result and report

Newport County 2-1 Grimsby Town

League Two · Saturday 26 September 2026, 14:00 UTC · Rodney Parade, Casnewyd · half-time 0-0

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Newport County won against Grimsby Town 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 26 September 2026 at Rodney Parade. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Christian Doidge opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Newport County's goals came from Christian Doidge (57') and Shaquille Gwengwe (69'). Grimsby Town scored through an own goal by Jordan Wright (83').

Discipline: Newport County received 2 yellow cards; Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Newport County were 19th on 6 points from 7 and Grimsby Town 3rd on 13 points from 7. In the current table Newport County are 14th on 18 points and Grimsby Town are 6th on 20 points.

Newport County lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Grimsby Town in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Christian Doidge of Newport County (7.7), ahead of Ciaran Brennan (7.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Newport County wins, 4 draws and 4 for Grimsby Town.