Rochdale 3-0 Newport County: result and report

League Two · Saturday 18 December 2021

Result

Rochdale 3-0 Newport County

League Two · Saturday 18 December 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rochdale 3-0 Newport County: match report

Rochdale beat Newport County 3-0 in the League Two on Saturday 18 December 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jake Beesley opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Rochdale's goals came from Jake Beesley (2'), Jake Beesley (72', penalty) and Liam Kelly (89'). Newport County did not score.

Discipline: Rochdale received 2 yellow cards; Newport County received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rochdale were 18th on 24 points from 21 and Newport County 4th on 34 points from 21. Rochdale went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Newport County 11th with 69.

Rochdale lined up in a 3-4-3 and Newport County in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jake Beesley of Rochdale (9.0), ahead of Liam Kelly (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rochdale win, 0 draws and 1 for Newport County.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Jake BeesleyRochdale · 1-0
  • 64'Yellow card · Joel ColemanRochdale
  • 70'Yellow card · M. DemetriouNewport County
  • 72'Penalty goal · Jake BeesleyRochdale · 2-0
  • 72'Yellow card · C. NormanNewport County
  • 74'Yellow card · C. GrantRochdale
  • 89'Goal · Liam KellyRochdale · 3-0

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Rochdale 1, draws 0, Newport County 1.

Team news

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Rochdale line-up (3-4-3)

Joel Coleman, Max Taylor, Eoghan O'Connell, Jeriel Dorsett, Corey O'Keeffe, Stephen Dooley, Liam Kelly, Aidan White, Alex Newby, Jake Beesley, Conor Grant

Newport County line-up (4-2-2-2)

Joe Day, Cameron Norman, Mickey Demetriou, James Clarke, A. Lewis, Robbie Willmott, Matty Dolan, Finn Azaz, Oliver Cooper, Dom Telford, Courtney Baker-Richardson