Newport vs Tranmere Lineups, 29 Aug 2026
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Recent Form
Newport
DWDDL
Tranmere
LDDLW
Season Form
Newport
Tranmere
Avg Goals
1.0
1.3
Avg Conceded
1.7
1.7
Clean Sheets
5
8
Best Win
3-0
4-1
League Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 16 | |
| 2 | Barnet | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +7 | 15 | |
| 3 | Crewe | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Cheltenham | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| 6 | York City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 14 | |
| 7 | Walsall | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +6 | 14 | |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 14 | |
| 9 | Grimsby | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +3 | 13 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 13 |
Player Statistics
Newport
Harrison Biggins
Top scorer · 3
James Crole
Top assists · 4
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | On | Tkl | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wright | 2970 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Jenkins © | 2627 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 4 | 0 |
| Cameron Evans | 2437 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 62 | 8 | 0 |
| Harrison Biggins | 1602 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Thomas | 1488 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Driscoll-Glennon | 1410 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| Gerard Garner | 1219 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Matthew Smith | 1039 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| James Crole | 1029 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Ciaran Brennan | 1006 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Jarvis | 249 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Warner | 39 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Moses Alexander-Walker | 32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tranmere
Charlie Whitaker
Top scorer · 10
Charlie Whitaker
Top assists · 3
Connor Jennings
Top assists · 3
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | On | Tkl | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Smith © | 3852 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| Patrick Brough | 3158 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Whitaker | 2738 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 41 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Finley © | 2265 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 43 | 10 | 1 |
| Joe Ironside © | 2252 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Murphy | 1783 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Connor Jennings © | 1212 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee O'Connor © | 703 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| James Plant | 684 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
17
Merritt20
BambaSubstitutions
46'D. Sassi↔A. Merritt
54'C. Jarvis↔C. Doidge
65'J. Turnbull↔J. Slater
66'D. Jones↔N. Smith
66'S. Finley↔T. Conlon
71'M. Dibley-Dias↔C. Evans
72'K. Evans↔Y. Bamba
78'L. O'Connor↔C. Whitaker
78'J. Thomas↔C. Brennan
80'P. Brough↔Z. Okoro
Head to Head
Newport
0
Draws
3
3 played
Tranmere
0
0%0%
Previous Meetings
29.08.2026League Two
Newport County
2 - 2
Tranmere Rovers03.03.2026League Two
Newport County
3 - 1
Tranmere Rovers13.09.2025League Two
Tranmere Rovers
1 - 1
Newport CountyFinal Result
Newport
2 : 2
[1-0]
Tranmere
- 11'S. GwengweH. Biggins
- 43'C. Doidge
- 84'M. Dibley-Dias
- 90'S. Gwengwe
- 15'J. Slater
- 71'Z. OkoroJ. Senior
- 73'T. Ince
- 75'D. Jones
40%Possession60%
3Shots on Target5
4Corners6
Yellow Cards
Match details
Substitutions
- 46'D. Sassi↔A. MerrittNewport
- 54'C. Jarvis↔C. DoidgeNewport
- 65'J. Turnbull↔J. SlaterTranmere
- 66'D. Jones↔N. SmithTranmere
- 66'S. Finley↔T. ConlonTranmere
- 71'M. Dibley-Dias↔C. EvansNewport
- 72'K. Evans↔Y. BambaNewport
- 78'L. O'Connor↔C. WhitakerTranmere
- 78'J. Thomas↔C. BrennanNewport
- 80'P. Brough↔Z. OkoroTranmere
Match Facts
- Competition
- League Two
- Date
- Sat, 29 Aug
- Kick-off
- 16:00
- Stadium
- Rodney Parade, Newport (Casnewydd)
- Capacity
- 11 676
- Table Position
- Newport 15 · Tranmere 12
Form and Head to Head
Newport
DWDDL
Tranmere
LDDLW
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