Full Time: Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County

Bristol Rovers 5-3 Newport County — full-time result, line-ups, stats and timeline on Champslig.

Home:

Bristol Rovers

Away:

Newport County

Competition:

League Two

Kick-off:

Sat 22 Aug 2026, 11:30 UTC

Venue:

Memorial Stadium

City:

Bristol

Score:

5-3

Half-time:

1-1

Season:

2026/2027

Round:

2

Formations:

4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1

Weather:

clear sky · 45% humidity · wind 2.06 m/s

TV:

Sky Sports+

Tickets:

AXS, Seatpin, See Tickets, Skiddle, Ticketmaster, Viagogo

Goals

• 1' Harrison Biggins — Newport County · 0-1 · assist Christian Doidge
• 45+1' Ben Purrington — Bristol Rovers · 1-1
• 53' Fabrizio cavegn — Bristol Rovers · 2-1 · assist Thomas James
• 57' Lee Jenkins — Bristol Rovers · own goal · 3-1
• 61' Shaquille Gwengwe — Newport County · 3-2 · assist Christian Doidge
• 74' Bobby Kamwa — Bristol Rovers · 4-2 · assist Brad Young
• 90+1' Cole Lewis Jarvis — Newport County · 4-3 · assist Alfie Merritt
• 90+9' Fabrizio cavegn — Bristol Rovers · 5-3 · assist Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny

Line-ups

• Jordan Wright — Newport County · Goalkeeper · rating 6.69 · rank #234
• Cameron James Evans — Newport County · Midfielder · rating 6.51 · rank #386
• Thomas Davies — Newport County · Defender · rating 6.59 · rank #301
• Kyle Cameron — Newport County · Defender · rating 6.76 · rank #172
• Lee Jenkins — Newport County · Defender · rating 6.69 · rank #231
• Ciaran Brennan — Newport County · Midfielder · rating 6.95 · rank #77
• Matthew Smith — Newport County · Midfielder · bench · rating 6.2 · rank #498
• Shaquille Gwengwe — Newport County · Midfielder · rating 6.73 · rank #202
• Harrison Biggins — Newport County · Midfielder · rating 7.12 · rank #22
• Joe Thomas — Newport County · Defender · bench · rating 6.64 · rank #267
• Alfie Merritt — Newport County · Defender · bench · rating 6.19 · rank #499
• Yahya Bamba — Newport County · Midfielder · rating 6.51 · rank #388
• Cameron Norman — Newport County · Defender · rating 6.55 · rank #340
• Christian Doidge — Newport County · Attacker · rating 6.93 · rank #82
• Keenan Pattern — Newport County · Midfielder · bench
• Dan Sassi — Newport County · Defender · bench · rating 5.98 · rank #511
• Cole Lewis Jarvis — Newport County · Midfielder · bench · rating 6.62 · rank #280
• Brad Young — Bristol Rovers · Goalkeeper · rating 6.27 · rank #487
• Thomas James — Bristol Rovers · Defender · rating 6.99 · rank #66
• Kofi Balmer — Bristol Rovers · Defender · rating 6.86 · rank #114
• Clinton Mola — Bristol Rovers · Midfielder · rating 6.68 · rank #247
• Shaqai Forde — Bristol Rovers · Midfielder · rating 6.62 · rank #279

Officials

Referee:

G Read

Referee:

Sean Rothwell

Referee:

Niall Smith

Referee:

Simon Mather

Manager:

Hayden Mullins

Manager:

Steve Evans

Match stats

Where to watch

• Sky Sports+