Newport County 2-1 Grimsby | Result & Match Report
Newport County
2 - 1 Grimsby
League Two · Matchday 8 · Full Time
League Two · Matchday 8: Newport County beat Grimsby 2-1. The match was played on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at Rodney Parade (Newport); refereed by D. Drysdale.
⚽ Goals
Christian Doidge 57' (Newport County) · Shaquille Gwengwe 69' (Newport County) · Jordan Wright 83' (OG) (Grimsby)
Match Analysis
After a 0-0 first half, the game finished 2-1.
Newport County held 33% of possession against 67%, attempting 10 shots to Grimsby's 10.
Shots on target read 5-3 and corners 7-3.
⏱️ Match Events
10'🟨Matthew Max Dibley-Dias
36'🔄▲ Ryley Reynolds ▼ Mark Shelton
57'⚽Christian Doidge (Cameron Norman)
59'🔄▲ Sonny Finch ▼ Finlay Cartwright
59'🔄▲ Andy Cook ▼ Iwan Morgan
63'🟨Andy Cook
69'⚽Shaquille Gwengwe (Ciaran Brennan)
71'🔄▲ Joe Thomas ▼ Cameron Norman
72'🟨Kieran Green
73'🔄▲ Justin Amaluzor ▼ Jayden Sweeney
73'🔄▲ Reece Staunton ▼ Charles Vernam
81'🔄▲ Gerard Garner ▼ Shaquille Gwengwe
81'🔄▲ Aaron Lewis ▼ Matthew Max Dibley-Dias
83'⚽🔴Jordan Wright
90+2'🟨Matty Jacob
90'🔄▲ Yahya Bamba ▼ Michael Adu-Poku
👕 Line-ups
Newport County · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.96
Substitutes: Joe Thomas, Aaron Lewis, Gerard Garner, Yahya Bamba, Shaun MacDonald, Matt Smith, Kieron Evans
Coach: Hayden Mullins
Grimsby · 4-1-4-1 · ⌀ 6.60
Substitutes: Ryley Reynolds, Andy Cook, Sonny Finch, Reece Staunton, Justin Amaluzor, Sebastian Auton, Cian Doyle
Coach: David Artell
📊 Match Stats
⭐ Player of the Match
Ciaran Brennan (Newport County) — named player of the match with a 7.9 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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