Bristol Rovers vs Newport

League Two 31 Jan 2026, 12:30
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
3–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Newport
Newport
🏟 Memorial Stadium 👤 W. Finnie Round 30

Match report

Bristol Rovers cruised past Newport 3-0 in the League Two on 31 January 2026.

Newport failed to register a single shot on target, while Bristol Rovers had 19 shots to Newport's 5.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium, with W. Finnie in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 19 - 5 On target 7 - 0 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 15 - 9 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Yusuf Akhamrich
Bristol Rovers · 2 goals
8 Alfie Kilgour 1 assist
8 Jack Sparkes captained the side
7 Fabrizio Cavegn 1 goal
7 Kofi Balmer captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–2 7–3
Shots On Goal 3–0 4–0
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 5–2 2–1
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
3 Substitution 6
74 Attacks 85
58 Dangerous Attacks 34
7 On Target 0
11 Off Target 5
19 Shots Total 5
7 Shots On Goal 0
5 Shots Off Goal 3
7 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 3
9 Shots Outside Box 2
15 Fouls 9
7 Corners 3
3 Offsides 2
41% Ball Possession 59%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 4
234 Passes Total 353
155 Passes Accurate 270
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-2-3-1
13 B. Young
17 K. Balmer 5 A. Kilgour 26 R. Harbottle 3 J. Sparkes
15 R. Havilland 6 C. Mola
10 Y. Akhamrich 7 S. Forde 19 E. Harrison
29 F. Cavegn
Newport · 5-4-1
28 J. Wright
18 L. Shephard 15 L. Jenkins 4 M. Baker 23 R. Delaney 3 A. Driscoll-Glennon
21 M. Spellman 6 C. Brennan 10 H. Biggins 7 B. Kamwa
16 J. Crole
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Darrell James Clarke
Substitutes
  • 35 Mees Rijks
  • 2 Joel Senior
  • 1 Luke Southwood
  • 14 Kane Thompson-Sommers
  • 22 Kamil Conteh
  • 11 Luke Thomas
  • 20 Josh McEachran
Newport
Coach
David Robert Hughes
Substitutes
  • 20 Ben Lloyd
  • 12 Joe Thomas
  • 19 Gerard Garner
  • 22 Lewis Jamieson
  • 17 Thomas Davies
  • 13 Shaun MacDonald
  • 2 Cameron Evans
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Lloyd ↓ R. Delaney Newport
  • 56' ↑ J. Thomas ↓ L. Shephard Newport
  • 74' ↑ G. Garner ↓ M. Spellman Newport
  • 79' ↑ M. Rijks ↓ E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 81' ↑ J. Senior ↓ Y. Akhamrich Bristol Rovers
  • 86' ↑ T. Davies ↓ B. Kamwa Newport
  • 90+8' ↑ K. Thompson-Sommers ↓ C. Mola Bristol Rovers
Cards
  • 33' A. Driscoll-Glennon Newport
  • 57' H. Biggins Newport
  • 61' J. Sparkes Bristol Rovers
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 3 1 draws 2 Newport
2026-01-31 Bristol Rovers vs Newport 3 - 0
2025-09-06 Newport vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 3
2023-11-14 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 1
2022-03-05 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0
2021-10-23 Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 1 - 3
2020-08-21 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Newport D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Newport?
Bristol Rovers won 3-0 against Newport on 31 January 2026.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Newport?
Bristol Rovers won the match 3-0.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Newport played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Newport?
Newport had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.