Newport vs Tranmere

League Two 3 Mar 2026, 19:45
Newport
Newport
3–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Tranmere
Tranmere
🏟 Rodney Parade 👤 I. Searle Round 25

Match report

Newport beat Tranmere 3-1 in the League Two on 3 March 2026.

Newport had 15 shots to Tranmere's 7.

S. Finley was sent off in the 45+3th minute.

The match was played at Rodney Parade, with I. Searle in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Shots 15 - 7 On target 5 - 3 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 5 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Michael Spellman
Newport · 2 goals
8 Cameron Evans 1 goal
8 Sven Sprangler 61 passes (90% accurate)
8 Bobby Kamwa 2 assists
7 Sam Finley 1 goal
First half vs second half
Newport stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 12–4
Shots On Goal 1–2 4–1
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 1–2 6–3
Attacks 0–0 32–21
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
3 Substitution 3
32 Attacks 21
30 Dangerous Attacks 3
5 On Target 1
8 Off Target 2
15 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 5
8 Shots Outside Box 2
5 Fouls 11
6 Corners 5
2 Offsides 2
59% Ball Possession 41%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 3
416 Passes Total 295
323 Passes Accurate 187
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newport · 4-3-1-2
28 J. Wright
2 C. Evans 4 M. Baker 23 R. Delaney 17 T. Davies
21 M. Spellman 5 S. Sprangler 10 H. Biggins
20 B. Lloyd
7 B. Kamwa 9 C. Baker-Richardson
Tranmere · 4-4-1-1
33 M. Maroši
2 C. Norman 5 N. Smith 28 S. Negru 3 P. Brough
26 J. Plant 8 S. Finley 25 L. Warrington 11 O. Patrick
32 Z. Obiero
29 J. Ironside
Newport
Coach
Christian Fuchs
Substitutes
  • 24 Nathaniel Opoku
  • 19 Gerard Garner
  • 40 Cole Jarvis
  • 13 Shaun MacDonald
  • 15 Lee Jenkins
  • 8 Matthew Smith
  • 16 James Crole
Tranmere
Coach
Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
  • 42 Nohan Kenneh
  • 31 Max Dickov
  • 17 Sol Solomon
  • 12 Jack Barrett
  • 30 Aaron McGowan
  • 16 Jason Lowe
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Kenneh ↓ O. Patrick Tranmere
  • 60' ↑ N. Opoku ↓ B. Lloyd Newport
  • 79' ↑ G. Garner ↓ H. Biggins Newport
  • 89' ↑ C. Jarvis ↓ C. Baker-Richardson Newport
  • 89' ↑ M. Dickov ↓ J. Plant Tranmere
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Solomon ↓ Z. Obiero Tranmere
Cards
  • 45+3' S. Finley Tranmere
  • 22' S. Finley Tranmere
  • 45+1' C. Baker-Richardson Newport
  • 45+5' B. Kamwa Newport
  • 80' J. Plant Tranmere
Head-to-head
Newport 5 1 draws 4 Tranmere
2026-03-03 Newport vs Tranmere 3 - 1
2025-09-13 Tranmere vs Newport 1 - 1
2025-05-03 Newport County vs Tranmere Rovers 1 - 4
2024-11-09 Tranmere Rovers vs Newport County 2 - 1
2023-12-09 Tranmere Rovers vs Newport County 2 - 1
2022-08-20 Newport County vs Tranmere Rovers 2 - 1
Recent form
Newport D D W L W
Tranmere D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newport vs Tranmere?
Newport won 3-1 against Tranmere on 3 March 2026.
Who won Newport vs Tranmere?
Newport won the match 3-1.
Where was Newport vs Tranmere played?
The match was played at Rodney Parade.