Newport County 2-1 Harrogate Town: result and report
League Two · Saturday 11 April 2026
Result
Newport County 2-1 Harrogate Town
League Two · Saturday 11 April 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Newport County 2-1 Harrogate Town: match report
Newport County defeated Harrogate Town 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 11 April 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.
Nathaniel Opoku opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Newport County's goals came from Nathaniel Opoku (8') and Joe Thomas (57'). Harrogate Town scored through Jack Evans (39').
Discipline: Newport County received 2 yellow cards; Harrogate Town received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Newport County were 22nd on 34 points from 42 and Harrogate Town 24th on 33 points from 42. Newport County went on to finish that season 20th with 43 points, and Harrogate Town 23rd with 39.
Newport County lined up in a 3-5-2 and Harrogate Town in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Lloyd of Newport County (8.5), ahead of Joe Thomas (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Newport County wins, 0 draws and 2 for Harrogate Town.
Key events
- 8'Goal · Nathaniel Opoku
- 39'Goal · Jack Evans
- 45'Yellow card · Jack Evans
- 57'Goal · Joe Thomas
- 62'Yellow card · Cameron Evans
- 83'Yellow card · James Crole
Head-to-head
Team news
Newport County line-up (3-5-2)
Jordan Wright, Lee Jenkins, Ryan Delaney, Matthew Baker, Joe Thomas, Cameron Evans, Harrison Biggins, Sven Sprangler, Ben Lloyd, James Crole, Nathaniel Opoku Onyina
Harrogate Town line-up (4-2-3-1)
Henry Gray, Chanse Headman, Cathal Heffernan, Liam Gibson, Jacob Slater, Bryn Morris, Jack Evans, Ellis Taylor, Tobias Brenan, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Shawn McCoulsky