Newport County 2-1 Tranmere Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 20 August 2022
Result
Newport County 2-1 Tranmere Rovers
League Two · Saturday 20 August 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Newport County 2-1 Tranmere Rovers: match report
Newport County won against Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 20 August 2022. The half-time score was 2-1.
Newport County's goals came from N. Moriah-Welsh (29') and O. Bogle (38', penalty). Tranmere Rovers scored through an own goal by A. Lewis (23').
Discipline: Newport County received 1 yellow card; Tranmere Rovers received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Newport County were 23rd on 1 point from 4 and Tranmere Rovers 14th on 4 points from 4. Newport County went on to finish that season 15th with 57 points, and Tranmere Rovers 12th with 58.
Newport County lined up in a 3-5-2 and Tranmere Rovers in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Omar Bogle of Newport County (7.7), ahead of Mickey Demetriou (7.3).
Going into the match Newport County's last five read L-L-L-D and Tranmere Rovers's D-W-L-L.
Key events
- 23'Own goal · A. Lewis
- 29'Goal · N. Moriah-Welsh
- 38'Penalty goal · O. Bogle
- 83'Yellow card · J. Clarke
Team news
Newport County line-up (3-5-2)
Nick Townsend, James Clarke, Declan Drysdale, Mickey Demetriou, Cameron Norman, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, James Waite, Scot Bennett, A. Lewis, Omar Bogle, Thierry Nevers
Tranmere Rovers line-up (5-3-2)
Ross Doohan, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Neill Byrne, Jordan Turnbull, Kyle Jameson, Ethan Bristow, Reece McAlear, Paul Lewis, Chris Merrie, Kane Hemmings, Elliott Nevitt