Rotherham United 2-2 Newport County: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 20 October 2026
Result
Rotherham United 2-2 Newport County
League Two · Tuesday 20 October 2026, 18:45 UTC · AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham · half-time 2-1
Rotherham United 2-2 Newport County: match report
Rotherham United drew with Newport County 2-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at AESSEAL New York Stadium. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Paul Mullin opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Paul Mullin (4', penalty) and Aaron Nemane (12'). Newport County scored through Harrison Biggins (28', penalty) and Gerard Garner (54').
Discipline: Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards; Newport County received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Rotherham United were 23rd on 10 points from 11 and Newport County 11th on 14 points from 11. In the current table Rotherham United are 22nd on 12 points and Newport County are 14th on 18 points.
Rotherham United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Newport County in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Harrison Biggins of Newport County (8.1), ahead of Aaron Nemane (7.5).
Going into the match Rotherham United's last five read L-L-L-D-W and Newport County's D-W-D-W-D.
Key events
- 4'Penalty goal · Paul Mullin
- 12'Goal · Aaron Nemane
- 16'Yellow card · Jamie Jellis
- 28'Penalty goal · Harrison Biggins
- 42'Yellow card · Gerard Garner
- 42'Yellow card · Paul Mullin
- 54'Goal · Gerard Garner
- 89'Yellow card · Hamish Douglas
Form and table
- Rotherham UnitedLast five: W D L L L
- Newport CountyLast five: D W D W D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 18 | WDDLW |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 12 | LLDDL |
Team news
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Rotherham United line-up (4-3-3)
Julian Eyestone, Joe Rafferty, Dominic Iorfa, Hamish Douglas, Denzel Hall, Kian Spence, Jayce Fitzgerald, Jamie Jellis, Aaron Nemane, Paul Mullin, Jili Buyabu
Newport County line-up (3-4-3)
Jordan Wright, Lee Jenkins, Kyle Cameron, Joe Thomas, Cameron Norman, Matt Dibley-Dias, Ciaran Brennan, Alfie Merritt, Michael Adu-Poku, Gerard Garner, Harrison Biggins
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