Bristol Rovers vs Newport County: Thrilling 5-3 Encounter

Bristol Rovers ✓

5–3Match Finished

HT 1–1

Newport County

Match Events

1'H. Biggins (C. Doidge) Newport County
8'C. Mola Unsportsmanlike conduct Bristol Rovers
14'S. Evans Unsportsmanlike conduct Bristol Rovers
45+1'B. Purrington Bristol Rovers
53'F. Cavegn (T. James) Bristol Rovers
57'L. Jenkins (Own Goal) Bristol Rovers
61'S. Gwengwe (C. Doidge) Newport County
74'C. Evans (M. Smith) Newport County
74'T. Davies (A. Merritt) Newport County
74'C. Doidge (D. Sassi) Newport County
74'B. Kamwa (B. Young) Bristol Rovers
75'B. Kamwa Unsportsmanlike conduct Bristol Rovers
76'C. Brennan Unsportsmanlike conduct Newport County
79'B. Kamwa (J. Aitchison) Bristol Rovers
85'S. Forde (R. Russell-Denny) Bristol Rovers
85'T. James (R. Smallwood) Bristol Rovers
85'Y. Bamba (C. Jarvis) Newport County
87'T. Leigh (E. Harrison) Bristol Rovers
90+1'C. Jarvis (A. Merritt) Newport County
90+6'H. Biggins (K. Patten) Newport County
90+9'F. Cavegn (R. Russell-Denny) Bristol Rovers

Statistics

Bristol Rovers		Newport County
9	Shots on Goal	3
9	Shots off Goal	5
26	Total Shots	8
8	Blocked Shots	0
19	Shots insidebox	6
7	Shots outsidebox	2
6	Fouls	8
11	Corner Kicks	1
3	Offsides	5
64%	Ball Possession	36%
2	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
0	Goalkeeper Saves	5
367	Total passes	216
242	Passes accurate	102
66%	Passes %	47%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Bristol Rovers

1 Brad Young G
2 Tom James D
4 Kofi Balmer D
26 Riley Harbottle D
14 Ben Purrington D
6 Clinton Mola M
22 Keenan Gough M
7 Shaqai Forde M
24 Tommy Leigh M
10 Bobby Kamwa M
29 Fabrizio Cavegn F

Substitutes

11 Jack Aitchison M
21 Richard Smallwood M
8 Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny M
19 Ellis Harrison F
32 Charlie Binns G
17 Ciaran Kelly D
9 Joe Quigley F

Coach: Steve Evans

Newport County

1 Jordan Wright G
22 Cameron Norman D
5 Lee Jenkins D
4 Kyle Cameron D
3 Thomas Davies D
2 Cameron Evans M
6 Ciaran Brennan M
20 Yahya Bamba M
10 Harrison Biggins M
9 Shaquille Gwengwe M
27 Christian Doidge F

Substitutes

34 Dan Sassi D
17 Alfie Merritt D
8 Matt Smith M
40 Cole Jarvis M
29 Keenan Pattern M
25 Jake Turner G
12 Joe Thomas D

Coach: Hayden Mullins

Player Stats

Top Rated: Fabrizio Cavegn (highest match rating)

Bristol Rovers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Brad Young	G	90'	—	1	5.6
Tom James	D	85'	—	1	6.6
Kofi Balmer	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Riley Harbottle	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Ben Purrington	D	90'	1	0	7
Clinton Mola	M	90'	—	0	6.2
Keenan Gough	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Shaqai Forde	M	85'	—	0	6
Tommy Leigh	M	87'	—	0	7.2
Bobby Kamwa	M	79'	1	0	7.5
Fabrizio Cavegn ★ Top Rated	F	90'	2	0	9.5
Jack Aitchison sub	M	11'	—	0	6.5
Richard Smallwood sub	M	15'	—	0	6.3
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny sub	M	15'	—	1	6.7
Ellis Harrison sub	F	13'	—	0	7.2
Charlie Binns sub	G	—	—	—	—
Ciaran Kelly sub	D	—	—	—	—
Joe Quigley sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Brad Young	—	38/1/18%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tom James	—	25/2/17%	1	5/6	—	—	0/0
Kofi Balmer	—	33/3/24%	—	3/7	—	1/1	0/0
Riley Harbottle	—	36/–/24%	1	9/14	—	—	0/0
Ben Purrington	1/2	32/1/18%	—	8/13	1/1	—	0/0
Clinton Mola	1/1	39/–/27%	1	3/7	—	1/1	1/0
Keenan Gough	—	37/2/24%	2	5/9	—	1/1	0/0
Shaqai Forde	1/4	25/2/14%	—	3/15	1/5	–/1	0/0
Tommy Leigh	–/1	45/4/33%	1	12/26	–/1	—	0/0
Bobby Kamwa	1/3	18/1/11%	—	3/9	2/4	1/–	1/0
Fabrizio Cavegn	4/6	20/–/16%	1	7/19	2/4	3/2	0/0
Jack Aitchison	—	6/–/4%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Richard Smallwood	—	6/1/6%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny	1/1	2/1/2%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Ellis Harrison	—	5/1/4%	—	5/5	—	1/–	0/0
Charlie Binns	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ciaran Kelly	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joe Quigley	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Newport County

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Jordan Wright	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Cameron Norman	D	90'	—	0	5.9
Lee Jenkins	D	90'	—	0	5.5
Kyle Cameron	D	90'	—	0	6
Thomas Davies	D	74'	—	0	5.9
Cameron Evans	M	74'	—	0	6.9
Ciaran Brennan	M	90'	—	0	6.5
Yahya Bamba	M	85'	—	0	6.3
Harrison Biggins	M	89'	1	0	7.3
Shaquille Gwengwe	M	90'	1	0	7
Christian Doidge	F	74'	—	2	7.3
Dan Sassi sub	D	16'	—	0	5.9
Alfie Merritt sub	D	16'	—	1	5.9
Matt Smith sub	M	16'	—	0	6.3
Cole Jarvis sub	M	15'	1	0	7.5
Keenan Pattern sub	M	1'	—	0	—
Jake Turner sub	G	—	—	—	—
Joe Thomas sub	D	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Jordan Wright	—	39/–/14%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Cameron Norman	—	19/1/6%	3	8/12	–/1	–/1	0/0
Lee Jenkins	—	18/–/9%	2	10/15	—	2/2	0/0
Kyle Cameron	—	22/–/12%	3	6/11	—	–/1	0/0
Thomas Davies	—	5/–/3%	2	6/12	—	1/–	0/0
Cameron Evans	—	15/1/9%	2	7/10	–/1	—	0/0
Ciaran Brennan	—	17/–/7%	5	6/10	—	–/2	1/0
Yahya Bamba	—	9/–/2%	2	6/12	1/1	1/–	0/0
Harrison Biggins	1/3	24/–/17%	—	1/5	—	1/–	0/0
Shaquille Gwengwe	1/2	10/–/3%	—	5/11	2/2	–/1	0/0
Christian Doidge	–/1	12/2/5%	1	9/21	—	–/1	0/0
Dan Sassi	—	10/–/5%	—	2/4	—	—	0/0
Alfie Merritt	–/1	6/1/3%	—	2/4	—	1/–	0/0
Matt Smith	—	7/–/5%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cole Jarvis	1/1	3/–/2%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Keenan Pattern	—	—	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Jake Turner	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joe Thomas	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: League Two
Round: Regular Season - 2
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Referee: S. Mather