Newport County v Tranmere result

Full-time · Newport County 4–2 Tranmere

League Two · Sat, 26 Feb 2022 15:00 GMT

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Newport County · Tranmere · Head-to-head

Newport County 4–2 Tranmere — Newport County won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Newport County beat Tranmere 4–2 in League Two on Saturday 26 February.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Newport County: A. Lewis (49’, assisted by D. Telford), D. Telford (57’ pen, 90’), an own goal by Mickey Demetriou (84’) and Finn Azaz (88’); Tranmere: Joshua Dacres-Cogley (65’, assisted by K. Hemmings).

Discipline

D. Drysdale showed two yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Tranmere: Lewis Warrington (48’) and C. MacDonald (53’).

What it changes

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 34, across 12 matches. Newport County are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Tranmere are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, D. Telford (Newport County) 13.4, Finn Azaz (Newport County) 8.1 and A. Lewis (Newport County) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Newport County next travel to Rotherham on 20 October 2026.

Tranmere next travel to Northampton on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Newport County: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Tranmere: Northampton v Tranmere, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newport County 4–2 Tranmere · League Two
Referee: D. Drysdale
Head-to-head (last 6): Newport County 3 · draws 1 · Tranmere 2 · 0.83 goals/game
Recent form: Newport County 1W 2D 2L · Tranmere 1W 2D 2L

Newport County 4–2 Tranmere (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 0.88

Goals

against 1 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.6 / 6.2

Corners

against 5.4 / 4.6 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.8 / 3.6

Shots on target

against 4 / 2.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.8 / 1

Cards

against 2.4 / 1.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.5 yellows

Referee · D. Drysdale

1.67 home / 1.83 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 February 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 February 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Newport County for / against	Line	Tranmere for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.6 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.2 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	10.4 for · 8.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.8 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.6 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.4 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.2 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Drysdale — 3.5 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 22.33 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 1.83 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 1.83

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Street n 4	14.3	3.2 2/0	1.6 1/0	—
J. Waite n 5	14	2.6 2/0	1.3 1/0	—
O. Cooper n 8	76.5	1.9 5/5	1.6 6/4	—
S. Bennett n 8	85.5	1.6 7/3	0.7 5/0	—
C. Baker-Richardson n 8	84.3	1.6 7/3	0.8 3/3	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Telford n 8	88.6	3.2 8/8	2 8/6
Finn Azaz n 8	87.1	2.5 7/4	1.3 6/3
C. Baker-Richardson n 8	84.3	1.5 7/3	0.8 6/0
O. Cooper n 8	76.5	1.5 6/4	0.3 2/0
J. Waite n 5	14	1.3 1/0	0 0/0

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Telford n 8	88.6	0.8 4/2	0 0/0
L. Collins n 8	36.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Finn Azaz n 8	87.1	0 0/0	0.5 3/1
M. Demetriou n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Baker-Richardson n 8	84.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Cain n 8	78.8	3.3 8/5
S. Bennett n 8	85.5	2.8 8/6
O. Cooper n 8	76.5	2.6 5/5
J. Waite n 5	14	2.6 2/0
Finn Azaz n 8	87.1	2.3 5/5

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Townsend n 8	90	3.1 7/4

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Jolley n 8	61.6	2.7 8/5	0.9 4/1	—
K. Hemmings n 8	88.1	2.6 7/7	0.1 1/0	—
C. Merrie n 8	20.4	2.2 3/1	2.2 2/1	—
E. Nevitt n 8	32.5	2.1 4/2	1.7 4/1	—
K. Morris n 8	90	1.8 7/5	1 4/3	—

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Hemmings n 8	88.1	2.2 7/4	1.1 6/3
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	37.5	2.1 4/2	1.2 4/0
J. Hawkes n 8	61	1.7 4/2	0.9 3/2
C. Jolley n 8	61.6	1.5 5/2	0.7 2/2
E. Nevitt n 8	32.5	1.4 3/1	0 0/0

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Glatzel n 8	69	0.7 4/0	0.3 2/0
K. Hemmings n 8	88.1	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	78.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. Jolley n 8	61.6	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
J. Hawkes n 8	61	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. MacDonald n 8	90	4.6 8/7
C. Merrie n 8	20.4	4.4 3/2
L. O'Connor n 8	90	4 8/7
K. Morris n 8	90	3 6/5
Sam Foley n 8	49.9	2 4/2

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Doohan n 8	90	1 3/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newport County		Tranmere
52%	Possession	48%
17	Shots	6
10	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	2
12	Shots inside the box	3
8	Corners	1
2	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	15
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	6
362	Passes	331
62%	Pass accuracy	55%

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Norman	90	0	0	1	1	2	0	6.6
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
M. Demetriou	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.3
A. Lewis	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	6.6
S. Bennett	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.3
Finn Azaz	90	1	0	2	1	1	2	7.7
D. Telford	90	2	1	5	4	3	0	9
O. Cooper	89	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.6
R. Street	80	0	0	2	1	0	1	7.2
R. Willmott	36	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Cain sub	54	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.9
A. Fisher sub	10	0	0	2	2	0	0	6.9
M. Dolan sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Doohan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Dacres-Cogley	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
T. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
P. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
C. MacDonald	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	5.9
K. Morris	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
L. Warrington	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6
L. O'Connor	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
E. Nevitt	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
K. Hemmings	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
J. Hawkes	56	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
Sam Foley sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Newport County v Tranmere — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newport CountyWLLDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

TranmereDWLLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Newport County 3 · 1 draw · Tranmere 2 · 0.83 goals/game

2021-08-21 Tranmere 0–1 Newport County
2021-03-02 Tranmere 1–0 Newport County
2020-10-17 Newport County 1–0 Tranmere
2019-05-25 Newport County 0–1 Tranmere
2019-04-06 Newport County 0–0 Tranmere
2018-09-22 Tranmere 0–1 Newport County

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Newport County#11 pos69 pts46 pl+9 GD

Tranmere#9 pos75 pts46 pl+13 GD

Goals per game

Newport County scored1.46

Tranmere scored1.15

Newport County conceded1.26

Tranmere conceded0.87

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What is the head-to-head record between Newport County and Tranmere?: In their last 6 meetings, Newport County won 3, Tranmere won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 0.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newport County and Tranmere?: Recent form — Newport County 1W 2D 2L; Tranmere 1W 2D 2L.

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