Newport County v Tranmere result

Full-time · Newport County 2–1 Tranmere

League Two · Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:00 BST

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Newport County 2–1 Tranmere — Newport County won this League Two match.

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 2–1 Tranmere · League Two
Referee: T. Nield
Head-to-head (last 6): Newport County 3 · draws 1 · Tranmere 2 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Newport County 1W 1D 3L · Tranmere 1W 2D 2L

Newport County 2–1 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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.83 / 4.4

Corners

against 2.83 / 5.2 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.33 / 3.8

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 1.2 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2 / 1.6

Cards

against 1.83 / 1.4 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 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	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.83 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.4 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 10.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 10.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.33 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.8 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.33 for · 10.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.8 for · 8.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.6 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: T. Nield.

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 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 8	57	2.8 6/3	0.8 3/1	—
O. Zanzala n 8	71.9	2.5 8/4	2.2 7/5	—
W. Evans n 4	58.5	2.3 3/2	0.8 2/0	—
Chanka Solomon Zimba n 8	19.5	2.3 3/1	0.6 1/0	—
C. Norman n 8	83.4	1.8 5/4	2.6 7/7	P. Lewis

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Finn Azaz n 8	73.5	3.1 8/6	1.8 5/4
O. Bogle n 8	77.9	2.9 7/4	1.6 6/3
Chanka Solomon Zimba n 8	19.5	2.9 2/2	1.2 1/1
D. Telford n 8	80.4	1.7 7/4	0.8 5/1
R. Street n 8	57	1.4 5/1	0.2 1/0

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Finn Azaz n 8	73.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
Chanka Solomon Zimba n 8	19.5	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
J. Waite n 8	79.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
O. Bogle n 8	77.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
L. Collins n 8	33.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Lewis n 8	58.4	4.6 6/5
O. Cooper n 8	51.3	4 8/4
W. Evans n 4	58.5	2.7 4/2
S. Bennett n 8	76.5	2.6 8/4
J. Waite n 8	79.6	2.4 6/4

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Day n 8	90	2.4 6/2
N. Townsend n 8	90	1.6 4/1

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 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. MacDonald n 8	83.8	2 6/4	1.5 7/3	—
E. Nevitt n 8	86.8	1.9 7/4	0.4 3/0	—
P. Lewis n 8	78.3	1.9 7/5	1.2 7/1	C. Norman
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	42.3	1.9 5/2	0.8 2/1	—
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	53.5	1.5 6/1	1.5 5/1	—

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Hawkes n 8	58.9	2.3 6/5	1.3 4/3
K. Hemmings n 8	90	1.8 7/3	0.9 4/1
R. McAlear n 6	66	1.8 5/1	0.7 3/0
E. Nevitt n 8	86.8	1.3 4/4	0.8 4/2
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	53.5	1.1 3/2	0.4 2/0

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Hawkes n 8	58.9	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
K. Hemmings n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
E. Nevitt n 8	86.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Merrie n 8	82	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	42.3	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Merrie n 8	82	4.1 8/8
E. Bristow n 8	90	3 7/7
P. Lewis n 8	78.3	3 8/6
Sam Foley n 8	67.4	2.7 7/3
K. Morris n 8	81.3	2.5 7/4

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Doohan n 8	90	2.8 3/3
J. Murphy n 8	90	2 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newport County		Tranmere
39%	Possession	61%
13	Shots	5
5	Shots on target	1
4	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	0
10	Shots inside the box	4
4	Corners	3
0	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
270	Passes	421
66%	Pass accuracy	71%

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
Declan Drysdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Demetriou	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
C. Norman	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
S. Bennett	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Lewis	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.5
N. Moriah-Welsh	86	1	1	1	2	1	0	7.2
O. Bogle	85	1	3	2	1	0	0	7.5
J. Waite	68	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Nevers	57	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.2
L. Collins sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Bowen sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Lewis sub	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Chanka Solomon Zimba sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
R. Doohan	90	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Dacres-Cogley	90	1	0	2	1	6.2
N. Byrne	90	0	0	0	1	6.5
J. Turnbull	90	0	0	0	3	6.9
K. Jameson	90	0	0	0	4	6.2
E. Bristow	90	1	0	0	6	7.2
K. Hemmings	90	2	1	0	0	6.3
E. Nevitt	90	1	0	1	0	6.6
R. McAlear	72	0	0	0	0	6.7
P. Lewis	45	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Merrie	45	0	0	0	4	6.6
L. O'Connor sub	45	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Nolan sub	45	0	0	1	1	6.9
J. Hawkes sub	18	0	0	0	0	6.6

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 CountyDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

TranmereLLDWD

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

Head-to-head last 6

Newport County 3 · 1 draw · Tranmere 2 · 1.67 goals/game

2022-02-26 Newport County 4–2 Tranmere
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

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Newport County#15 pos57 pts46 pl-3 GD

Tranmere#12 pos58 pts46 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Newport County scored1.15

Tranmere scored0.98

Newport County conceded1.22

Tranmere conceded1.04

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Frequently asked questions

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 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newport County and Tranmere?: Recent form — Newport County 1W 1D 3L; Tranmere 1W 2D 2L.

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