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Newport County v Grimsby Town
EFL League Two
Newport County beat Grimsby Town 2-1 on Saturday, 26 September 2026 in the League Two.
Goals: Christian Doidge 57', Shaquille Gwengwe 69', Jordan Wright 83' (own goal).
Newport County sit 15th on 10 points.
Grimsby Town sit 9th on 13 points.
Newport County have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Grimsby Town have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Newport County won 0, Grimsby Town won 3, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League Two
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 26 September 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Rodney Parade, Newport
- 👥
- 4973
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- 90'+4'Yahya Bamba (Newport County) Substitution at 90'+4'
- 90'+2'Matty Jacob (Newport County) Yellow Card at 90'+2'
- 83'Jordan Wright (Newport County) Own Goal at 83'
- 81'Gerard Garner (Newport County) Substitution at 81'
- 81'Aaron Lewis (Newport County) Substitution at 81'
- 73'Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 73'
- 73'Reece Staunton (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 73'
- 72'Kieran Green (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 72'
- 71'Joe Thomas (Newport County) Substitution at 71'
- 69'Shaquille Gwengwe (Newport County) Goal at 69'
- 63'Andy Cook (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 63'
- 59'Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 59'
- 59'Andy Cook (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 59'
- 57'Christian Doidge (Newport County) Goal at 57'
- 36'Ryley Reynolds (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 36'
- 10'Matthew Dibley-Dias (Newport County) Yellow Card at 10'
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Newport County · 4-2-3-1
Grimsby Town · 4-1-4-1
Match stats
Last 5 matches
Newport County
Grimsby Town
Head-to-head record
0
Newport
2
Draws
3
Grimsby
Last meetings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 16 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +7 | 15 |
| 3 |  Crewe | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Cheltenham | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 15 |
| 5 |  Bristol Rovers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 |  York City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 14 |
| 7 |  Walsall | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +6 | 14 |
| 8 |  Chesterfield | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 14 |
| 9 |  Grimsby | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +3 | 13 |
| 10 |  Gillingham | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 13 |
| 11 |  Rochdale | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 |  Tranmere | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 |  Swindon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 |  Shrewsbury | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Newport | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 |  Accrington | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 17 |  Rotherham | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 |  Colchester | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 |  Exeter | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 21 |  Oldham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 |  Northampton | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 5 |
| 24 |  Crawley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
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