Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town

28 March 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Elliot Bell

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Bobby Kamwa 68’

Match summary

Newport County beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Bobby Kamwa put Newport County ahead in the 68th minute.

Shots finished 7-3 to Newport County, with 2 on target for Newport County and 1 for Shrewsbury Town.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%

7 Shots 3

2 Shots on target 1

6 Corners 4

363 Passes 320

62.0% Pass accuracy 56.6%

9 Tackles 18

13 Fouls 11

2 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Newport County Shrewsbury Town

Kick-off

Bobby KamwaShot on target

7’

29’

Mal BenningHandball

44’

Tommy McDermottThomas Sang

Cameron EvansFoul

45+4’

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

54’

Taylor PerryShot on target

Bobby KamwaRight foot shot

1-0

68’

69’

John MarquisGeorge Lloyd

70’

Ismeal KabiaMal Benning

71’

William BoyleFoul

Joe ThomasLiam Shephard

73’

Gerard GarnerMatt Smith

73’

76’

Bradley IhionvienAnthony Scully

Courtney Baker-RichardsonJames Crole

86’

Nathaniel OpokuBen Lloyd

87’

Gerard Garner

90+1’

90+3’

Taylor PerryFoul

Ciaran BrennanCameron Evans

90+4’

Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Shrewsbury Town attacking Newport County attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Newport County 4-3-3 Starting XI

Shrewsbury Town 5-3-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	1	0	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Liam Shephard Taken off	73′	–	1	–	4	3	40	–	–	–	–
Matthew Baker	90′	1	–	–	2	–	34	–	–	–	–
Ryan Delaney	90′	–	2	–	7	7	41	–	–	–	–
Thomas Davies	90′	1	–	–	5	1	25	1	–	–	–
Cameron Evans Taken off	89′	1	–	–	9	6	56	1	–	–
Joe Thomas Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	1	1	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Matt Smith Taken off	73′	–	–	16	1	–	1	–	2	1	1	–
Sven Sprangler	90′	–	–	43	–	–	2	1	7	1	1	–
Ben Lloyd Taken off	87′	–	–	20	–	–	–	1	1	1	1	–
Bobby Kamwa	90′	1	–	10	–	–	–	–	6	1	3	–

Forwards4 players


James Crole Taken off	86′	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	8	–	24	–
Gerard Garner Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	3	–	9
Courtney Baker-Richardson Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–
Nathaniel Opoku Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Matthew Cox	90′	1	1	38	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Sam Stubbs	90′	2	2	3	15	11	38	–	–	–	–
William Boyle	90′	2	1	1	12	10	33	1	–	–
Josh Ruffels	90′	2	1	1	7	5	48	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Kevin Berkoe	90′	–	–	29	–	–	4	1	11	1	3	–
Mal Benning Taken off	70′	–	–	20	–	–	2	–	2	2	–
Thomas Sang Taken off	44′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	3	1	1	–
Anthony Scully Taken off	76′	–	–	22	2	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Taylor Perry	90′	–	–	30	–	–	2	1	6	2	4
Tommy McDermott Came on as a substitute	46′	–	–	16	–	–	2	–	3	2	–	–
Ismeal Kabia Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–

Forwards4 players


George Lloyd Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	6	–
Iwan Morgan	90′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	6	1	20	–
John Marquis Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–
Bradley Ihionvien Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	3	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Newport County win 39% Avg odds 2.36

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.17

Shrewsbury Town win 32% Avg odds 2.96

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Newport County W L W L L

Shrewsbury Town L W L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Newport County, 15 Nov 25 All Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town meetings, next on 29 Dec 26

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.