Salford City vs Newport County

1 September 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee M Russell

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Taylor Allen 83’
  • Kelly N'Mai 90’
  • Harrison Biggins 71’

Match summary

Salford City came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Newport County, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Harrison Biggins put Newport County ahead in the 71st minute, Taylor Allen equalised from a corner in the 83rd minute, and Kelly N'Mai won it in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 32-4 to Salford City, with 7 on target for Salford City and 2 for Newport County.

Match stats

74% Possession 26%
32 Shots 4
7 Shots on target 2
10 Corners 0
100 Attacks 66
66 Dangerous attacks 24
513 Passes 188
82.8% Pass accuracy 46.3%
6 Tackles 26
11 Fouls 19
1 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Salford City Newport County
Kick-off
Luke MolyneuxShot on target
8’
Abraham OdohShot on target
12’
13’
Alfie MerrittShot on target
14’
Joe ThomasFoul
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Macaulay LangstaffShot on target
59’
Kelly N'MaiAbraham Odoh
63’
Kallum CesayShot on target
63’
66’
Matthew Max Dibley-DiasYahya Bamba
Ryan GraydonFoul
68’
71’
Harrison BigginsRight foot shot0-1 (Newport County)
72’
Kieron EvansCameron Evans
Jorge GrantRyan Graydon
72’
79’
Alfie MerrittFoul
Will AimsonShot on target
80’
Taylor AllenLeft foot shot1-1 (Salford City)
83’
Elliot BondsBrendan Sarpong-Wiredu
84’
Daniel UdohJoe Powell
84’
84’
Dan SassiAlfie Merritt
86’
Cameron NormanFoul
Kelly N'MaiLeft foot shot2-1 (Salford City)
90’
Full-time2-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newport County attacking Salford City attacking 
3’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 4’ Joe Powell (Salford City), set piece, blocked 5’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, hit the woodwork 6’ Joe Powell (Salford City), open play, blocked 8’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, saved 12’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), open play, off target 12’ Abraham Odoh (Salford City), open play, saved 13’ Alfie Merritt (Newport County), open play, saved 14’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 15’ Taylor Allen (Salford City), from a corner, off target 22’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, off target 23’ Joe Powell (Salford City), open play, blocked 25’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, off target 32’ Ciaran Brennan (Newport County), set piece, off target 37’ Abraham Odoh (Salford City), open play, off target 38’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, off target 45’ Joe Powell (Salford City), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 49’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, off target 55’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 59’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, saved 60’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 63’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, saved 66’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, off target 66’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, off target 68’ Alfie Merritt (Newport County), set piece, off target 71’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), open play, goal 76’ Taylor Allen (Salford City), from a corner, off target 77’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), open play, off target 77’ Jorge Grant (Salford City), open play, blocked 80’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), set piece, off target 80’ Will Aimson (Salford City), set piece, saved 80’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), set piece, blocked 82’ Adebola Oluwo (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 83’ Taylor Allen (Salford City), from a corner, goal 88’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, blocked 90’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, goal 3’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 4’ Joe Powell (Salford City), set piece, blocked 5’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, hit the woodwork 6’ Joe Powell (Salford City), open play, blocked 8’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, saved 12’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), open play, off target 12’ Abraham Odoh (Salford City), open play, saved 13’ Alfie Merritt (Newport County), open play, saved 14’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 15’ Taylor Allen (Salford City), from a corner, off target 22’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, off target 23’ Joe Powell (Salford City), open play, blocked 25’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, off target 32’ Ciaran Brennan (Newport County), set piece, off target 37’ Abraham Odoh (Salford City), open play, off target 38’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, off target 45’ Joe Powell (Salford City), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 49’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, off target 55’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 59’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, saved 60’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 63’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, saved 66’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, off target 66’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, off target 68’ Alfie Merritt (Newport County), set piece, off target 71’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), open play, goal 76’ Taylor Allen (Salford City), from a corner, off target 77’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), open play, off target 77’ Jorge Grant (Salford City), open play, blocked 80’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), set piece, off target 80’ Will Aimson (Salford City), set piece, saved 80’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), set piece, blocked 82’ Adebola Oluwo (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 83’ Taylor Allen (Salford City), from a corner, goal 88’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, blocked 90’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Salford City 5-3-2 Starting XI
Norris
Aimson
Oluwo
Allen
Odoh 63’
Cesay
Sarpong-Wiredu 84’
Powell 84’
Molyneux
Langstaff
Graydon 72’
Newport County 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Wright
Jenkins
Cameron
Norman
Thomas
Evans 72’
Brennan
Merritt 84’
Gwengwe
Biggins
Bamba 66’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Will Norris
90′ 1 1 29 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Will Aimson
90′ 1 1 – 7 5 66 – – – –
Adebola Oluwo
90′ 1 – – 9 6 77 1 – – –
Taylor Allen
90′ 2 – – 7 2 71 – 1 – –
Abraham Odoh Taken off
63′ 1 – – 5 1 32 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Luke Molyneux
90′ – – 39 5 – – – 7 1 3 –
Kallum Cesay
90′ – 1 22 3 – – – 3 – 2 –
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu Taken off
84′ – – 46 2 – 1 – 4 1 1 –
Joe Powell Taken off
84′ – – 68 5 – – – 4 1 2 –
Kelly N'Mai Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – 13 – – – – 3 2 1 –
Jorge Grant Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 8 1 – – – – – – –
Elliot Bonds Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 2 – – – – – 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Macaulay Langstaff
90′ – – 3 1 – – – 1 – 6 –
Ryan Graydon Taken off
72′ – – 3 – – – 1 10 3 17
Daniel Udoh Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – – – – 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

Salford City win 66% Avg odds 1.41
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.70
Newport County win 14% Avg odds 6.60

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

Form going into the game

Salford City WDLLL
Newport County WWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Salford City 1-3 Newport County, 17 Feb 26 Next meeting: Newport County vs Salford City, 09 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Salford City vs Newport County meetings

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