Salford City vs Newport County

17 February 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee David Rock

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ben Woodburn 90+4’
  • Ryan Delaney 13’
  • Ben Lloyd 56’
  • Nathaniel Opoku 59’

Match summary

Newport County beat Salford City 3-1 on the road. Newport County led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Delaney put Newport County ahead with a header in the 13th minute. In the second half, Ben Lloyd made it 0-2 in the 56th minute, Nathaniel Opoku made it 0-3 in the 59th minute, and Ben Woodburn pulled one back to make it 1-3 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 19-6 to Salford City, with 2 on target for Salford City and 3 for Newport County.

Match stats

63% Possession 37%
18 Shots 6
2 Shots on target 3
9 Corners 1
360 Passes 228
68.9% Pass accuracy 50.0%
20 Tackles 25
13 Fouls 19
4 Yellow cards 5
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Salford City Newport County
Kick-off
13’
Ryan DelaneyHeader0-1 (Newport County)
29’
Cameron EvansFoul
Luke GarbuttShot on target
38’
Half-time0-1
46’
Joe ThomasLiam Shephard
Second half underway
52’
Courtney Baker-RichardsonTime wasting
56’
Ben LloydLeft foot shot0-2 (Newport County)
58’
Nathaniel OpokuCourtney Baker-Richardson
59’
Nathaniel OpokuLeft foot shot0-3 (Newport County)
62’
Harrison BigginsFoul
Princewill EhibhatiomhanOssama Ashley
65’
Ben WoodburnKadeem Harris
65’
Jorge GrantMatt Butcher
65’
Rosaire LongeloOllie Turton
65’
66’
Lewis JamiesonJames Crole
66’
Cole JarvisHarrison Biggins
69’
Sven SpranglerFoul
Kelly N'MaiArgument
71’
Jorge GrantFoul
76’
80’
Michael SpellmanBen Lloyd
Ryan GraydonArgument
87’
Ben WoodburnArgument
90+1’
Ben WoodburnRight foot shot1-3 (Salford City)
90+4’
90+7’
Nathaniel OpokuPersistent fouling
Full-time1-3

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newport County attacking Salford City attacking 
6’ Haji Mnoga (Salford City), open play, off target 13’ Ryan Delaney (Newport County), from a corner, goal 13’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), open play, blocked 22’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), open play, off target 31’ Kadeem Harris (Salford City), set piece, blocked 35’ Matt Butcher (Salford City), open play, blocked 36’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), open play, off target 37’ Kadeem Harris (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 38’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), from a corner, saved 42’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), set piece, off target 43’ Haji Mnoga (Salford City), open play, blocked 48’ Ollie Turton (Salford City), open play, off target 50’ Ossama Ashley (Salford City), open play, off target 54’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), from a corner, off target 55’ Kadeem Harris (Salford City), open play, off target 56’ Ben Lloyd (Newport County), open play, goal 59’ Nathaniel Opoku (Newport County), open play, goal 73’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 74’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, off target 76’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), set piece, off target 90+1’ Ben Woodburn (Salford City), open play, blocked 90+4’ Ben Woodburn (Salford City), open play, goal 90+6’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, off target 90+9’ Princewill Ehibhatiomhan (Salford City), set piece, off target 6’ Haji Mnoga (Salford City), open play, off target 13’ Ryan Delaney (Newport County), from a corner, goal 13’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), open play, blocked 22’ Harrison Biggins (Newport County), open play, off target 31’ Kadeem Harris (Salford City), set piece, blocked 35’ Matt Butcher (Salford City), open play, blocked 36’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County), open play, off target 37’ Kadeem Harris (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 38’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), from a corner, saved 42’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), set piece, off target 43’ Haji Mnoga (Salford City), open play, blocked 48’ Ollie Turton (Salford City), open play, off target 50’ Ossama Ashley (Salford City), open play, off target 54’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), from a corner, off target 55’ Kadeem Harris (Salford City), open play, off target 56’ Ben Lloyd (Newport County), open play, goal 59’ Nathaniel Opoku (Newport County), open play, goal 73’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 74’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, off target 76’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), set piece, off target 90+1’ Ben Woodburn (Salford City), open play, blocked 90+4’ Ben Woodburn (Salford City), open play, goal 90+6’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, off target 90+9’ Princewill Ehibhatiomhan (Salford City), set piece, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Salford City 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Young
Turton 65’
Cooper
Garbutt
Ashley 65’
N'Mai
Harris 65’
Butcher 65’
Mnoga
Graydon
Udoh
Newport County 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Wright
Davies
Baker
Delaney
Shephard 46’
Evans
Sprangler
Lloyd 80’
Biggins 66’
Baker-Richardson 58’
Crole 66’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Matthew Young
90′ 0 3 33 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Ollie Turton Taken off
65′ 1 – 1 4 2 13 1 – – –
Brandon Cooper
90′ 4 2 – 16 4 34 – – – –
Luke Garbutt
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 49 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Ossama Ashley Taken off
65′ – – 26 3 – 3 1 4 2 – –
Haji Mnoga
90′ – – 45 – – 4 1 16 1 3 –
Kelly N'Mai
90′ – – 36 2 – 1 – 7 1 3
Matt Butcher Taken off
65′ – – 26 2 – – – 1 – – –
Kadeem Harris Taken off
65′ – – 15 – – – – – – – –
Rosaire Longelo Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 10 1 – 1 – 3 1 1 –
Ben Woodburn Came on as a substitute
25′ 1 – 14 1 – 2 – 6 1 –
Jorge Grant Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 17 – – 1 1 1 1 –
Forwards3 players
Ryan Graydon
90′ – – 3 – – – – 8 2 14
Daniel Udoh
90′ – – – – – – – 8 1 18 –
Princewill Ehibhatiomhan Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 – – – – 1 – 10 –
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 70% Avg odds 1.33
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.98
Newport County win 11% Avg odds 8.40

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

Form going into the game

Salford City WWLWL
Newport County LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newport County 0-1 Salford City, 19 Aug 25 Next meeting: Salford City 2-1 Newport County, 01 Sep 26  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.