Salford City

Salford City

SAL

2 : 1

FT
Newport County

Newport County

NPT

📅 1 September 2026, 20:45 📍 The Peninsula Stadium Salford City won after full-time.

Match Events

SAL
NPT
14'

Joe Thomas

Foul

Kelly N'Mai

↑ Abraham Odoh

63'
66'

Matt Dibley-Dias

↑ Yahya Bamba

Ryan Graydon

Foul

68'
71'

Harrison Biggins

Right foot shot

72'

Kieron Evans

↑ Cameron Evans

Jorge Grant

↑ Ryan Graydon

72'
79'

Alfie Merritt

Foul

Taylor Allen

Left foot shot

83'

Elliot Bonds

↑ Brendan Wiredu

84'
84'

Dan Sassi

↑ Alfie Merritt

Daniel Udoh

↑ Joe Powell

84'
86'

Cameron Norman

Foul

Kelly N'Mai

Left foot shot

90'

Lineups

SAL

Starting XI

1 Will Norris
43 Luke Molyneux
4 Will Aimson
22 Adebola Oluwo
24 Taylor Allen
14 Abraham Odoh
21 Kallum Cesay
44 Brendan Wiredu
6 Joe Powell
9 Macaulay Langstaff
19 Ryan Graydon

Bench

8 Jorge Grant
10 Kelly N'Mai
12 Sam Long
15 Brandon Cooper
16 Elliot Bonds
23 Daniel Udoh
30 Kyrell Malcolm

NPT

Starting XI

1 Jordan Wright
22 Cameron Norman
5 Lee Jenkins
4 Kyle Cameron 
12 Joe Thomas
2 Cameron Evans
6 Ciaran Brennan
20 Yahya Bamba
10 Harrison Biggins
17 Alfie Merritt
9 Shaquille Gwengwe

Bench

7 Kieron Evans
19 Gerard Garner
24 Matt Dibley-Dias
25 Jake Turner
27 Christian Doidge
34 Dan Sassi
40 Cole Jarvis

Match Stats

SAL NPT
30 Shots Total 4
7 Shots On Target 2
10 Corners 0
4 Fouls 7
0 Offsides 2
1 Saves 3
17 Shots Off Target 2
124 Attacks 52
98 Dangerous Attacks 16
74 Ball Possession % 26
47 Ball Safe 42
22 Shots Insidebox 2
8 Shots Outsidebox 2
2 Goals 1
5 Goal Kicks 19
8 Goal Attempts 2
19 Free Kicks 8
6 Shots Blocked 0
6 Substitutions 3
26 Throwins 18
53 Long Passes 68
2 Hit Woodwork 0
6 Tackles 25
492 Passes 187
414 Successful Passes 87
84 Successful Passes Percentage 47
1 Yellowcards 3
43 Total Crosses 4
10 Accurate Crosses 1
1 Interceptions 10
60 Duels Won 55
27 Dribble Attempts 6
14 Successful Dribbles 2
25 Key Passes 2
1 Big Chances Created 2
1 Big Chances Missed 2
52 Successful Dribbles Percentage 33
22 Successful Long Passes 21
42 Successful Long Passes Percentage 31

Team Form

SAL
D L L L W
NPT
D W L D L

Head to Head

17 Feb 2026 League Two
SAL
1–3
NPT
19 Aug 2025 League Two
NPT
0–1
SAL
28 Jan 2025 League Two
SAL
1–1
NPT
1 Oct 2024 League Two
NPT
3–1
SAL
20 Apr 2024 League Two
NPT
0–1
SAL