Box Occupation
Grimsby
Grimsby kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 11
- Share
- 73%
League Two · Matchday 8
Newport County
Christian Doidge 57'
Shaquille Gwengwe 69'
2 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Grimsby
Jordan Wright 83'
League Two
Matchday 8Newport County2–1Grimsby
8
Shots in the box
8
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
57′69′83′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Newport County 2-1 Grimsby
Newport County edged out Grimsby 2-1 at Rodney Parade in League Two. Doidge opened the scoring for Newport County on 57', Gwengwe made it 2-0 to Newport County on 69' and Wright turned into his own net on 83' to make it 3-0.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Newport County took 8 of their 10 attempts inside the box, Grimsby 8 of 11. Grimsby held 67.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Grimsby graded out for box occupation — 8 of 11 shots in the box. Newport County graded out for box occupation — 8 of 10 shots in the box.
C. Doidge came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.7 for Newport County from 1 goal, 2 key passes and 1 shot.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
33%Possession67%
10Shots11
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
Newport County
Newport County kept getting bodies into the area — 80% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 10
- Share
- 80%
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Grimsby scored on 83′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 83′
Timeline
M. Dibley-Dias
Foul
🟨10'
🔄36'
Ryley Reynolds ↑ Mark Shelton ↓
Half-time
Christian Doidge — assist: Cameron Norman
⚽57'
🔄59'
Andy Cook ↑ Iwan Morgan ↓
🔄59'
Sonny Finch ↑ Finn Cartwright ↓
🟨62'
Andy Cook
Argument
Shaquille Gwengwe — assist: Ciaran Brennan
⚽69'
joe thomas ↑ Cameron Norman ↓
🔄71'
🟨72'
Kieran Green
Dissent
🔄73'
Reece Staunton ↑ Charles Vernam ↓
🔄73'
Justin Ikechukwu Obiora Amaluzor ↑ Jayden Sweeney ↓
Aaron Lewis ↑ M. Dibley-Dias ↓
🔄81'
Gerard Garner ↑ Shaquille Gwengwe ↓
🔄81'
🔴83'
Jordan Wright
Matty Jacobs
Foul
🟨90+2'
Yahya Bamba ↑ Michael Adu-Poku ↓
🔄90+4'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueRodney Parade, Newport
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 8
StatusMatch Finished