Salford vs Newport

League Two 17 Feb 2026, 19:45
Salford
Salford
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Newport
Newport
🏟 Peninsula Stadium 👤 D. Rock Round 33

Match report

Newport beat Salford 3-1 in the League Two on 17 February 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Newport dominated possession with 64% of the ball, while Salford had 20 shots to Newport's 6.

The match was played at Peninsula Stadium, with D. Rock in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 36% - 64% Shots 20 - 6 On target 3 - 3 Corners 9 - 1 Fouls 13 - 18 Yellow cards 9
9
Player of the match
Ben Woodburn
Salford · 1 goal
9 Thomas Davies 1 assist
8 Ryan Delaney 1 goal
8 Ben Lloyd 1 goal
8 Nathaniel Opoku 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–4 11–2
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–2
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 7–1 2–0
Attacks 51–34 53–19
Match statistics
9 Corners 1
4 Substitution 5
104 Attacks 53
94 Dangerous Attacks 19
3 On Target 3
19 Off Target 3
36% Ball Possession 64%
20 Shots Total 6
3 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 2
7 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 4
9 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 18
9 Corners 1
2 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Saves 2
358 Passes Total 232
243 Passes Accurate 116
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Salford · 3-1-4-2
1 M. Young
6 O. Turton 15 B. Cooper 29 L. Garbutt
4 O. Ashley
19 H. Mnoga 10 K. N'Mai 18 M. Butcher 14 K. Harris
26 R. Graydon 23 D. Udoh
Newport · 4-4-2
28 J. Wright
18 L. Shephard 4 M. Baker 23 R. Delaney 17 T. Davies
10 H. Biggins 2 C. Evans 5 S. Sprangler 16 J. Crole
20 B. Lloyd 9 C. Baker-Richardson
Salford
Coach
Karl Robinson
Substitutes
  • 45 Rosaire Longelo
  • 8 Jorge Grant
  • 7 Ben Woodburn
  • 25 Princewill Ehibhatiomhan
  • 33 Mark Howard
  • 28 Zach Awe
  • 24 Alfie Dorrington
Newport
Coach
Christian Fuchs
Substitutes
  • 12 Joe Thomas
  • 24 Nathaniel Opoku
  • 40 Cole Jarvis
  • 22 Lewis Jamieson
  • 21 Michael Spellman
  • 13 Shaun MacDonald
  • 32 Jaden Warner
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Thomas ↓ L. Shephard Newport
  • 58' ↑ N. Opoku ↓ C. Baker-Richardson Newport
  • 65' ↑ B. Woodburn ↓ K. Harris Salford
  • 65' ↑ R. Longelo-Mbule ↓ O. Turton Salford
  • 65' ↑ P. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ O. Ashley Salford
  • 65' ↑ J. Grant ↓ M. Butcher Salford
  • 66' ↑ L. Jamieson ↓ J. Crole Newport
  • 66' ↑ C. Jarvis ↓ H. Biggins Newport
  • 80' ↑ M. Spellman ↓ B. Lloyd Newport
Cards
  • 29' C. Evans Newport
  • 52' C. Baker-Richardson Newport
  • 62' H. Biggins Newport
  • 69' S. Sprangler Newport
  • 71' K. N'Mai Salford
  • 76' J. Grant Salford
  • 87' R. Graydon Salford
  • 90+1' B. Woodburn Salford
  • 90+7' N. Opoku Newport
Head-to-head
Salford 5 5 draws 3 Newport
2026-02-17 Salford vs Newport 1 - 3
2025-08-19 Newport vs Salford 0 - 1
2025-01-28 Salford City vs Newport County 1 - 1
2024-10-01 Newport County vs Salford City 3 - 1
2023-09-30 Salford City vs Newport County 2 - 1
2022-08-16 Newport County vs Salford City 2 - 3
Recent form
Salford D D W W W
Newport D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Salford vs Newport?
Salford lost 1-3 against Newport on 17 February 2026.
Who won Salford vs Newport?
Newport won the match 3-1.
Where was Salford vs Newport played?
The match was played at Peninsula Stadium.
Who had more possession in Salford vs Newport?
Newport had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.