Support our Nation today - please donate here
Sport

Tranmere come from behind to hammer 10-man Newport

03 May 2025 1 minute read
Newport County match report

Tranmere recovered from a goal down to beat fellow strugglers Newport 4-1 and leapfrog them in the final League Two standings.

County, who had Kai Whitmore sent off for a hand to the face of Jake Garrett in the 66th minute, started brightly and deservedly led through Shane McLoughlin’s 23rd-minute opener.

But Garrett levelled four minutes before the break with a heavily-deflected effort from distance and the visitors never looked back.

Kristian Dennis took advantage of some sloppy defending to fire into the bottom corner three minutes after the restart.

And, four minutes after Whitmore’s moment of madness, Omari Patrick beat Nick Townsend with a long-range effort to wrap up the points for Rovers.

Josh Davison, who added a fresh dimension to the visitors’ attack after coming on as a half-time substitute, then got the goal his impressive display merited when he headed in from fellow sub Josh Hawkes’ cross 12 minutes from time to rub further salt in the Exiles’ wounds.


Support our Nation today

For the price of a cup of coffee a month you can help us create an independent, not-for-profit, national news service for the people of Wales, by the people of Wales.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Our Supporters

All information provided to Nation.Cymru will be handled sensitively and within the boundaries of the Data Protection Act 2018.