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Newport County · League Two← BackAlfie Merritt has already made a noticeable impact in the 2026/27 League Two season, appearing twice and logging 30 minutes of action. In that brief period he has delivered one assist, a contribution that far exceeds the typical output for a defender, whose baseline is far lower. Merritt also recorded a single key pass, matching a per-90 rate of 3.0, which is more than five times the baseline of 0.56. His offensive involvement is underscored by three shots per 90 minutes, compared to the standard 0.5 for his position, though none of those shots have found the target. Defensively, he has made one tackle, translating to three tackles per 90 minutes, well above the baseline of 1.65. With an average match rating of 6.2, Merritt’s early season performances show he is a significant creator from the back.
Alfie Merritt has played 159 minutes across 4 appearances in League Two, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 0% of 3 shots and averaging 6.15 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille Gwengwe | M | 3 | 253 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 50% | 1 | 54% | 3 | 60% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | – |
| H. Biggins | M | 4 | 369 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 33% | 6 | 76% | 1 | 33% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | – |
| Yahya Bamba | M | 3 | 232 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 49% | 4 | 31% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36% | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Cole Jarvis | M | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 57% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | – |
| Kyle Cameron | D | 4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 63% | 1 | 100% | 8 | 2 | 3 | 58% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | – |
| J. Wright | G | 4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 26% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6.27 | – |
| C. Norman | D | 4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 45% | 1 | 20% | 8 | 2 | 1 | 48% | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | – |
| L. Jenkins | D | 4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 55% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 60% | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.38 | – |
| Ciaran Brennan | M | 4 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 64% | 1 | 100% | 13 | 7 | 1 | 62% | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| C. Evans | M | 4 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 54% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 3 | 2 | 64% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | – |
| Christian Doidge | F | 3 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 56% | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 | – |
| Alfie Merritt | D | 4 | 159 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 40% | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | – |
| Joe Thomas | D | 2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 73% | 1 | 100% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| D. Sassi | D | 4 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 41% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Shaquille Gwengwe | – | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 33% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.89 | – |
| Y. Bamba | M | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 83% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.08 | – |
| M. Dibley-Dias | M | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 57% | 1 | 100% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.29 | – |
| Kieron Evans | M | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 75% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 | – |
| G. Garner | F | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | – |
| Thomas Davies | D | 2 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 62% | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | – |
| Matt Smith | M | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 55% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Moses Alexander-Walker | F | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Keenan Pattern | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Newport County | League Two | 3 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 32% | 0 | 5 | 2 | 50% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.03 |
| 2026/27 | Newport County | League Cup | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | a Salford | L | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.88 | – |
| 29 Aug | v Tranmere | D | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 22 Aug | a Bristol Rvs | L | 16 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5.90 | – |
| 08 Aug | a AFC Wimbledon | D | 14 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |