League Two · Matchday 27 · Saturday, 17 January 2026 · Full time
Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
Match stats
Gillingham v Newport County
- 56%Possession44%
- 3.9Expected goals (xG)1.48
- 19Shots22
- 6On target7
- 6Off target4
- 16Shots in the box14
- 3Shots outside the box8
- 7Blocked shots11
- 4Corners5
- 419Passes327
- 78%Pass accuracy68%
- 13Fouls10
- 3Offsides0
- 3Yellow cards2
- 5Saves3
Referee
21.8
Fouls / game
4.4
Yellows / game
0.3
Reds / game
0.2
Pens / game
Average across the 28 of 28 games we hold full stats for (both teams combined). Penalties scored, shootouts excluded.
Timeline
- 4′M. Spellman N. Opoku
- C. Masterson M. Clark30′
- 55′M. Spellman for T. Nyakuhwa
- Max Clark62′
- J. Smith for G. McCleary70′
- 76′M. Smith for C. Brennan
- 76′L. Jenkins for C. Antwi
- 84′C. Antwi T. Nyakuhwa
- A. Rowe for R. Hutton86′
- J. Andrews for S. Vokes87′
- 88′L. Shephard for J. Thomas
- 89′N. Opoku for J. Crole
- Andy Smith90+16′
- Bradley Dack90′
- 90+16′Matthew Baker
- 90+16′Ciaran Brennan
- B. Dack for E. Coleman90+12′
- A. Little (pen)90′
- G. McCleary M. Clark90′
Line-ups
Gillingham4-2-3-1
Manager Gareth Ainsworth
Bench: J. Turner, R. Hutton, E. Coleman, G. McCleary, S. Palmer-Houlden, S. Vokes, E. Nevitt
Top performers
- 1
Max ClarkGillingham8.2 - 2
Garath McClearyGillingham8.0 - 3
Armani LittleGillingham7.9 - 4
Cameron AntwiNewport County7.7 - 5
Sam GaleGillingham7.6 - 6
Conor MastersonGillingham7.6