Gillingham vs Newport County

Final score: Gillingham 3-2 Newport County in the League Two, January 17, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 2 wins for Gillingham, 2 draws, 6 wins for Newport County.

Overview

Football: League Two · Round 27
Form: DDDWW Gillingham
: LDLLD Newport County

4' 0-1 M. Spellman · N. Opoku
30' C. Masterson · M. Clark 1-1
HT1-1
55' ▲ T. Nyakuhwa ▼ M. Spellman
62' Max Clark
70' ▲ G. McCleary ▼ J. Smith
76' ▲ C. Brennan ▼ M. Smith
76' ▲ C. Antwi ▼ L. Jenkins
84' 1-2 C. Antwi · T. Nyakuhwa
86' ▲ R. Hutton ▼ A. Rowe
87' ▲ S. Vokes ▼ J. Andrews
88' ▲ J. Thomas ▼ L. Shephard
89' ▲ J. Crole ▼ N. Opoku
90'+16 Andy Smith
90' Bradley Dack
90'+16 Matthew Baker
90'+16 Ciaran Brennan
90'+12 ▲ E. Coleman ▼ B. Dack
90' A. Littlepen. 2-2
90' G. McCleary · M. Clark 3-2
FT3-2

Line-ups

Gillingham Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Gareth Ainsworth

1G. Morris 7.2
30S. Gale 7.6
5A. Smith 6.9
4C. Masterson ⚽ 7.6
3M. Clark ⇢2 8.2
14R. McKenzie 6.6
8A. Little ⚽ 7.9
17J. Smith ▼ 70' 7.0
23B. Dack ▼ 90' 7.2
11A. Rowe ▼ 86' 6.3
9J. Andrews ▼ 87' 5.2

Substitutes 7

25J. Turner
2R. Hutton ▲ 86' 6.7
6E. Coleman ▲ 90'
7G. McCleary ⚽ ▲ 70' 8.0
12S. Palmer-Houlden
19S. Vokes ▲ 87' 6.6
20E. Nevitt

Newport County Formation: 5-4-1 · Coach: David Robert Hughes

28J. Wright 6.2
18L. Shephard ▼ 88' 7.0
15L. Jenkins ▼ 76' 6.7
4M. Baker 6.3
23R. Delaney 6.5
3A. Driscoll-Glennon 6.7
21M. Spellman ⚽ ▼ 55' 7.5
8M. Smith ▼ 76' 7.0
10H. Biggins 6.3
7B. Kamwa 6.0
24N. Opoku ⇢ ▼ 89' 6.3

Substitutes 7

1N. Tzanev
6C. Brennan ▲ 76' 6.0
11C. Antwi ⚽ ▲ 76' 7.7
12J. Thomas ▲ 88' 6.3
16J. Crole ▲ 89' 6.3
17T. Davies
33T. Nyakuhwa ▲ 55' 6.3

Statistics

03⚑4

⚑520

56%Possession44%

19Shots22

6Shots on target7

6Shots off target4

16Shots inside box14

3Shots outside box8

7Blocked shots11

4Corners5

3Offsides0

13Fouls10

3Yellow cards2

5Saves3

419Passes327

326Accurate passes222

78%Pass accuracy68%

3.90Expected goals (xG)1.48

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Bromley	46	71 - 46	+25	87
2	Milton Keynes Dons	46	86 - 45	+41	86
3	Cambridge United	46	66 - 33	+33	82
4	Salford City	46	61 - 51	+10	81
5	Notts County	46	74 - 52	+22	80
6	Chesterfield	46	71 - 56	+15	79
7	Grimsby	46	74 - 50	+24	78
8	Barnet	46	70 - 53	+17	76
9	Swindon Town	46	70 - 59	+11	75
10	Oldham	46	60 - 44	+16	68
11	Crewe	46	64 - 58	+6	67
12	Colchester	46	62 - 49	+13	66
13	Walsall	46	56 - 56	0	65
14	Bristol Rovers	46	56 - 65	-9	62
15	Fleetwood Town	46	57 - 58	-1	61
16	Accrington ST	46	47 - 58	-11	53
17	Gillingham	46	53 - 72	-19	53
18	Cheltenham	46	53 - 79	-26	52
19	Shrewsbury	46	42 - 69	-27	49
20	Newport County	46	48 - 77	-29	43
21	Tranmere	46	54 - 79	-25	41
22	Crawley Town	46	44 - 68	-24	40
23	Harrogate Town	46	39 - 68	-29	39
24	Barrow	46	45 - 78	-33	36