Gillingham 3–2 Newport County
Gillingham
3–2HT 1–1
Newport County
Gillingham played Newport County in the League Two on 17 January 2026 at Priestfield Stadium. The match finished 3–2.
Goals and cards
- 4'M. Spellman (assist by N. Opoku)
- 30'C. Masterson (assist by M. Clark)
- 62'Max Clark — Yellow card
- 84'C. Antwi (assist by T. Nyakuhwa)
- 90'Bradley Dack — Yellow card
- 90'A. Little
- 90'G. McCleary (assist by M. Clark)
- 90+16'Andy Smith — Yellow card
- 90+16'Matthew Baker — Yellow card
- 90+16'Ciaran Brennan — Yellow card
Line-ups
Gillingham 4-2-3-1
- G. Morris
- S. Gale
- A. Smith
- C. Masterson
- M. Clark
- R. McKenzie
- A. Little
- J. Smith
- B. Dack
- A. Rowe
- J. Andrews
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Turner
- R. Hutton
- E. Coleman
- G. McCleary
- S. Palmer-Houlden
- S. Vokes
- E. Nevitt
- COACHES: Gareth Ainsworth
Newport County 5-4-1
- J. Wright
- L. Shephard
- L. Jenkins
- M. Baker
- R. Delaney
- A. Driscoll-Glennon
- M. Spellman
- M. Smith
- H. Biggins
- B. Kamwa
- N. Opoku
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. Tzanev
- C. Brennan
- C. Antwi
- J. Thomas
- J. Crole
- T. Davies
- T. Nyakuhwa
- COACHES: David Robert Hughes
Match statistics
| Gillingham | Newport County | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 19 | Total shots | 22 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 11 |
| 16 | Shots inside box | 14 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 56% | Possession | 44% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 419 | Total passes | 327 |
| 326 | Accurate passes | 222 |
| 78% | Pass accuracy | 68% |
| 3.90 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.48 |