Gillingham 4–3 Brighton U21
Gillingham
4–3HT 3–0
Brighton U21
Gillingham played Brighton U21 in the EFL Trophy on 13 October 2026 at Priestfield Stadium. The match finished 4–3.
Goals and cards
- 25'Nehemiah Oriola — Yellow card
- 30'Ethan·Coleman — Yellow card
- 32'Tom Eaves
- 39'Bradley Dack (assist by Andy Smith)
- 45+1'Ethan·Coleman (assist by James Brophy)
- 49'L. Dayal (assist by Bradley Dack)
- 51'Shane Nti (assist by Kofi Shaw)
- 70'Shane Nti
- 79'Logan Dobbs — Yellow card
- 90+4'T. Silsby
Line-ups
Gillingham 3-4-3
- R. Luthra
- A. Smith
- H. Webster
- J. Daley
- L. Dayal
- E. Coleman
- M. Luxton
- J. Brophy
- S. Kendall
- T. Eaves
- B. Dack
- SUBSTITUTES
- O. Wright
- C. Beszant
- S. Booth
- Ronan Hale
- L. Dobbs
- G. McCleary
- Conor McManus
- COACHES: G. Ainsworth
Brighton U21 4-2-3-1
- S. Hall
- C. Mackley
- B. Barclay
- Tate Ferdinand
- S. Keogh
- S. Nti
- K. Shaw
- T. Silsby
- D. Lane
- N. Oriola
- G. Munday
- SUBSTITUTES
- V. Joseph
- M. Dike
- Isaiah Alakiu
- H Kasvosve
- A. Palmer
- B. Palmer
- Aidan West
- COACHES: S. Ruth
Match statistics
| Gillingham | Brighton U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 291 | Accurate passes | 474 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 15 |
| 9 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 374 | Total passes | 561 |
| 16 | Total shots | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 7 | Corners | 1 |
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 41% | Possession | 59% |
| 3.53 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.78 |