Gillingham vs Newport County match stats & report

3–2 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 27 · Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham · Ref Carl Brook, England

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Gillingham beat Newport County 3–2 in League Two on 17 January 2026. Expected goals finished 3.90–1.48. Gillingham had 56% of the ball.

Gillingham vs Newport County match statistics

GillinghamNewport County

56% Ball possession 44%
3.90 Expected goals (xG) 1.48
19 Total shots 22
6 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 4
7 Blocked shots 11
16 Shots inside the box 14
4 Corners 5
13 Fouls 10
3 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 2
419 Passes 327
78% Pass accuracy 68%
5 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

4' Goal M. Spellman (assist N. Opoku) Newport County
30' Goal C. Masterson (assist M. Clark) Gillingham
62' Yellow card M. Clark Gillingham
84' Goal C. Antwi (assist T. Nyakuhwa) Newport County
90' Yellow card B. Dack Gillingham
90' Penalty scored A. Little Gillingham
90' Goal G. McCleary (assist M. Clark) Gillingham
90+16' Yellow card A. Smith Gillingham
90+16' Yellow card M. Baker Newport County
90+16' Yellow card C. Brennan Newport County

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Gillingham

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Gareth Ainsworth

1 Glenn Morris

3 M. Clark 4 C. Masterson 5 A. Smith 30 S. Gale

8 A. Little 14 R. McKenzie

11 A. Rowe 23 B. Dack 17 J. Smith

9 J. Andrews

Bench J. Turner , R. Hutton , E. Coleman , G. McCleary , S. Palmer-Houlden , S. Vokes , Elliott Nevitt

Newport County

Confirmed 5-4-1 David Robert Hughes

28 J. Wright

3 A. Driscoll-Glennon 23 R. Delaney 4 M. Baker 15 L. Jenkins 18 L. Shephard

7 B. Kamwa 10 H. Biggins 8 M. Smith 21 M. Spellman

24 N. Opoku

Bench N. Tzanev , C. Brennan , C. Antwi , Joe Thomas , J. Crole , T. Davies , T. Nyakuhwa

Form guide

Gillingham at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 3.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

44% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 1.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Gillingham vs Newport County head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Nov 25	Newport County v Gillingham	1–1
20 Sep 25	Newport County v Gillingham	1–3
4 Mar 25	Newport County v Gillingham	3–1
22 Oct 24	Gillingham v Newport County	0–2
17 Feb 24	Newport County v Gillingham	1–0
28 Oct 23	Gillingham v Newport County	0–2

The full Gillingham vs Newport County head-to-head record