Cambridge Utd vs Gillingham

League Two 14 Mar 2026, 15:00
Cambridge Utd
Cambridge Utd
5–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Gillingham
Gillingham
🏟 Abbey Stadium 👤 M. Barlow Round 37

Match report

Cambridge Utd thrashed Gillingham 5-0 in the League Two on 14 March 2026. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Gillingham failed to register a single shot on target, while Cambridge Utd dominated possession with 63% of the ball.

Cambridge Utd had 18 shots to Gillingham's 6.

The match was played at Abbey Stadium, with M. Barlow in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 18 - 6 On target 6 - 0 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 10 - 16 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Dominic Ball
Cambridge Utd · 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Sullay Kaikai 1 goal
8 Louis Appéré 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Shayne Lavery 1 goal
7 James Gibbons captained the side
First half vs second half
Gillingham came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–1 4–5
Shots On Goal 4–0 2–0
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 7–1 1–0
Attacks 44–49 48–39
Match statistics
8 Corners 1
5 Substitution 5
92 Attacks 88
63 Dangerous Attacks 23
8 On Target 0
11 Off Target 6
63% Ball Possession 37%
18 Shots Total 6
6 Shots On Goal 0
6 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 2
15 Shots Inside Box 2
3 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 16
8 Corners 1
3 Offsides 1
57% Ball Possession 43%
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 2
346 Passes Total 269
219 Passes Accurate 151
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cambridge Utd · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Eastwood
26 J. Gibbons 23 M. Jobe 6 K. Watts
2 L. Bennett 4 D. Ball 17 P. Mpanzu 7 J. Brophy
11 S. Kaikai 14 B. Knight
9 L. Appéré
Gillingham · 3-5-2
1 G. Morris
5 A. Smith 15 T. Akomeah 3 M. Clark
11 A. Rowe 27 N. Khumbeni 24 H. Waldock 10 J. Williams 32 L. Cirino
12 S. Palmer-Houlden 38 R. Hale
Cambridge Utd
Coach
Neil Harris
Substitutes
  • 3 Ben Purrington
  • 8 Korey Smith
  • 19 Shayne Lavery
  • 28 Sean Raggett
  • 25 Ben Hughes
  • 27 Glenn McConnell
  • 20 Kylian Kouassi
Gillingham
Coach
Gareth Ainsworth
Substitutes
  • 19 Sam Vokes
  • 39 Omar Beckles
  • 23 Bradley Dack
  • 8 Armani Little
  • 7 Garath McCleary
  • 25 Jake Turner
  • 2 Remeao Hutton
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Vokes ↓ N. Khumbeni Gillingham
  • 61' ↑ B. Dack ↓ S. Palmer-Houlden Gillingham
  • 61' ↑ O. Beckles ↓ L. Cirino Gillingham
  • 61' ↑ A. Little ↓ J. Williams Gillingham
  • 66' ↑ K. Smith ↓ S. Kaikai Cambridge Utd
  • 66' ↑ B. Purrington ↓ J. Brophy Cambridge Utd
  • 66' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ L. Appere Cambridge Utd
  • 73' ↑ S. Raggett ↓ J. Gibbons Cambridge Utd
  • 76' ↑ G. McCleary ↓ A. Rowe Gillingham
  • 80' ↑ K. Kouassi ↓ D. Ball Cambridge Utd
Cards
  • 28' L. Cirino Gillingham
  • 42' A. Smith Gillingham
  • 84' B. Dack Gillingham
Head-to-head
Cambridge Utd 3 2 draws 2 Gillingham
2026-03-14 Cambridge Utd vs Gillingham 5 - 0
2025-12-26 Gillingham vs Cambridge Utd 1 - 1
2023-07-25 Gillingham vs Cambridge United 0 - 4
2022-02-08 Gillingham vs Cambridge United 1 - 0
2021-09-28 Cambridge United vs Gillingham 0 - 2
2020-12-08 Cambridge United vs Gillingham 2 - 0
Recent form
Cambridge Utd D D D W D
Gillingham D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cambridge Utd vs Gillingham?
Cambridge Utd won 5-0 against Gillingham on 14 March 2026.
Who won Cambridge Utd vs Gillingham?
Cambridge Utd won the match 5-0.
Where was Cambridge Utd vs Gillingham played?
The match was played at Abbey Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cambridge Utd vs Gillingham?
Cambridge Utd had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.