Gillingham vs Newport

League Two 17 Jan 2026, 15:00
Gillingham
Gillingham
3–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Newport
Newport
🏟 Priestfield Stadium Round 27

Match report

Gillingham edged past Newport 3-2 in the League Two on 17 January 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Newport had 23 shots to Gillingham's 19.

The match was played at Priestfield Stadium.

Half-time 1-1 Shots 19 - 23 On target 6 - 8 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 13 - 10 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Conor Masterson
Gillingham · 1 goal
8 Armani Little 1 goal
8 Garath McCleary 1 goal
8 Michael Spellman 1 goal
8 Glenn Morris 6 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–11 9–12
Shots On Goal 1–4 5–4
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 3–1 1–4
Attacks 58–28 35–61
Match statistics
4 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
93 Attacks 89
56 Dangerous Attacks 49
6 On Target 7
13 Off Target 17
19 Shots Total 23
6 Shots On Goal 8
6 Shots Off Goal 4
7 Shots Blocked 11
16 Shots Inside Box 15
3 Shots Outside Box 8
13 Fouls 10
4 Corners 5
3 Offsides 0
56% Ball Possession 44%
3 Yellow Cards 2
6 Saves 3
419 Passes Total 326
326 Passes Accurate 222
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Gillingham · 4-2-3-1
1 G. Morris
30 S. Gale 5 A. Smith 4 C. Masterson 3 M. Clark
14 R. McKenzie 8 A. Little
17 J. Smith 23 B. Dack 11 A. Rowe
9 J. Andrews
Newport · 5-4-1
28 J. Wright
18 L. Shephard 15 L. Jenkins 4 M. Baker 23 R. Delaney 3 A. Driscoll-Glennon
21 M. Spellman 8 M. Smith 10 H. Biggins 7 B. Kamwa
24 N. Opoku
Gillingham
Coach
Gareth Ainsworth
Substitutes
  • 7 Garath McCleary
  • 2 Remeao Hutton
  • 19 Sam Vokes
  • 6 Ethan Coleman
  • 25 Jake Turner
  • 12 Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
  • 20 Elliott Nevitt
Newport
Coach
David Robert Hughes
Substitutes
  • 33 Tanatswa Nyakuhwa
  • 6 Ciaran Brennan
  • 11 Cameron Antwi
  • 12 Joe Thomas
  • 16 James Crole
  • 1 Nik Tzanev
  • 17 Thomas Davies
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ T. Nyakuhwa ↓ M. Spellman Newport
  • 70' ↑ G. McCleary ↓ J. Smith Gillingham
  • 76' ↑ C. Brennan ↓ M. Smith Newport
  • 76' ↑ C. Antwi ↓ L. Jenkins Newport
  • 86' ↑ R. Hutton ↓ A. Rowe Gillingham
  • 87' ↑ S. Vokes ↓ J. Andrews Gillingham
  • 88' ↑ J. Thomas ↓ L. Shephard Newport
  • 89' ↑ J. Crole ↓ N. Opoku Newport
  • 90+12' ↑ E. Coleman ↓ B. Dack Gillingham
Cards
  • 62' M. Clark Gillingham
  • 90' B. Dack Gillingham
  • 90+16' C. Brennan Newport
  • 90+16' M. Baker Newport
  • 90+16' A. Smith Gillingham
Head-to-head
Gillingham 2 0 draws 4 Newport
2026-01-17 Gillingham vs Newport 3 - 2
2025-11-01 Newport vs Gillingham 4 - 2
2025-09-20 Newport vs Gillingham 1 - 3
2025-03-04 Newport County vs Gillingham 3 - 1
2024-10-22 Gillingham vs Newport County 0 - 2
2023-10-28 Gillingham vs Newport County 0 - 2
Recent form
Gillingham D D D W L
Newport D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Gillingham vs Newport?
Gillingham won 3-2 against Newport on 17 January 2026.
Who won Gillingham vs Newport?
Gillingham won the match 3-2.
Where was Gillingham vs Newport played?
The match was played at Priestfield Stadium.