Gillingham vs Newport County

Gillingham

3 - 2

Newport County

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Priestfield Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Carl Brook 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Gillingham 17 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Carl Brook

11 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	55%
Home wins	45%
Draws	27%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (19-22).
Gillingham controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Gillingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 36

Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

24 / 40

Avg: 1.04 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

0.91

1.26

1.04

1.57

1.74

48%

O2.5

65%

BTTS

57%

48%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Gillingham rank17th

Newport County rank20th

Gillingham points53

Newport County points43

Gillingham: #17 · 53 pts · GD -19

33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Newport County: #20 · 43 pts · GD -29

43 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gillingham last 5 home

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-8

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Newport County last 5 away

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-8

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Gillingham score at home87%

Gillingham clean sheet at home22%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Gillingham score first48%

Gillingham win after scoring first64%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Gillingham 45% · Newport County 36%

Avg first goal minute: Gillingham 51.8' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Gillingham score at home1.26 vs 1.37

Gillingham concede at home1.57 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Gillingham score 8% below league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Gillingham are 30% above league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Gillingham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 4

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

16-30 7

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 3

31-45 1

Newport County goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

31-45 7

16-30 5

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

419

327

Passes Accurate

326

222

Passes %

78%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Spellman

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Opoku

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Masterson

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Clark

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ M. Spellman

1st substitution · For: T. Nyakuhwa

62'

62' M. Clark

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Smith

1st substitution · For: G. McCleary

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ L. Jenkins

2nd substitution · For: C. Antwi

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Smith

3rd substitution · For: C. Brennan

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. Antwi

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Nyakuhwa

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Rowe

2nd substitution · For: R. Hutton

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Andrews

3rd substitution · For: S. Vokes

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ L. Shephard

4th substitution · For: Joe Thomas

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ N. Opoku

5th substitution · For: J. Crole

90'

90' B. Dack

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ B. Dack

4th substitution · For: E. Coleman

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Little

Penalty

90+9' ⚽

⚽

90+9' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

G. McCleary

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Clark

90+16'

90+16' A. Smith

90+16'

90+16' M. Baker

90+16'

90+16' C. Brennan

Gillingham vs Newport County 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Gillingham beat Newport County 3-2 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Carl Brook. It was played at Priestfield Stadium.

First half: Newport County took an early lead at 4' when M. Spellman scored, with the assist credited to N. Opoku, making the score 0-1. Gillingham leveled the score at 30' when C. Masterson scored, with the assist credited to M. Clark, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 55', with M. Spellman replacing T. Nyakuhwa. M. Clark received a yellow card for Gillingham at 62'. Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 70', with J. Smith replacing G. McCleary. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 76', with L. Jenkins replacing C. Antwi. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Smith replacing C. Brennan. Newport County took the lead at 84' when C. Antwi scored, with the assist credited to T. Nyakuhwa, making the score 1-2. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 86', with A. Rowe replacing R. Hutton. Gillingham made their 3rd substitution at 87', with J. Andrews replacing S. Vokes. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 88', with L. Shephard replacing Joe Thomas. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 89', with N. Opoku replacing J. Crole. B. Dack received a yellow card for Gillingham at 90'. Gillingham made their 4th substitution at 90', with B. Dack replacing E. Coleman. Gillingham found a late equaliser at 90+1' when A. Little scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2. Gillingham took the lead at 90+9' when G. McCleary scored, with the assist credited to M. Clark, making the score 3-2. A. Smith received a yellow card for Gillingham at 90+16'. M. Baker received a yellow card for Newport County at 90+16'. C. Brennan received a yellow card for Newport County at 90+16'.

Gillingham used 4 substitutions while Newport County used 5 substitutions. Gillingham got 3 yellow cards, while Newport County got 2 yellow cards.