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Gillingham

3 — 0 Sep 19, 2026 · 07:30 PM IST

Bristol Rovers

League Two · Round 7

Venue Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham, Kent

Referee Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Attendance 5,947

Player of the Match Nick Freeman 8.3 90' played

Match Events

HT

55' Home ⚽ James Brophy — 1-0

62' Home ↔ Garath McCleary → Ronan Hale

64' Away ↔ Fabrizio Cavegn → Bobby Kamwa

65' Away Ellis Harrison

68' Away Kofi Balmer

72' Away ↔ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny → Shaqai Forde

75' Home ↔ Will Goodwin → Lamin Sillah

80' Away ↔ Joe Quigley → Ellis Harrison

83' Home ↔ Sheldon Kendall → Harry Waldock

83' Home ↔ Michael Luxton → Eli King

85' Home ⚽ Sheldon Kendall — 2-0

89' Home ⚽ Sheldon Kendall — 3-0

90 + 5' Home Garath McCleary

FT

Match Stats

55 45

Ball possession

2.36 0.51

Expected goals (xG)

11 10

Total shots

6 4

Shots on target

15 26

Touches in opposition box

4 0

Big chances

3 0

Big chances missed

229 (65%) 172 (59%)

Accurate passes

1 2

Yellow cards

2 1

Corners

Lineups

Gillingham (3-4-2-1)

Coach: Gareth Ainsworth

Starting XI

1 Oliver Wright 8

5 Andrew Smith 7.8

19 Omar Beckles 7.1

26 Logan Dobbs 7.7

22 Nick Freeman 8.3

14 Robbie McKenzie 6.9

34 Eli King 7.2

11 Lamin Sillah 7.1

16 James Brophy 8.3

24 Harry Waldock 8

10 Ronan Hale 6.8

Substitutes

12 Garath McCleary 6.2

9 Will Goodwin 6.5

27 Michael Luxton

18 Sheldon Kendall

13 Taite Holtam

29 Harry Webster

20 Jack Daley

Bristol Rovers (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Steve Evans

Starting XI

1 Brad Young 6.2

2 Tom James 6.6

4 Kofi Balmer 6.5

17 Ciarán Kelly 5.9

14 Ben Purrington 6.6

21 Richard Smallwood 6.2

6 Clinton Mola 6.3

7 Shaqai Forde 6.6

11 Jack Aitchison 6.7

10 Bobby Kamwa 6

19 Ellis Harrison 6.3

Substitutes

29 Fabrizio Cavegn 5.5

8 Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny 6.3

9 Joe Quigley 6

32 Charlie Binns ↗

5 Alfie Kilgour

3 Jack Sparkes

27 Philip Sanyaolu