[ 25 Apr 26 ] Barnet FC v GILLS Match Thread

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- The Gills have won 6 matches against Barnet who have won 8 of the meetings themselves and just 5 meetings have been drawn (including the reverse fixture back in November). The Gills have won 3 of the last 11 meetings and lost 5 of them.
- The Gills face Barnet away for the first time since September 2012, a game they won 3-1 against a Barnet side containing Barry Fuller, Mark Byrne, Curtis Weston, Ricky Holmes and Olly Lee. The Gills are unbeaten in 4 visits (2 wins) since a cup defeat in November 2007. Their last league defeat away at Barnet came in December 1994 and they are unbeaten in 5 since.
- Following back to back defeats, Barnet are unbeaten in League 2 in their last 7 matches and have won 5 of them including the last 3. Those 3 are their best winning streak after previously witnessing 16 of their 18 wins coming in pairs with only 2 lone wins in the league this season.
- Barnet are unbeaten in 3 at home in League and have won 3 of their previous 5 league games at the Hive. Those 3 wins have occurred in their previous 8 league games at home after securing 3 in a row. Away from home, they have won 5 of the last 7.
- Barnet are League 2's masters when it comes to corners. Not only have they conceded the joint fewest of 144 in 44 games (an average of 3.8 per game), but they have also won the most with 301 corners awarded to them (an average of 6.8 per game).
- Barnet have had the most shots off target (418) in League 2 contributing to them having the most attempts at goal in the division with 618, an average of 14.1 for each of their 44 league matches. They have managed 70 in their last 4 games (17.5 on average) compared to the Gills' 38 in their last 4.

[Sat 25th April 2026] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Barnet FC v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: Dean Brennan. Matchday Team: Cieran Slicker, Danny Collinge (Kane Smith), Romoney Crichlow-Noble, Nikola Tavares, Adam Senior, Mark Shelton, [c] Anthony Hartigan (Ben Winterburn), Callum Stead (Oli Hawkins), Ryan Glover, Idris Kanu (Phillip Chinedu), Kabongo Tshimanga (Diallang Jaiyesimi)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (9th)
Referee: Ollie Yates
Attendance: 3,704 (1,078)

(15.00) Kick Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 ]
(15.06) GOAL! Barnet FC 1-0 Gillingham: Stead
(15.12) Shelton heads just over the bar for the hosts.
(15.13) GOAL! Barnet FC 1-1 Gillingham: Booth. Sullivan Booth becomes the Gills youngest ever scorer.
(15.15) GOAL! Barnet FC 2-1 Gillingham: Stead
(15.16) GOAL! Barnet FC 3-1 Gillingham: Stead
(15.20) Kanu shoots narrowly wide of the post from 6 yards out but it did so from a deflection and a corner is given.
(15.24) After Dack set him up for the equaliser, another fine Dack pass plays in Booth and his shot is blocked well.
(15.30) GOAL! Barnet FC 4-1 Gillingham: Stead
(15.45) 3 minutes will be added to the half.
(15.46) Senior latches onto a Glover cross and, from a very good position, is denied by the quick actions of Morris.
(15.49) GOAL! Barnet FC 5-1 Gillingham: Crichlow-Noble
(15.50) Half time 5-1

(16.06) The second half kicks off.
(16.25) Stead weaves his way towards the box and gets a cross in. Shelton arrives but can't make the needed contact.
(16.27) The hosts make 4 changes.
(16.31) GOAL! Barnet FC 6-1 Gillingham: Stead
(16.40) Urged to shoot by the crowd, Crichlow-Noble does and Morris has to punch away in a dangerous position.
(16.51) The board shows a minimum of 4 extra minutes to be added.
(16.53) Oli Hawkins, on for Callum Stead, has a shot parried by Morris. It falls to Shelton who slots home but the Gills' blushes are saved by an offside flag.
(16.55) GOAL! Barnet FC 6-2 Gillingham: Andrews.
(16.57) FULL TIME 6-2

Gills' League Position After Game: 18th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cq8wjx2qzl1t
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzPC2JkwRfU