[ 22 Sep 26 ] GILLS v Cambridge Utd Match Thread (EFLT, G1)

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- In all competitions, the Gills lead the wins by 13 wins to 7 and just 3 of the 23 meetings have been drawn.
- The Gills and Cambridge met in this competition back in December 2020 when United ran out 2-0 winners. Since then, they have met 4 times (all in league games) where the Gills have won 2 matches and lost 1 - the 0-5 loss at Cambridge the previous time the sides met.
- The Gills start the Football League trophy group stage with a home game for the 8th time in the 11 seasons the group stages have been used. Of the previous 7 opening games, the Gills have won 4 and lost 3.
- Home and away in this competition, the Gills have lost 6 of their last 8 matches and won just 1 - last season's 4-1 home win against Fulham U21s.

[Tue 22nd September 2026] EFL Jersey Mike's Sub Trophy, Southern Group G - Match 1: Gillingham FC v Cambridge United
Opposition Manager: Neil Harris. Matchday Team: Gabriel Breeze, Zak Bradshaw, [c] Kelland Watts, Cathal Heffernan, Isaac Heath (Logan McDougald), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Dominic Ball), Owen Moxon, Daniel Herd, Glenn McConnell, Ben Knight (Jamie Murefu), Louis Appéré (Daniel Efobi)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 1 (5th)
Referee: George Laflin
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(19.00) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 ]
(19.24) GOAL! Gillingham FC 0-1 Cambridge United: Bradshaw
(19.31) GOAL! Gillingham FC 1-1 Cambridge United: Dayal
(19.32) Holtam lets a back pass run across him and has to run back to clear off the line! As the ball is sent back goalwards with Holtam out of position, Daley clears the shot off the line.
(19.33) GOAL! Gillingham FC 1-2 Cambridge United: Mpanzu
(19.37) Knight strikes the side netting for the visitors from a tight angle.
(19.40) Antwi goes narrowly wide for the Gills.
(19.45) 1 minute will be added to the half.
(19.47) Half time 1-2

(20.03) The second half kicks off.
(20.08) Kendall blazes over the bar from a good position.
(20.10) McConnell shoots from just outside of the box. Holtam at full stretch tries to reach it but it narrowly misses his fingers and the bar.
(20.15) GOAL! Gillingham FC 1-3 Cambridge United: Appéré
(20.18) McConnell shoots from the centre of the penalty area straight at Holtam.
(20.44) Penalty! Andy Smith commits a foul inside the box.
(20.45) GOAL! Gillingham FC 1-4 Cambridge United: Heath (pen)
(20.48) The fourth official indicates a minimum of 3 additional minutes to be played.
(20.52) FULL TIME 1-4

Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cq4g52rrp48wt
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