[ 3 Oct 26 ] GILLS v Newport County AFC Match Thread

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- Against the reformed Newport, the Gills have only won 2 and lost 6 of the 10 league and cup meetings. The sides met 3 times last season with the Gills winning both league games and an FA Cup game being drawn. They followed 6 consecutive wins for Newport.
- After a winless run of 3 draws and 3 losses, Newport have enjoyed 2 wins in a row in league and cup competitions. After an unbeaten run of 3 draws and 3 wins, the Gills lost their last 2 matches in all competitions.
- Newport have lost 6 of their last 8 away league matches and won 1 of them. This season, they are winless in 4 on the road and their draw at Fleetwood ended 3 straight away defeats however they have also failed to score in their last 2 away league games.
- 4 matches in League 2 this season have seen sides fail to win a corner and Newport account for 2 of those 4 games. Despite this, they have won 35 corners in total, 6 more than the Gills with the joint fewest amount won in the division.
- Newport have conceded just 1 goal before half time, the joint fewest in League 2, and none in their last 6 league games. The Gills have scored 2 goals before half time, also the joint fewest in the division. Newport let in 11 2nd half goals, the most in League 2 by 3 goals.

[Sat 3rd October 2026] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Newport County AFC
Opposition Manager: Hayden Mullins. Matchday Team: Jordan Wright, Joe Thomas, [c] Kyle Cameron, Lee Jenkins, Matty Jacob, Cameron Norman, Harrison Biggins (Aaron Lewis), Ciaran Brennan, Matthew Dibley-Dias, Michael Adu-Poku (Yahya Bamba), Christian Doidge (Gerard Garner)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (17th)
Referee: Carl Brook
Attendance: 5872 (236)

(15.00) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 ]
(15.05) The Gills survive a bit of a goalmouth scramble inside their penalty. Newport come back and Brophy clears off the line.
(15.09) A Newport free kick is headed over by Jenkins at close range.
(15.16) Waldock curls a shot narrowly wide from the far right edge of the box.
(15.26) Wright makes a save, the ball falls to Jacob who shoots the rebound into the side netting and some of the ground thought it was in.
(15.32) Newport head the ball across the face of goal a couple of times before heading onto the roof of the net. It may have even clipped the bar.
(15.39) Waldock shoots across the face of goal but it goes just wide.
(15.45) A minimum of 1 minute will be added.
(15.46) Half time 0-0

(16.02) The second half kicks off.
(16.06) A strong ball into the box by the visitors is slammed behind by Smith before it can be tapped home.
(16.28) A great drive down the right and a perfect cut back for Hale to slot home almost creates the opening goal but Newport block brilliantly by the line.
(16.42) A Newport direct free kick right on the edge of the box is saved brilliantly by the legs of Wright slightly unsighted by the wall.
(16.52) The Gills retain possession with a series of passes in the County penalty area and ends when Dack heads onto the roof of the net.
(16.47) The 4th official signals for 5 additional minutes.
(16.53) FULL TIME 0-0

Gills' League Position After Game: 10th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cqj9xml2v82xt
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