[ 1 Nov 25 ] Newport County v GILLS Match Thread (FA Cup R1)

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- Newport won all 6 matches against the Gills over the previous 3 seasons and the Gills ended that sequence by winning their only game against the reformed Newport earlier this season.
- This is the first time the Gills have met the reformed Newport County in the FA Cup but have played the club's previous guises on 4 occasions. There have been 2 home wins, a home defeat and a 0-3 away loss in Round 1 back in 1967/8.
- The Gills exited in Round 1 last season after progressing in 6 of the 7 seasons prior to it. The Gills have won 56 of their 133 first round matches and, away from home, have won 17 of the 61 games.
- The Gills have previously faced same-league opponents in Round 1 in 30 games and have won 10 of them (and lost 12). Away from home, they have won 3 (the last at Bury in 2008) and lost 8 of the 15 away from home.
- The Gills have already won at Rodney Parade this season - a 3-1 league victory on the 20th of September. It was the 8th game in an 11 game winless spell in all competitions for the Exiles in which they lost 10 of them. They have won 3 of their 4 league and cup games since.
- Newport have won all 3 of their last 3 away league and cup games and all 4 wins for them this season have come away from home. It means they are winless at home this season (and in their last 14 home league and cup games) and have lost 8 in a row at Rodney Parade.
- In League 2, Newport have been behind for the longest period of time in the division (528 minutes) and the longest at home (311). Apart from their opening day game, they have been behind in all other home league games - averaging a 51.8 minute deficit in each of the last 6.

[Sat 1st November 2025] FA Cup, Round 1: Newport County v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: David Hughes Matchday Team: Jordan Wright, Joe Thomas, Cameron Evans, [c] Lee Jenkins (Akin Odimayo), Habeeb Ogunneye (Ciarán Brennan), Kai Whitmore (Bobby Kamwa), Sammy Braybrooke, Cameron Antwi, Ben Lloyd, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Ged Garner (Michael Reindorf)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (24th)
Referee: Ross Martin
Attendance: 2,596

(15.00) Kick Off [ 5 - 3 - 2 ]
(15.13) GOAL! Newport County 0-1 Gillingham: Nevitt
(15.20) A strong Andrews header from a Hutton cross is well saved by Wright.
(15.31) Garner and Jenkins both go close for Newport before a second corner is converted.
(15.32) GOAL! Newport County 1-1 Gillingham: Evans
(15.45) One additional minute begins.
(15.46) Half time 1-1

(16.02) The second half kicks off.
(16.21) The Gills have the ball inside the Newport penalty area. 2 Newport players clash heads and there is a lengthy stoppage. Play resumes (after one goes off) with an uncontested drop ball for the Newport 'keeper!
(16.25) Antwi tries to lift the ball over Turner but the weight is wrong and gifts Turner the chance to collect. Palmer-Houlden breaks and Clark has a good effort blocked.
(16.29) Baker-Richardson goes close and the Gills counter and win a corner.
(16.38) Ogunneye cuts the ball back and Garner's shot crashes off the face of the crossbar.
(16.47) The 4th official signals for a minimum of ELEVEN additional minutes.
(16.50) Great save from Sam Gale!
(16.58) End of the 90 minutes 1-1

(17.03) The first period of extra time kicks off.
(17.08) From a Newport corner, Hutton and Cirino both have good efforts blocked before the 'keeper gathers.
(17.10) Turner has to be alert to make a smart double stop.
(17.19) Half time of Extra Time 1-1
(17.23) The second period kicks off.nyny
(17.25) Brilliant save from Reindorf to tip round the post for a corner.
(17.26) GOAL! Newport County 2-1 Gillingham: Antwi
(17.28) Baker-Richardson hits the post.
(17.32) Max Clark gets into a good position but wastes the chance a puts his effort wide.
(17.36) GOAL! Newport County 2-2 Gillingham: Palmer-Houlden
(17.38) Extra time will have 3 minutes added.
(17.40) A final surge from the hosts but they look tired and the delayed shot deflects wide for a corner. The corner is blocked desperately and cleared at the death.
(17.41) END OF EXTRA TIME 2-2

(17.46) Penalties begin.
Max Clark (Gillingham) - SCORED
Baker-Richardson (Newport) - SCORED
Remeao Hutton (Gillingham) - SAVED
Sammy Baybrooke (Newport) - SAVED
Sam Vokes (Gillingham) - MISSED
Cameron Antwi (Newport) - SCORED (after a retake which he saved)
Nelson Khumbeni (Gillingham) - SCORED
Bobby Kamwa (Newport) - SCORED
Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham) - SCORED
Ben Lloyd (Newport) - SCORED
(17.55) FULL TIME 2-2 - Newport win 4-3 on penalties.

Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cy8vklzveezt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poOagXHhKUs