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20 September 2025 at 14:00

League Two · Season 2025
Referee: Leigh Doughty

Match Summary

Gillingham defeated Newport County 3:1. The match was played in League Two 2025. Goals were scored by N. Opoku 1′, B. Dack 23′, J. Smith 36′, B. Dack 45′ (pen.). 6 yellow cards were shown. Newport County had 65% possession while Gillingham held 35%. Newport County had 15 shots (7 on target) compared to 12 (6 on target) for Gillingham. Newport County made 3 substitutions, Gillingham made 4.

Match Events

Key match events between Newport County and Gillingham — 4 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.

Newport County
Gillingham
Kick Off
N. Opoku

assist: B. Kamwa

1′
23′
36′
J. Smith

assist: R. Hutton

45′
B. Dack

Penalty

Half Time
M. ReindorfC. Baker-Richardson
52′
67′
J. SmithA. Rowe
K. WhitmoreB. Lloyd
69′
74′
B. DackE. Coleman
74′
J. AndrewsS. Palmer-Houlden
N. OpokuM. Spellman
76′
89′
J. WilliamsS. Vokes
90+4′Sam Gale
Full Time

Match Statistics

Newport County had 65% possession against Gillingham's 35%. Newport County registered 15 shots (7 on target) while Gillingham managed 12 (6 on target). Corner kicks: 5–5. Fouls committed: 8–15.

7Shots on Goal6
5Shots off Goal3
15Total Shots12
3Blocked Shots3
8Shots insidebox7
7Shots outsidebox5
8Fouls15
5Corner Kicks5
6Offsides1
65%Ball Possession35%
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves6
436Total passes220
346Passes accurate137
79%Passes %62%
0expected_goals0
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Newport County have recorded 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 defeats. Gillingham show 1 wins, 1 draws and 4 losses from their last 6 outings.

Newport County

LLWLWD

Gillingham

LLLLDW

Head to Head

Newport County and Gillingham have met 1 times — Newport County won 0, Gillingham won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2026. Gillingham leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 5 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.00 per match (2 for the home side, 3 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2026.

0

Newport County

0

Drawn

1

Gillingham

Goals: 2Goals: 3

Recent Meetings (1)

17 Jan 2026Gillingham3 – 2Newport County

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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