Gillingham 0-0 Newport County: result and goals
Gillingham and Newport County drew 0-0 on Saturday, 3 October 2026 in the League Two.
Gillingham sit 12th on 17 points.
Newport County sit 16th on 15 points.
Gillingham have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Newport County have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Gillingham won 2, Newport County won 3, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League Two
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 3 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
- 👥
- 5872
Match events
GILNEW14'Ronan Hale
15'Lamin Sillah
45+1'Harrison Biggins
63'⇄▲ Tom Eaves ▼ Lamin Sillah
70'Cameron Norman
72'Logan Dobbs
74'⇄▲ Sheldon Kendall ▼ Garath McCleary
74'⇄▲ Jack Daley ▼ Logan Dobbs
76'⇄▲ Yahya Bamba ▼ Michael Adu-Poku
79'Jack Daley
83'⇄▲ Gerard Garner ▼ Christian Doidge
86'⇄▲ Armani Little ▼ Harry Waldock
86'⇄▲ Bradley Dack ▼ Ronan Hale
90+6'⇄▲ Aaron Lewis ▼ Harrison Biggins
Live commentary
- 90'+6'Aaron Lewis (Newport County) Substitution at 90'+6'
- 86'Bradley Dack (Gillingham) Substitution at 86'
- 86'Armani Little (Gillingham) Substitution at 86'
- 83'Gerard Garner (Newport County) Substitution at 83'
- 79'Jack Daley (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 79'
- 76'Yahya Bamba (Newport County) Substitution at 76'
- 74'Sheldon Kendall (Gillingham) Substitution at 74'
- 74'Jack Daley (Gillingham) Substitution at 74'
- 72'Logan Dobbs (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 72'
- 70'Cameron Norman (Newport County) Yellow Card at 70'
- 63'Tom Eaves (Gillingham) Substitution at 63'
- 45'+1'Harrison Biggins (Newport County) Yellow Card at 45'+1'
- 15'Lamin Sillah (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 15'
- 14'Ronan Hale (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 14'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
GILNEW
General
67%Possession33%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed1
3Corners2
Shots
7Total shots15
4Shots off target6
1Shots on target5
2Blocked shots4
0Hit woodwork1
3Shots inside box7
4Shots outside box8
Expected goals (xG)
0.28xG1.22
0.26xG open play0.57
0.03xG set play0.65
0.28Non-penalty xG1.22
0.10xG on target (xGOT)0.55
Passes
511Passes250
415 (81%)Accurate passes154 (62%)
287Own half74
128Opposition half80
26 (39%)Accurate long balls23 (30%)
1 (6%)Accurate crosses3 (25%)
33Throw-ins22
8Touches in opposition box18
1Offsides2
Defence
5Tackles15
7Interceptions9
5Shot blocks2
28Clearances29
4Keeper saves1
Duels
47Duels won61
20 (35%)Ground duels won37 (65%)
27 (53%)Aerial duels won24 (47%)
3 (43%)Successful dribbles5 (71%)
Discipline
4Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
17Fouls committed12
General
67%Possession33%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed1
1Corners1
Shots
3Total shots9
1Shots off target4
1Shots on target3
1Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork1
1Shots inside box6
2Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
0.09xG0.91
0.09xG open play0.51
0.00xG set play0.39
0.09Non-penalty xG0.91
0.10xG on target (xGOT)0.50
Passes
293Passes137
244 (83%)Accurate passes89 (65%)
177Own half45
67Opposition half44
9 (30%)Accurate long balls13 (33%)
0 (0%)Accurate crosses3 (50%)
12Throw-ins7
3Touches in opposition box13
0Offsides0
Defence
3Tackles9
5Interceptions6
3Shot blocks1
10Clearances9
2Keeper saves1
Duels
24Duels won30
10 (34%)Ground duels won19 (66%)
14 (56%)Aerial duels won11 (44%)
1 (25%)Successful dribbles2 (67%)
Discipline
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
8Fouls committed6
General
66%Possession34%
0Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
2Corners1
Shots
4Total shots6
3Shots off target2
0Shots on target2
1Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
2Shots inside box1
2Shots outside box5
Expected goals (xG)
0.19xG0.32
0.17xG open play0.06
0.03xG set play0.26
0.19Non-penalty xG0.32
0.00xG on target (xGOT)0.05
Passes
218Passes113
171 (78%)Accurate passes65 (58%)
110Own half29
61Opposition half36
17 (46%)Accurate long balls10 (27%)
1 (9%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
21Throw-ins15
5Touches in opposition box5
1Offsides2
Defence
2Tackles6
2Interceptions3
2Shot blocks1
18Clearances20
2Keeper saves0
Duels
23Duels won31
10 (36%)Ground duels won18 (64%)
13 (50%)Aerial duels won13 (50%)
2 (67%)Successful dribbles3 (75%)
Discipline
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
9Fouls committed6
GillinghamNewport County
Expected goals (xG)
0.28–1.22
xG on target (xGOT)
0.10–0.55
Shots
7–15
Big chances
0–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Newport (15)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedGillingham (7) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Oliver Wright
Gillingham
Ratings
Gillingham6.6
- 7.91Oliver Wright
- 7.519Omar Beckles
- 7.15Andrew Smith
- 7.116James Brophy
- 6.814Robbie McKenzie
- 6.626Logan Dobbs
- 6.522Nick Freeman
- 6.411Lamin Sillah
- 6.312Garath McCleary
- 6.124Harry Waldock
- 6.110Ronan Hale
- 6.120Jack Daley▲74'
- 6.118Sheldon Kendall▲74'
- 5.839Tom Eaves▲63'
Newport County7.0
- 7.624Matt Dibley-Dias
- 7.412Joe Thomas
- 7.31Jordan Wright
- 7.322Cameron Norman
- 7.36Ciarán Brennan
- 7.210Harrison Biggins
- 7.15Lee Jenkins
- 7.04Kyle Cameron
- 6.816Matty Jacob
- 6.527Christian Doidge
- 6.420Yahya Bamba▲76'
- 6.323Michael Adu-Poku
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Gillingham · Substitutes
- 39Tom Eaves▲63'5.8
- 20Jack Daley▲74'6.1
- 18Sheldon Kendall▲74'6.1
- 8Armani Little▲86'
- 23Bradley Dack▲86'
- 40Rohan Luthra
- 6Ethan Coleman
Manager: Gareth Ainsworth
Newport · Substitutes
- 20Yahya Bamba▲76'6.4
- 19Gerard Garner▲83'
- 18Aaron Lewis▲90'
- 33Shaun MacDonald
- 17Alfie Merritt
- 34Dan Sassi
- 8Matt Smith
Manager: Hayden Mullins
Last 5 matches
Gillingham
W@ Rochdale4-15 Sept 2026
WTranmere Rovers2-012 Sept 2026
WBristol Rovers3-019 Sept 2026
LCambridge United4-122 Sept 2026
L@ York City3-026 Sept 2026
Newport County
L@ Northampton Town1-05 Sept 2026
DFleetwood Town1-112 Sept 2026
D@ Accrington Stanley0-019 Sept 2026
W@ Swindon Town2-022 Sept 2026
WGrimsby Town2-126 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Gillingham
0
Draws
3
Newport
Last meetings
17 Jan 2026Gillingham3 – 2Newport County
1 Nov 2025Newport County2 – 2Gillingham
20 Sept 2025Newport County1 – 3Gillingham
4 Mar 2025Newport County3 – 1Gillingham
22 Oct 2024Gillingham0 – 2Newport County
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Barnet | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 22 | WWWLD |
| 3 |  Cheltenham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | LLLWW |
| 4 |  Crewe | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  York City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | WDDDW |
| 6 |  Walsall | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +9 | 19 | DDDDW |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 | WDLDW |
| 8 |  Exeter | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 | WWDWW |
| 9 |  Accrington | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 | WDWDW |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 | WLWWD |
| 11 |  Grimsby | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 | LLLDW |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | WWWLL |
| 13 |  Tranmere | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | LDLWD |
| 14 |  Swindon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | LLDWD |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 | LLLLD |
| 16 |  Newport | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | LDDWW |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 | WDLDL |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 19 |  Northampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | LDWLW |
| 20 |  Oldham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 | LDWLD |
| 21 |  Colchester | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 | DLDDL |
| 22 |  Rotherham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LLLDD |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LWWDL |
| 24 |  Crawley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 | DDLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Gillingham v Newport County?
Gillingham and Newport County drew 0-0 on Saturday 3 October (League Two).
Were there any goals in Gillingham v Newport County?
No: the match finished 0-0.
When do Gillingham play next?
Gillingham play Shrewsbury Town on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Newport County play next?
Newport County play Chesterfield on Friday 30 October at 19:45 (UK time).
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