Rotherham United 1-4 Gillingham: result and goals
Gillingham beat Rotherham United 4-1 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the League Two.
Goals: Paul Mullin 17', Ronan Hale 34', Lamin Sillah 60', Ronan Hale 67' (penalty), Tom Eaves 89' (penalty).
Rotherham United sit 22nd on 12 points.
Gillingham sit 12th on 17 points.
Rotherham United have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Gillingham have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Rotherham United won 4, Gillingham won 1, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League Two
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham
- 👥
- 7492
Match events
ROTGIL17'⚽Paul Mullin ast. Kian Spence 1-0
34'⚽Ronan Hale 1-1
46'⇄▲ Jamie Jellis ▼ Ossama Ashley
47'James Brophy
51'Logan Dobbs
60'⚽Lamin Sillah ast. James Brophy 1-2
61'⇄▲ Tom Bradshaw ▼ Josh Austerfield
66'Julian Eyestone
67'⚽Ronan Hale (pen.) 1-3
68'⇄▲ Aaron Nemane ▼ Kian Spence
75'Dominic Iorfa
77'⇄▲ Ethan Coleman ▼ Armani Little
78'⇄▲ Bradley Dack ▼ Harry Waldock
82'⇄▲ Tom Eaves ▼ Lamin Sillah
82'⇄▲ Sheldon Kendall ▼ Ronan Hale
83'⇄▲ Jack Daley ▼ Logan Dobbs
84'⇄▲ Jayce Fitzgerald ▼ Dominic Iorfa
88'Sonny Aljofree
89'⚽Tom Eaves (pen.) 1-4
Live commentary
- 89'Tom Eaves (Gillingham) Penalty - Scored at 89'
- 88'Sonny Aljofree (Rotherham United) Yellow Card at 88'
- 84'Jayce Fitzgerald (Rotherham United) Substitution at 84'
- 83'Jack Daley (Gillingham) Substitution at 83'
- 82'Tom Eaves (Gillingham) Substitution at 82'
- 82'Sheldon Kendall (Gillingham) Substitution at 82'
- 78'Bradley Dack (Gillingham) Substitution at 78'
- 77'Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) Substitution at 77'
- 75'Dominic Iorfa (Rotherham United) Yellow Card at 75'
- 68'Aaron Nemane (Rotherham United) Substitution at 68'
- 67'Ronan Hale (Gillingham) Penalty - Scored at 67'
- 66'Julian Eyestone (Rotherham United) Yellow Card at 66'
- 61'Tom Bradshaw (Rotherham United) Substitution at 61'
- 60'Lamin Sillah (Gillingham) Goal at 60'
- 51'Logan Dobbs (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 51'
- 47'James Brophy (Gillingham) Yellow Card at 47'
- 45'Jamie Jellis (Rotherham United) Substitution at 45'
- 34'Ronan Hale (Gillingham) Goal at 34'
- 17'Paul Mullin (Rotherham United) Goal at 17'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
ROTGIL
General
62%Possession38%
2Big chances2
1Big chances missed0
2Corners2
Shots
12Total shots8
3Shots off target4
5Shots on target4
4Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
7Shots inside box6
5Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
1.38xG1.86
1.19xG open play0.23
0.19xG set play0.05
1.38Non-penalty xG0.28
1.81xG on target (xGOT)3.19
Passes
468Passes291
364 (78%)Accurate passes182 (63%)
197Own half113
167Opposition half69
31 (44%)Accurate long balls34 (34%)
4 (27%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
23Throw-ins28
22Touches in opposition box11
2Offsides1
Defence
14Tackles6
8Interceptions13
0Shot blocks4
38Clearances31
0Keeper saves4
Duels
55Duels won45
35 (58%)Ground duels won25 (42%)
20 (50%)Aerial duels won20 (50%)
8 (89%)Successful dribbles4 (40%)
Discipline
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
16Fouls committed13
General
54%Possession46%
2Big chances0
1Big chances missed0
1Corners1
Shots
3Total shots3
1Shots off target2
2Shots on target1
0Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box2
0Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.91xG0.15
0.91xG open play0.13
0.00xG set play0.02
0.91Non-penalty xG0.15
1.53xG on target (xGOT)0.90
Passes
210Passes180
145 (69%)Accurate passes109 (61%)
89Own half76
56Opposition half33
16 (37%)Accurate long balls18 (31%)
2 (33%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
13Throw-ins21
8Touches in opposition box3
1Offsides0
Defence
7Tackles3
5Interceptions4
0Shot blocks0
19Clearances14
0Keeper saves1
Duels
27Duels won27
13 (54%)Ground duels won11 (46%)
14 (47%)Aerial duels won16 (53%)
2 (100%)Successful dribbles3 (50%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
6Fouls committed4
General
69%Possession31%
0Big chances2
0Big chances missed0
1Corners1
Shots
9Total shots5
2Shots off target2
3Shots on target3
4Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
4Shots inside box4
5Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.47xG1.71
0.28xG open play0.10
0.19xG set play0.03
0.47Non-penalty xG0.14
0.28xG on target (xGOT)2.29
Passes
258Passes111
219 (85%)Accurate passes73 (66%)
108Own half37
111Opposition half36
15 (56%)Accurate long balls16 (38%)
2 (22%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
10Throw-ins7
14Touches in opposition box8
1Offsides1
Defence
7Tackles3
3Interceptions9
0Shot blocks4
19Clearances17
0Keeper saves3
Duels
28Duels won18
22 (61%)Ground duels won14 (39%)
6 (60%)Aerial duels won4 (40%)
6 (86%)Successful dribbles1 (25%)
Discipline
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
10Fouls committed9
Rotherham UnitedGillingham
Expected goals (xG)
1.38–1.86
xG on target (xGOT)
1.81–3.19
Shots
12–8
Big chances
2–2
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Gillingham (8)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedRotherham (12) →
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
Ronan Hale
Gillingham
Ratings
Rotherham United6.6
- 7.510Paul Mullin⚽
- 7.28Kian SpenceA
- 7.012Denzel Hall
- 7.04Josh Austerfield
- 7.028Brandon Cover
- 6.927Dominic Iorfa
- 6.914Sonny Aljofree
- 6.823Aaron Nemane▲68'
- 6.722Jamie Jellis▲46'
- 6.45Kieran Ngwenya
- 6.324Jili Buyabu
- 6.26Ossama Ashley
- 6.19Tom Bradshaw▲61'
- 4.913Julian Eyestone
Gillingham7.2
- 8.810Ronan Hale⚽⚽
- 8.711Lamin Sillah⚽A
- 7.41Oliver Wright
- 7.419Omar Beckles
- 7.426Logan Dobbs
- 7.48Armani Little
- 7.416James BrophyA
- 7.25Andrew Smith
- 7.114Robbie McKenzie
- 6.622Nick Freeman
- 6.524Harry Waldock
- 6.16Ethan Coleman▲77'
- 6.023Bradley Dack▲78'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Rotherham · Substitutes
- 22Jamie Jellis▲46'6.7
- 9Tom Bradshaw▲61'6.1
- 23Aaron Nemane▲68'6.8
- 15Jayce Fitzgerald▲84'
- 1Ted Cann
- 26Hamish Douglas
- 2Joe Rafferty
Manager: Alex Bruce
Gillingham · Substitutes
- 6Ethan Coleman▲77'6.1
- 23Bradley Dack▲78'6.0
- 18Sheldon Kendall▲82'
- 39Tom Eaves▲82'
- 20Jack Daley▲83'
- 40Rohan Luthra
- 17Cameron Antwi
Manager: Gareth Ainsworth
Last 5 matches
Rotherham United
W@ Northampton Town1-019 Sept 2026
W@ York City1-122 Sept 2026
DCrewe Alexandra1-126 Sept 2026
L@ Exeter City1-03 Oct 2026
LBradford City4-06 Oct 2026
Gillingham
WTranmere Rovers2-012 Sept 2026
WBristol Rovers3-019 Sept 2026
LCambridge United4-122 Sept 2026
L@ York City3-026 Sept 2026
DNewport County0-03 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
4
Rotherham
0
Draws
1
Gillingham
Last meetings
30 Apr 2022Gillingham0 – 2Rotherham United
7 Dec 2021Rotherham United5 – 1Gillingham
2 Nov 2019Gillingham0 – 3Rotherham United
17 Apr 2018Gillingham0 – 1Rotherham United
28 Oct 2017Rotherham United1 – 3Gillingham
| # | 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 | WWLLD |
| 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 | DWDDL |
| 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 | WWDLL |
| 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 Rotherham United v Gillingham?
Gillingham beat Rotherham United 4-1 on Saturday 10 October (League Two).
Who scored in Rotherham United v Gillingham?
Goals: Paul Mullin 17', Ronan Hale 34', Lamin Sillah 60', Ronan Hale 67' and Tom Eaves 89'.
When do Rotherham United play next?
Rotherham United play Swindon Town on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Gillingham play next?
Gillingham play Shrewsbury Town on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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