Gillingham 3-2 Newport County: result and report
League Two · Saturday 17 January 2026
Result
Gillingham 3-2 Newport County
League Two · Saturday 17 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Gillingham 3-2 Newport County: match report
Gillingham won against Newport County 3-2 in the League Two on Saturday 17 January 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Michael Spellman opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Gillingham's goals came from Conor Masterson (30'), Armani Little (90+1', penalty) and Garath McCleary (90+9'). Newport County scored through Michael Spellman (4') and Cameron Antwi (84').
Discipline: Gillingham received 3 yellow cards; Newport County received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Gillingham were 16th on 32 points from 24 and Newport County 24th on 17 points from 24. Gillingham went on to finish that season 17th with 53 points, and Newport County 20th with 43.
Gillingham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newport County in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Max Clark of Gillingham (7.8), ahead of Conor Masterson (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Gillingham win, 1 draw and 6 for Newport County.
Key events
- 4'Goal · Michael Spellman
- 30'Goal · Conor Masterson
- 62'Yellow card · Max Clark
- 84'Goal · Cameron Antwi
- 90'Yellow card · Bradley Dack
- 90+1'Penalty goal · Armani Little
- 90+9'Goal · Garath McCleary
- 90+16'Yellow card · Matthew Baker
- 90+16'Yellow card · Ciaran Brennan
- 90+16'Yellow card · Andy Smith
Head-to-head
Team news
Gillingham line-up (4-2-3-1)
Glenn Morris, Sam Gale, Andy Smith, Conor Masterson, Max Clark, Robbie McKenzie, Armani Little, Jonny Smith, Bradley Dack, Aaron Rowe, Josh Andrews
Newport County line-up (5-4-1)
Jordan Wright, Liam Shephard, Lee Jenkins, Matthew Baker, Ryan Delaney, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Michael Spellman, Matthew Smith, Harrison Biggins, Bobby Kamwa, Nathaniel Opoku Onyina