Gillingham 1-1 Northampton — League Two, 29 Aug 2026
Gillingham and Northampton drew 1-1 in the League Two on 29 August 2026 at Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham. Conor McManus, Logan briggs got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Gillingham have won 1 and Northampton 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Priestfield Stadium · Gillingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 4'Foul
- 1-07'assist: Nicholas Freeman
- 14'Foul
- 26'Foul
- 27'
- 1-136'
- Half-time1-1
- 54'Foul
- 55'
- 58'M. Warhurstout: Nathaniel Opoku
- 70'out: Max Dyche
- 72'Foul
- 79'Max DycheFoul
- 81'
- 81'Ronan Chapman Haleout: Lamin Sillah
- 82'out: S. Kendall
- 90+6'out: H. Webster
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.2
Top rated
Gillingham
- 7.1Nicholas FreemanM
- 7.0Conor McManusM
- 6.6Andrew SmithD
- 6.5L. SillahF
- 6.4James BrophyM
- 6.3William GoodwinF
- 6.2C. AntwiM
- 6.1O. WrightG
- 6.0Omar BecklesD
- 5.9G. McClearyM
- 5.7Robbie McKenzieM
- 6.6T. HoltamG
- 6.6S. BoothF
Northampton
- 7.2L. BriggsM
- 6.6Elliott MooreD
- 6.4N. OpokuF
- 6.3L. EvansM
- 6.3Samuel HoskinsF
- 6.3Tyrese FornahF
- 6.2Jonathan GuthrieD
- 6.1Joseph WormleightonM
- 6.1Joseph O'Brien-WhitmarshM
- 6.0Janoi DonacienD
- 6.0Zachary JeacockG
- 5.8M. DycheD
- 5.7James MaxwellD
- 6.6Harvey SaundersF
- 6.6C. McCarthyD
- 6.6R. FitzsimonsG
- 6.6Kamarai Simon-SwyerF
Line-ups
Northampton4-4-2
Gillingham3-4-2-1
Substitutes
GillinghamGareth Ainsworth
Substitutes
- 12G. McClearyM5.9
- 17C. AntwiM6.2
- 13T. HoltamG6.6
- 11L. SillahF6.5
- 30S. BoothF6.6
NorthamptonChris Hogg
Substitutes
- 7Samuel Hoskins27'F6.3
- 32Harvey SaundersF6.6
- 11Kamarai Simon-SwyerF6.6
- 17N. OpokuF6.4
- 35M. DycheD5.8
- 15C. McCarthyD6.6
- 34R. FitzsimonsG6.6
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
10Total shots5
2Shots on target1
5Shots off target3
3Blocked shots1
4Corners4
3Offsides2
10Fouls16
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
0Goalkeeper saves2
383Total passes314
265Accurate passes224
Gillingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Freeman | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Conor McManus | 82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Andrew Smith | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. Sillah | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| James Brophy | 96 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.4 |
| William Goodwin | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| C. Antwi | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| O. Wright | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Omar Beckles | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| G. McCleary | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Robbie McKenzie | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 |
| T. Holtam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| S. Booth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Northampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Briggs | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Elliott Moore | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| N. Opoku | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| L. Evans | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Samuel Hoskins | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tyrese Fornah | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jonathan Guthrie | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Joseph Wormleighton | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Janoi Donacien | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Zachary Jeacock | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| M. Dyche | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| James Maxwell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Harvey Saunders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| R. Fitzsimons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Kamarai Simon-Swyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
GillinghamDLLWL
- D22 Aug 26AFleetwood Town0-0
- L15 Aug 26HWalsall0-3
- L08 Aug 26HLuton0-3
- W02 May 26HShrewsbury1-0
- L25 Apr 26ABarnet2-6
Head-to-head
- 10 Apr 23Northampton2-1Gillingham
- 12 Nov 22Gillingham0-2Northampton
- 24 Apr 21Gillingham2-2Northampton
- 29 Dec 20Northampton3-1Gillingham
- 13 Feb 18Northampton1-2Gillingham
- 21 Oct 17Gillingham1-2Northampton
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