Gillingham vs Accrington

League Two 6 Apr 2026, 14:00
Gillingham
Gillingham
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Accrington
Accrington
🏟 Priestfield Stadium 👤 G. Laflin Round 42

Match report

Gillingham beat Accrington 2-0 in the League Two on 6 April 2026.

Accrington failed to register a single shot on target, while Gillingham had 11 shots to Accrington's 7.

T. Walton was sent off in the 81th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The match was played at Priestfield Stadium, with G. Laflin in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 11 - 7 On target 4 - 0 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 14 - 18 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Andy Smith
Gillingham · 1 goal
8 Garath McCleary 1 goal
8 Max Clark captained the side
8 Armani Little 1 assist
7 Glenn Morris captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 5–1
Shots On Goal 2–0 2–0
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 4–0 2–2
Attacks 42–52 58–34
Match statistics
6 Corners 2
5 Substitution 7
100 Attacks 86
55 Dangerous Attacks 15
4 On Target 0
6 Off Target 7
11 Shots Total 7
4 Shots On Goal 0
4 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 3
4 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 18
6 Corners 1
1 Offsides 3
54% Ball Possession 46%
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 2
1 Saves 3
319 Passes Total 275
200 Passes Accurate 168
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Gillingham · 4-3-3
1 G. Morris
2 R. Hutton 5 A. Smith 32 L. Cirino 3 M. Clark
30 S. Gale 8 A. Little 27 N. Khumbeni
7 G. McCleary 12 S. Palmer-Houlden 38 R. Hale
Accrington · 4-2-3-1
13 O. Wright
38 C. O'Brien 5 F. Rawson 2 D. Love 3 F. Sass
28 S. Conneely 22 D. Martin
7 S. Whalley 11 I. Sinclair 39 J. Woods
23 T. Walton
Gillingham
Coach
Gareth Ainsworth
Substitutes
  • 10 Jonathan Williams
  • 23 Bradley Dack
  • 19 Sam Vokes
  • 4 Conor Masterson
  • 35 Louie Dayal
  • 25 Jake Turner
  • 9 Josh Andrews
Accrington
Coach
John Doolan
Substitutes
  • 8 Paddy Madden
  • 6 Liam Coyle
  • 17 Devon Matthews
  • 27 David Ogundele Abimbola
  • 24 Luke Butterfield
  • 20 Charlie Brown
  • 1 Michael Kelly
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ J. Williams ↓ A. Little Gillingham
  • 58' ↑ L. Coyle ↓ S. Conneely Accrington
  • 58' ↑ D. Matthews ↓ C. O'Brien Accrington
  • 58' ↑ P. Madden ↓ D. Martin Accrington
  • 62' ↑ B. Dack ↓ G. McCleary Gillingham
  • 74' ↑ D. Abimbola ↓ J. Woods Accrington
  • 83' ↑ S. Vokes ↓ R. Hale Gillingham
  • 83' ↑ C. Masterson ↓ A. Smith Gillingham
  • 84' ↑ L. Dayal ↓ L. Cirino Gillingham
  • 84' ↑ L. Butterfield ↓ S. Whalley Accrington
Cards
  • 81' T. Walton Accrington
  • 90+5' D. Abimbola Accrington
  • 11' R. Hale Gillingham
  • 11' O. Wright Accrington
  • 24' N. Khumbeni Gillingham
  • 33' J. Woods Accrington
  • 42' G. McCleary Gillingham
  • 75' T. Walton Accrington
  • 80' P. Madden Accrington
Head-to-head
Gillingham 5 4 draws 2 Accrington
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2024-10-12 Gillingham vs Accrington Stanley 1 - 2
2024-01-13 Accrington Stanley vs Gillingham 1 - 2
2023-08-12 Gillingham vs Accrington Stanley 1 - 0
Recent form
Gillingham D D D W L
Accrington D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Gillingham vs Accrington?
Gillingham won 2-0 against Accrington on 6 April 2026.
Who won Gillingham vs Accrington?
Gillingham won the match 2-0.
Where was Gillingham vs Accrington played?
The match was played at Priestfield Stadium.