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Accrington vs Gillingham: match report

Accrington Stanley hosted Gillingham at Wham Stadium on Saturday 17 October 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 11). Will Finnie is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Accrington 3-1 Gillingham. Goals: Stefan Mols 11' for Accrington; Josh Woods 28' for Accrington; Devon Matthews 31' (own goal) for Gillingham; Josh Woods 66' for Accrington. Attendance: 1,874.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 6' Yellow card: Devon Matthews (Accrington)
  • 11' Goal: Stefan Mols (Accrington)
  • 19' Yellow card: Donald Love (Accrington)
  • 21' Yellow card: Harry Waldock (Gillingham)
  • 28' Goal: Josh Woods (Accrington)
  • 31' Own goal: Devon Matthews (Gillingham)
  • 33' Yellow card: Armani Little (Gillingham)
  • 66' Goal: Josh Woods (Accrington)
  • 79' Yellow card: Ronan Hale (Gillingham)
Match stats (contains the result)
53.7%Possession46.3%
21Shots6
7Shots on target0
11Corners1
8Fouls15
1Offsides0
0Saves4
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Accrington 3-4-1-2

Coach: John Doolan

  1. 1 Louie Moulden GK
  2. 2 Donald Love MID
  3. 17 Devon Matthews DEF
  4. 22 Joseph Anderson DEF
  5. 38 Connor O'Brien MID
  6. 16 Aidan Borland MID
  7. 14 Stefan Mols MID
  8. 33 David Tutonda MID
  9. 39 Josh Woods FWD
  10. 23 Tyler Walton FWD
  11. 30 Charlie Warren FWD

Bench

  • 8 Conor Grant MID
  • 21 James Rogerson GK
  • 25 Josh Smith DEF
  • 3 Oliver Smith DEF
  • 4 Tom Moore DEF
  • 20 Charlie Brown MID

Gillingham 3-4-3

Coach: Gareth Ainsworth

  1. 1 Oliver Wright GK
  2. 5 Andrew Smith DEF
  3. 19 Omar Beckles DEF
  4. 26 Logan Dobbs DEF
  5. 22 Nick Freeman MID
  6. 14 Robbie McKenzie MID
  7. 8 Armani Little MID
  8. 16 James Brophy MID
  9. 24 Harry Waldock MID
  10. 11 Lamin Sillah FWD
  11. 10 Ronan Hale FWD

Bench

  • 20 Jack Daley DEF
  • 6 Ethan Coleman MID
  • 39 Tom Eaves FWD
  • 23 Bradley Dack MID
  • 12 Garath McCleary FWD
  • 40 Rohan Luthra GK
  • 18 Sheldon Kendall FWD
Previous meetings
  • Monday 6 April 2026: Gillingham 2-0 Accrington Stanley
  • Saturday 2 August 2025: Accrington Stanley 1-1 Gillingham
  • Saturday 15 March 2025: Accrington Stanley 1-1 Gillingham
  • Saturday 12 October 2024: Gillingham 1-2 Accrington Stanley
  • Saturday 13 January 2024: Accrington Stanley 1-2 Gillingham