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Gillingham vs Cambridge: match report

Gillingham hosted Cambridge United at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). George Laflin is the referee, averaging 4.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Gillingham 1-4 Cambridge. Goals: Zak Bradshaw 24' for Cambridge; Louie Dayal 31' for Gillingham; Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 34' for Cambridge; Louis Appere 57' for Cambridge; Isaac Heath 87' (pen) for Cambridge.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 24' Goal: Zak Bradshaw (Cambridge)
  • 31' Goal: Louie Dayal (Gillingham)
  • 34' Goal: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Cambridge)
  • 57' Goal: Louis Appere (Cambridge)
  • 59' Yellow card: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Cambridge)
  • 64' Yellow card: Jack Daley (Gillingham)
  • 78' Yellow card: Daniel Herd (Cambridge)
  • 87' Penalty: Isaac Heath (Cambridge)
Match stats (contains the result)
60.5%Possession39.5%
4Shots14
1Shots on target7
3Corners7
13Fouls8
1Offsides2
3Saves0
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Gillingham 3-4-3

Coach: Gareth Ainsworth

  1. 13 Taite Holtam GK
  2. 26 Logan Dobbs DEF
  3. 5 Andrew Smith DEF
  4. 20 Jack Daley DEF
  5. 29 Harry Webster MID
  6. 32 Louie Dayal MID
  7. 6 Ethan Coleman MID
  8. 27 Michael Luxton MID
  9. 18 Sheldon Kendall FWD
  10. 12 Garath McCleary FWD
  11. 17 Cameron Antwi MID

Bench

  • 1 Oliver Wright GK
  • 23 Bradley Dack MID
  • 31 Cruz Beszant MID
  • 24 Harry Waldock MID
  • 28 Damien Theodore MID
  • 30 Sullivan Booth FWD
  • 9 Will Goodwin FWD

Cambridge 3-4-2-1

Coach: Neil Harris

  1. 13 Gabriel Breeze GK
  2. 15 Cathal Heffernan DEF
  3. 6 Kelland Watts DEF
  4. 22 Zak Bradshaw DEF
  5. 33 Daniel Herd MID
  6. 8 Owen Moxon MID
  7. 17 Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu MID
  8. 7 Isaac Heath MID
  9. 10 Ben Knight MID
  10. 27 Glenn McConnell MID
  11. 9 Louis Appéré FWD

Bench

  • 25 Ben Hughes GK
  • 4 Dominic Ball MID
  • 30 Lohan McDougald MID
  • 32 Daniel Efobi FWD
  • 19 Shayne Lavery FWD
  • 41 Jamie Murefu DEF
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 14 March 2026: Cambridge United 5-0 Gillingham
  • Friday 26 December 2025: Gillingham 1-1 Cambridge United
  • Tuesday 8 February 2022: Gillingham 1-0 Cambridge United
  • Tuesday 28 September 2021: Cambridge United 0-2 Gillingham
  • Tuesday 8 December 2020: Cambridge United 2-0 Gillingham