Sterile Domination
Gillingham
Gillingham monopolised the game and still barely tested the goalkeeper.
- Possession
- 67.0%
- On target
- 1
- Passes
- 512
League Two · Matchday 9Gillingham
0 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Newport County
Match report
Gillingham 0-0 Newport County
Gillingham and Newport County played out a goalless League Two draw at Priestfield Stadium.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Gillingham took 3 of their 7 attempts inside the box, Newport County 7 of 15. Gillingham held 67.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Gillingham graded out for sterile domination — 67.0% possession and 1 on target. Gillingham graded out for cynical press — 17 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
O. Wright came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.6 for Gillingham across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 29 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Gillingham conceding the most free-kicks (17).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
67%Possession33%
7Shots15
What the numbers say
2 readsCynical Press
Gillingham
Gillingham broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 17 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 17
- Yellow cards
- 4
Timeline
Ronan Chapman Hale
Foul
🟨14'
Lamin Sillah
Foul
🟨15'
🟨45+1'
Harrison Biggins
Foul
Half-time
Tom Eaves ↑ Lamin Sillah ↓
🔄63'
🟨70'
Cameron Norman
Foul
Logan Dobbs
Foul
🟨72'
Jack Daley ↑ Logan Dobbs ↓
🔄74'
S. Kendall ↑ Garath McCleary ↓
🔄74'
🔄76'
Yahya Bamba ↑ Michael Adu-Poku ↓
Jack Daley
Foul
🟨79'
🔄83'
Gerard Garner ↑ Christian Doidge ↓
Armani Little ↑ Harry Waldock ↓
🔄86'
Bradley Dack ↑ Ronan Chapman Hale ↓
🔄86'
🔄90+6'
Aaron Lewis ↑ Harrison Biggins ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePriestfield Stadium, Gillingham
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 9
StatusMatch Finished