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Gillingham 0-3 Luton Town · Carabao Cup

Gillingham lost to Luton Town 0-3 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Gillingham and Luton Town met in the Carabao Cup at Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham on Saturday, 8 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Gillingham did not score. Luton Town: N. Wells 43'; B. Benagr 59'; G. Kodua 78'.

How the match went

Luton Town saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Gillingham had 7 shots with 2 on target, Luton Town 17 with 11 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 2 to Gillingham and 9 to Luton Town. Gillingham conceded 17 fouls, Luton Town 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Gillingham, 1 for Luton Town).

Line-ups

Gillingham started in a 3-4-2-1: Owen Mason, Logan Dobbs, Andy Smith, Omar Beckles, James Brophy, Robbie McKenzie, Nick Freeman, Kadeem Harris, Zane Albarus, Ronan Hale, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden.

Luton Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Josh Keeley, Isaiah Jones, Hakeem Odofin, George Johnston, Kal Naismith, Liam Walsh, Jayden Luker, Jordan Clark, Jake Richards, Benedict Benagr, Nahki Wells.

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Minute by minute

  1. 43'Goal! Gillingham 0-1 Luton Town. N. Wells (Luton Town) scores, assisted by J. Luker.
  2. 45'Half-time. Gillingham 0-1 Luton Town.
  3. 59'Goal! Gillingham 0-2 Luton Town. B. Benagr (Luton Town) scores.
  4. 78'Goal! Gillingham 0-3 Luton Town. G. Kodua (Luton Town) scores.
  5. 90'Full-time. Gillingham 0-3 Luton Town.
Full commentary (57 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Gillingham vs Luton Town.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. J. Richards (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  3. 6'Corner, Luton Town.
  4. 13'Attempt saved. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  5. 13'Attempt saved. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 13'Corner, Luton Town.
  7. 14'Attempt missed. J. Luker (Luton Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  8. 16'Attempt saved. B. Benagr (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  9. 22'Corner, Gillingham.
  10. 27'Corner, Gillingham.
  11. 28'Attempt missed. J. Brophy (Gillingham), header from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
  12. 31'Attempt blocked. S. Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  13. 39'Offside, Luton Town.
  14. 42'Corner, Luton Town.
  15. 43'Goal! Gillingham 0-1 Luton Town. N. Wells (Luton Town) scores, assisted by J. Luker.
  16. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  17. 45'Half-time. Gillingham 0-1 Luton Town.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 48'Substitution, Luton Town: K. Palmer comes on for J. Luker.
  20. 50'Yellow card for Z. Albarus (Gillingham) for foul.
  21. 52'Offside, Gillingham.
  22. 53'Corner, Luton Town.
  23. 56'Attempt missed. K. Palmer (Luton Town), header. xG 0.07.
  24. 57'Attempt missed. B. Benagr (Luton Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  25. 58'Corner, Luton Town.
  26. 58'Attempt blocked. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  27. 59'Attempt saved. N. Wells (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  28. 59'Goal! Gillingham 0-2 Luton Town. B. Benagr (Luton Town) scores.
  29. 61'Attempt saved. K. Harris (Gillingham), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  30. 65'Attempt saved. N. Wells (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  31. 67'Substitution, Gillingham: S. Kendall comes on for K. Harris.
  32. 67'Substitution, Gillingham: W. Goodwin comes on for S. Palmer-Houlden.
  33. 67'Substitution, Gillingham: H. Waldock comes on for Z. Albarus.
  34. 67'Substitution, Gillingham: S. Booth comes on for R. Hale.
  35. 68'Substitution, Luton Town: S. Morris comes on for J. Richards.
  36. 68'Substitution, Gillingham: C. McManus comes on for L. Dobbs.
  37. 69'Substitution, Luton Town: G. Kodua comes on for B. Benagr.
  38. 69'Substitution, Luton Town: H. Ashby comes on for I. Jones.
  39. 69'Substitution, Luton Town: S. H. Sandal comes on for L. Walsh.
  40. 73'Attempt missed. N. Wells (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  41. 76'Corner, Luton Town.
  42. 76'Attempt saved. S. Morris (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  43. 77'Corner, Luton Town.
  44. 77'Corner, Luton Town.
  45. 78'Corner, Luton Town.
  46. 78'Attempt saved. H. Ashby (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  47. 78'Goal! Gillingham 0-3 Luton Town. G. Kodua (Luton Town) scores.
  48. 85'Attempt saved. W. Goodwin (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  49. 88'Yellow card for S. Morris (Luton Town) for foul.
  50. 90'Attempt missed. H. Waldock (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  51. 90'Attempt blocked. S. Booth (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  52. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  53. 90+3'Attempt blocked. S. Booth (Gillingham), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  54. 90+3'Corner, Gillingham.
  55. 90+6'Offside, Luton Town.
  56. 90+8'Off the woodwork! G. Kodua (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.76.
  57. 90'Full-time. Gillingham 0-3 Luton Town.
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