Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham · League Two
Rochdale lost to Gillingham 1-4 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Rochdale and Gillingham met in the League Two on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Rochdale: C. Tasker 87'. Gillingham: J. Brophy 33', 68'; O. Beckles 53'; K. Wilson 56'.
How the match went
Rochdale saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Rochdale had 7 shots with 4 on target, Gillingham 16 with 6 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 6 to Rochdale and 6 to Gillingham. Rochdale conceded 12 fouls, Gillingham 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Rochdale, 1 for Gillingham).
Line-ups
Rochdale started in a 4-2-3-1: Nils Ramming, Charlie Tasker, Daniel Moss, Kaiden Wilson, Kane Taylor, Edward Francis, Babajide Adeeko, Luke Hanannt, Dajaune Brown, Zain Silcott-Duberry, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe.
Gillingham started in a 3-1-4-2: Oliver Wright, Andy Smith, Omar Beckles, Logan Dobbs, Zech Obiero, Nick Freeman, James Brophy, Harry Waldock, Conor McManus, Will Goodwin, Ronan Hale.
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Minute by minute
- 33'Goal! Rochdale 0-1 Gillingham. J. Brophy (Gillingham) scores, assisted by N. Freeman.
- 45'Half-time. Rochdale 0-1 Gillingham.
- 53'Goal! Rochdale 0-2 Gillingham. O. Beckles (Gillingham) scores.
- 56'Goal! Rochdale 0-3 Gillingham. Own goal by K. Wilson.
- 60'Second yellow card for E. Francis (Rochdale), who is sent off.
- 68'Goal! Rochdale 0-4 Gillingham. J. Brophy (Gillingham) scores, assisted by E. King.
- 87'Goal! Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham. C. Tasker (Rochdale) scores, assisted by G. Middleton.
- 90'Full-time. Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham.
Full commentary (61 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Rochdale vs Gillingham.
- 1'Attempt missed. E. Francis (Rochdale), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 4'Corner, Gillingham.
- 6'Offside, Gillingham.
- 7'Offside, Rochdale.
- 9'Yellow card for C. McManus (Gillingham) for foul.
- 10'Offside, Gillingham.
- 12'Corner, Gillingham.
- 18'Substitution, Gillingham: E. King comes on for Z. Obiero.
- 18'Substitution, Gillingham: L. Sillah comes on for W. Goodwin.
- 21'Offside, Gillingham.
- 33'Goal! Rochdale 0-1 Gillingham. J. Brophy (Gillingham) scores, assisted by N. Freeman.
- 34'Attempt saved. R. Hale (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 35'Offside, Gillingham.
- 36'Corner, Gillingham.
- 44'Attempt missed. J. Brophy (Gillingham), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt saved. D. Brown (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 45+2'Offside, Rochdale.
- 45'Half-time. Rochdale 0-1 Gillingham.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Gillingham: R. McKenzie comes on for C. McManus.
- 48'Corner, Rochdale.
- 48'Attempt missed. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), header. xG 0.13.
- 50'Offside, Gillingham.
- 51'Attempt blocked. B. Adeeko (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 51'Yellow card for E. Francis (Rochdale) for foul.
- 52'Attempt missed. O. Beckles (Gillingham), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 52'Corner, Gillingham.
- 53'Corner, Gillingham.
- 53'Attempt blocked. R. Hale (Gillingham), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 53'Goal! Rochdale 0-2 Gillingham. O. Beckles (Gillingham) scores.
- 56'Corner, Gillingham.
- 56'Goal! Rochdale 0-3 Gillingham. Own goal by K. Wilson.
- 56'Attempt missed. L. Dobbs (Gillingham), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 60'Second yellow card for E. Francis (Rochdale), who is sent off.
- 62'Corner, Rochdale.
- 62'Attempt saved. L. Hanannt (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
- 62'Attempt saved. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.36.
- 64'Substitution, Gillingham: J. Daley comes on for L. Dobbs.
- 66'Substitution, Rochdale: H. Gilmour comes on for Z. Silcott-Duberry.
- 68'Goal! Rochdale 0-4 Gillingham. J. Brophy (Gillingham) scores, assisted by E. King.
- 69'Attempt missed. R. Hale (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 71'Attempt missed. R. Hale (Gillingham), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 73'Substitution, Gillingham: S. Kendall comes on for H. Waldock.
- 74'Attempt missed. R. Hale (Gillingham), header. xG 0.08.
- 74'Offside, Gillingham.
- 77'Corner, Gillingham.
- 78'Corner, Gillingham.
- 79'Attempt saved. R. Hale (Gillingham), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 79'Attempt blocked. J. Brophy (Gillingham), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 81'Substitution, Rochdale: G. Middleton comes on for D. Brown.
- 81'Substitution, Rochdale: J. Smith comes on for L. Hanannt.
- 84'Corner, Gillingham.
- 86'Corner, Rochdale.
- 87'Goal! Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham. C. Tasker (Rochdale) scores, assisted by G. Middleton.
- 88'Substitution, Rochdale: I. Henderson comes on for E. Dieseruvwe.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. S. Kendall (Gillingham), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. E. King (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'Full-time. Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham.