Gillingham 1-1 Fleetwood Town · League Two
Gillingham drew 1-1 with Fleetwood Town in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Gillingham and Fleetwood Town met in the League Two at Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Gillingham: S. Palmer-Houlden 61'. Fleetwood Town: S. Rooney 90'.
How the match went
Fleetwood Town saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Gillingham had 5 shots with 3 on target, Fleetwood Town 14 with 4 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 1 to Gillingham and 3 to Fleetwood Town. Gillingham conceded 12 fouls, Fleetwood Town 7. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Gillingham, 1 for Fleetwood Town).
Line-ups
Gillingham started in a 5-3-2: Jake Turner, Remeao Hutton, Sam Gale, Andy Smith, Shadrach Ogie, Max Clark, Robbie McKenzie, Ethan Coleman, Euan Williams, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden, Ronan Hale.
Fleetwood Town started in a 3-1-4-2: Jay Lynch, Shaun Rooney, Conor Haughey, Finley Potter, Harrison Neal, Ethan Ennis, Elliot Bonds, Mark Helm, Mitchell Clark, Ched Evans, Detlef Esapa Osong.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Gillingham 0-0 Fleetwood Town.
- 61'Goal! Gillingham 1-0 Fleetwood Town. S. Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham) scores, assisted by M. Clark.
- 90+1'Goal! Gillingham 1-1 Fleetwood Town. S. Rooney (Fleetwood Town) scores, assisted by M. Helm.
- 90'Full-time. Gillingham 1-1 Fleetwood Town.
Full commentary (36 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Gillingham vs Fleetwood Town.
- 3'Attempt saved. S. Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham), header. xG 0.08.
- 12'Yellow card for M. Helm (Fleetwood Town) for foul.
- 14'Attempt blocked. S. Ogie (Gillingham), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 18'Attempt missed. H. Neal (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 19'Attempt saved. E. Williams (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 21'Attempt blocked. E. Bonds (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 28'Attempt saved. M. Helm (Fleetwood Town), header. xG 0.12.
- 32'Attempt saved. D. E. Osong (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.52.
- 37'Attempt missed. S. Rooney (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 40'Yellow card for S. Ogie (Gillingham) for foul.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Gillingham 0-0 Fleetwood Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 58'Attempt missed. E. Bonds (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 61'Goal! Gillingham 1-0 Fleetwood Town. S. Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham) scores, assisted by M. Clark.
- 62'Substitution, Gillingham: A. Rowe comes on for R. Hutton.
- 68'Substitution, Fleetwood Town: W. Davies comes on for E. Bonds.
- 68'Substitution, Fleetwood Town: C. McLean comes on for D. E. Osong.
- 68'Substitution, Gillingham: J. Williams comes on for E. Williams.
- 76'Substitution, Fleetwood Town: O. Devonport comes on for C. Evans.
- 78'Attempt blocked. E. Ennis (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 80'Off the woodwork! W. Davies (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.42.
- 81'Attempt missed. C. McLean (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 84'Substitution, Gillingham: J. A. comes on for S. Palmer-Houlden.
- 84'Substitution, Gillingham: L. Cirino comes on for R. McKenzie.
- 84'Substitution, Gillingham: T. Akomeah comes on for R. Hale.
- 85'Yellow card for J. A. (Gillingham) for time wasting.
- 87'Off the woodwork! M. Helm (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 87'Attempt blocked. W. Davies (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 87'Attempt saved. M. Helm (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 88'Attempt blocked. T. Akomeah (Gillingham), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Goal! Gillingham 1-1 Fleetwood Town. S. Rooney (Fleetwood Town) scores, assisted by M. Helm.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Helm (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90'Full-time. Gillingham 1-1 Fleetwood Town.