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Gillingham 1-4 Grimsby Town · League Two

Gillingham lost to Grimsby Town 1-4 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Gillingham and Grimsby Town met in the League Two at Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham on Saturday, 18 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Gillingham: G. McCleary 55'. Grimsby Town: A. Cook 41'; J. Kabia 74'; K. Green 80'; C. Vernam 85'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Gillingham had 9 shots with 3 on target, Grimsby Town 14 with 7 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Gillingham and 3 to Grimsby Town. Gillingham conceded 9 fouls, Grimsby Town 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Gillingham, 1 for Grimsby Town).

Line-ups

Gillingham started in a 4-2-3-1: Glenn Morris, Remeao Hutton, Sam Gale, Conor Masterson, Max Clark, Armani Little, Nelson Khumbeni, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden, Garath McCleary, Lenni Cirino, Ronan Hale.

Grimsby Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Jackson Smith, Harvey Rodgers, Maldini Kacurri, Cameron McJannett, Reece Staunton, Jamie Walker, Justin Amaluzor, Kieran Green, Clarke Oduor, Jaze Kabia, Andy Cook.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 41'Goal! Gillingham 0-1 Grimsby Town. A. Cook (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by K. Green.
  2. 45'Half-time. Gillingham 0-1 Grimsby Town.
  3. 55'Goal! Gillingham 1-1 Grimsby Town. G. McCleary (Gillingham) scores, assisted by A. Little.
  4. 74'Goal! Gillingham 1-2 Grimsby Town. J. Kabia (Grimsby Town) scores.
  5. 80'Goal! Gillingham 1-3 Grimsby Town. K. Green (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by C. Vernam.
  6. 85'Goal! Gillingham 1-4 Grimsby Town. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by K. Green.
  7. 90'Full-time. Gillingham 1-4 Grimsby Town.
Full commentary (41 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Gillingham vs Grimsby Town.
  2. 6'Attempt blocked. J. Kabia (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 8'Attempt saved. K. Green (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.82.
  4. 13'Attempt missed. R. Hale (Gillingham), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  5. 18'Attempt missed. J. Walker (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 24'Attempt missed. R. Hale (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  7. 25'Attempt missed. A. Cook (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.63.
  8. 36'Attempt saved. A. Cook (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  9. 41'Goal! Gillingham 0-1 Grimsby Town. A. Cook (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by K. Green.
  10. 45'Yellow card for J. Amaluzor (Grimsby Town) for foul.
  11. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  12. 45+3'Yellow card for A. Little (Gillingham) for argument.
  13. 45'Half-time. Gillingham 0-1 Grimsby Town.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 55'Goal! Gillingham 1-1 Grimsby Town. G. McCleary (Gillingham) scores, assisted by A. Little.
  16. 57'Attempt blocked. C. Oduor (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  17. 59'Attempt missed. R. Hale (Gillingham), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  18. 65'Attempt missed. S. Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  19. 66'Substitution, Grimsby Town: G. D. Turi comes on for J. Walker.
  20. 67'Attempt saved. J. Kabia (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.34.
  21. 67'Attempt blocked. A. Cook (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  22. 73'Attempt missed. G. McCleary (Gillingham), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  23. 74'Goal! Gillingham 1-2 Grimsby Town. J. Kabia (Grimsby Town) scores.
  24. 76'Substitution, Grimsby Town: J. Sweeney comes on for R. Staunton.
  25. 76'Substitution, Grimsby Town: C. Vernam comes on for J. Kabia.
  26. 76'Substitution, Grimsby Town: D. Burns comes on for J. Amaluzor.
  27. 78'Substitution, Gillingham: S. Vokes comes on for C. Masterson.
  28. 79'Substitution, Gillingham: B. Dack comes on for L. Cirino.
  29. 80'Goal! Gillingham 1-3 Grimsby Town. K. Green (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by C. Vernam.
  30. 85'Goal! Gillingham 1-4 Grimsby Town. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by K. Green.
  31. 87'Substitution, Gillingham: T. Akomeah comes on for G. McCleary.
  32. 88'Substitution, Gillingham: H. Waldock comes on for N. Khumbeni.
  33. 88'Substitution, Grimsby Town: T. Warren comes on for C. Oduor.
  34. 88'Attempt missed. A. Little (Gillingham), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  35. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  36. 90+1'Attempt saved. M. Clark (Gillingham), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  37. 90+1'Attempt saved. H. Waldock (Gillingham), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  38. 90+3'Yellow card for R. Hale (Gillingham) for argument.
  39. 90+5'Attempt blocked. G. D. Turi (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  40. 90+6'Attempt missed. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  41. 90'Full-time. Gillingham 1-4 Grimsby Town.
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