GILLINGHAM. Newport County conquers Gillingham 2-0 after O. Bogle scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves with the assistance of Christopher Wade and Declan O’Shea. The 4th official was Andrew Bennett. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.29 degrees Celsius or 57.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Gillingham was in firm control of the ball 69% while Newport County was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Newport County succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Gillingham shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newport County shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Gillingham received 1 yellow card (Shadrach Ogie). On the other side, Newport County received 3 yellow cards (William Albert Evans, Matthew Baker and Declan Drysdale).

Standings

After this encounter, Gillingham will stay with 25 points to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Newport County will have 18 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will play away with Newport County on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Newport County will host Gillingham on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Keith Millen decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner (7.0), Cheye Alexander (6.4), Conor Masterson (6.8), Shadrach Ogie (7.0), Scott Malone (7.5), Ethan Coleman (7.5), Dom Jefferies (7.7), Connor Mahoney (7.7), Jonathan Williams (6.7), Jayden Clarke (6.4) and Macauley Bonne (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Max Clark, Max Ehmer, Shaun Williams (7.0), George Lapslie (6.7), Tom Nichols (6.7) and Timothée Dieng.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 3 changes: Jayden Clarke for Tom Nichols (55′), Cheye Alexander for Shaun Williams (79′) and Jonathan Williams for George Lapslie (66′).

Best player: Dom Jefferies​

The player that probably impressed the most for Gillingham was Dom Jefferies.

His rating is (7.7) with 37 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Newport County – Formation

Also Newport County adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (7.5), Shane McLoughlin (7.5), Declan Drysdale (7.3), Scot Bennett (7.1), Ryan Delaney (7.3), Matt Bondswell (7.9), William Albert Evans (7.0), Matthew Baker (6.8), Matthew Baker (6.4), Aaron Wildig (7.0) and Bryn Morris (6.8), Omar Bogle (8.5).

They had on the bench: Lewis Payne (6.8), James Waite (7.3), Kiban Rai (6.4), Nathan Daniel Wood, Jonathan Maxted and Oliver Thomas.

Newport County could not rely on the presence of Kiban Rai (injured) and James Waite (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 3 changes: William Albert Evans for Kiban Rai (64′), Aaron Wildig for James Waite (85′) and Declan Drysdale for Lewis Payne (68′).

Best player: Omar Bogle​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was Omar Bogle.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 22 passes (45% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Sutton United – Bradford City – 2-1
• Stockport County – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
• Notts County – Wrexham – 0-2
• Morecambe – AFC Wimbledon – 4-1
• Milton Keynes Dons – Swindon Town – 3-2
• Mansfield Town – Walsall – 2-1
• Harrogate Town – Crewe Alexandra – 0-1
• Gillingham – Newport County – 0-2
• Forest Green Rovers – Crawley Town – 2-1
• Doncaster Rovers – Grimsby Town – 1-0
• Barrow – Salford City – 0-0
• Accrington Stanley – Colchester United – 0-1