GILLINGHAM. Gillingham beats Charlton Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Bonne (26′) and a goal from T. Dieng (30′). Gillingham took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,717 spectators. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the collaboration of Kevin Howick and Michael Webb. The 4th official was Steven Hughes. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.23 degrees Celsius or 36.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 14 Total 5
- 4 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 59 Attack 59
- 42 Dangerous attack 36
- 49 Ball safe 43
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Gillingham had a strong ball possession 57% while Charlton Athletic was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gillingham was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gillingham won the match.
Gillingham shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Charlton Athletic shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Gillingham received 1 yellow card (Scott Malone). On the other side, Charlton Athletic received 3 yellow cards (Alfie May, George Dobson and Lucas Ness).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Gillingham has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the other side, Charlton Athletic stays with points (0th).
Next matches
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham
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85'
30'
Gillingham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stephen Clemence decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner, Robbie McKenzie, Max Ehmer, Conor Masterson, Scott Malone, Timothée Dieng, Ethan Coleman, George Lapslie, Jonathan Williams, Jayden Clarke and Macauley Bonne.
The home team had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Cheye Alexander, Max Clark, Shaun Williams , Tom Nichols, Ashley Nadesan, Dom Jefferies, Oliver Hawkins and Shadrach Ogie.
Gillingham could not rely on the presence of Dom Jefferies (injured) and Shaun Williams (injured).
Substitutions
Gillingham made 5 changes: Ethan Coleman for Dom Jefferies (34′), Jonathan Williams for Shaun Williams (45′), Jayden Clarke for Tom Nichols (84′), Macauley Bonne for Cheye Alexander (85′) and George Lapslie for Ashley Nadesan (85′).
Charlton Athletic – Formation
Charlton Athletic
Also Charlton Athletic adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Appleton played with: Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Nathan Asiimwe, Lucas Ness, Lloyd Jones, Tayo Edun, George Dobson, Louie Watson, Tyreece Campbell, Alfie May, Corey Blackett-Taylor and Slobodan Tedić.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Terell Thomas , Michael Hector, Scott Fraser, Tennai Watson, Daniel Kanu, Karoy Anderson, Harvey Kedwell, Sam Walker and Micah Mbick.
Substitutions
Charlton Athletic made 3 changes: Louie Watson for Scott Fraser (61′), Tayo Edun for Tennai Watson (62′) and Tyreece Campbell for Daniel Kanu (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the FA Cup.
- Maidstone United – Barrow – 2-1
- Wycombe Wanderers – Morecambe – 0-2
- Cambridge United – Fleetwood Town – 4-0
- Bolton Wanderers – Harrogate Town – 5-1
- Peterborough United – Doncaster Rovers – 2-1
- Gillingham – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
- Stevenage – Port Vale – 1-1
- Newport County – Barnet – 1-1
- Oxford United – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Sutton United – Horsham – 3-0
