Gillingham 3-0 Bristol Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 19 September 2026
Result
Gillingham 3-0 Bristol Rovers
League Two · Saturday 19 September 2026, 14:00 UTC · MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham · half-time 0-0
Gillingham 3-0 Bristol Rovers: match report
Gillingham defeated Bristol Rovers 3-0 in the League Two on Saturday 19 September 2026 at MEMS Priestfield Stadium. The half-time score was 0-0.
James Brophy opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Gillingham's goals came from James Brophy (55'), Sheldon Kendall (85') and Sheldon Kendall (89'). Bristol Rovers did not score.
Discipline: Gillingham received 1 yellow card; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Gillingham were 11th on 9 points from 6 and Bristol Rovers 3rd on 12 points from 6. In the current table Gillingham are 8th on 20 points and Bristol Rovers are 17th on 16 points.
Gillingham lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sheldon Kendall of Gillingham (8.0), ahead of James Brophy (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Gillingham win, 0 draws and 1 for Bristol Rovers.
Key events
- 55'Goal · James Brophy
- 65'Yellow card · Ellis Harrison
- 68'Yellow card · Kofi Balmer
- 85'Goal · Sheldon Kendall
- 89'Goal · Sheldon Kendall
- 90+5'Yellow card · Garath McCleary
Form and table
- GillinghamLast five: D D D W W
- Bristol RoversLast five: W W W W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Gillingham | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 | WLDLW |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 16 | LLLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Gillingham line-up (3-4-2-1)
Oliver Wright, Andy Smith, Omar Beckles, Logan Dobbs, Nick Freeman, Robbie McKenzie, Eli King, James Brophy, Harry Waldock, Ronan Hale, Lamin Sillah
Bristol Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Brad Young, Tom James, Kofi Balmer, Ciarán Kelly, Ben Purrington, Richard Smallwood, Clinton Mola, Shaq Forde, Jack Aitchison, Bobby Kamwa, Ellis Harrison
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