Gillingham vs Grimsby Town

24 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee S Mulhall

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ronan Hale 37’
  • Harvey Rodgers 7’
  • Iwan Morgan 54’ (pen)
  • Géza Dávid Turi 63’
  • Sonny Finch 70’

Match summary

Grimsby Town won comfortably, 4-1 away at Gillingham. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Harvey Rodgers put Grimsby Town ahead in the 7th minute and Ronan Hale equalised in the 37th minute. In the second half, Iwan Morgan put Grimsby Town back in front from the penalty spot in the 54th minute, Géza Dávid Turi made it 1-3 in the 63rd minute, and Sonny Finch made it 1-4 in the 70th minute.

Shots finished 21-8 to Grimsby Town, with 2 on target for Gillingham and 9 for Grimsby Town.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
8 Shots 21
2 Shots on target 9
4 Corners 6
80 Attacks 68
35 Dangerous attacks 41
371 Passes 307
65.0% Pass accuracy 57.7%
9 Tackles 11
16 Fouls 11
3 Yellow cards 4
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Gillingham Grimsby Town
Kick-off
7’
Harvey RodgersRight foot shot0-1 (Grimsby Town)
Jack DaleyShot on target
23’
24’
24’
Charles VernamShot on target
Ronan HaleRight foot shot1-1 (Gillingham)
37’
42’
Charles VernamShot on target
42’
Iwan MorganShot on target
43’
Géza Dávid TuriTime wasting
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
51’
53’
54’
Iwan MorganPenalty1-2 (Grimsby Town)
57’
Harvey RodgersShot on target
62’
63’
Géza Dávid TuriRight foot shot1-3 (Grimsby Town)
70’
Sonny FinchRight foot shot1-4 (Grimsby Town)
74’
Josh AndrewsShot on target
89’
90’
Full-time1-4

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Grimsby Town attacking Gillingham attacking 
5’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 7’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 19’ Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 20’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 23’ Jack Daley (Gillingham), open play, saved 24’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 25’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 26’ Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 30’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 33’ James Brophy (Gillingham), from a corner, hit the woodwork 35’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 37’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, goal 39’ Andy Smith (Gillingham), open play, off target 42’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), from a corner, saved 42’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 48’ Conor McManus (Gillingham), open play, off target 50’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 54’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), penalty, goal 56’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 57’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), set piece, saved 60’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 62’ Conor McManus (Gillingham), open play, off target 63’ Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 70’ Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 74’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, hit the woodwork 74’ Josh Andrews (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 74’ Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 83’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 88’ Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 89’ Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 5’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 7’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 19’ Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 20’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 23’ Jack Daley (Gillingham), open play, saved 24’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 25’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 26’ Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 30’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 33’ James Brophy (Gillingham), from a corner, hit the woodwork 35’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 37’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, goal 39’ Andy Smith (Gillingham), open play, off target 42’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), from a corner, saved 42’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 48’ Conor McManus (Gillingham), open play, off target 50’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 54’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), penalty, goal 56’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 57’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), set piece, saved 60’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 62’ Conor McManus (Gillingham), open play, off target 63’ Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 70’ Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 74’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, hit the woodwork 74’ Josh Andrews (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 74’ Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 83’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 88’ Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 89’ Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Gillingham 3-4-3 Starting XI
Wright
Smith
Beckles
Daley
McManus
Freeman 67’
McKenzie
Little 79’
McCleary 66’
Hale
Brophy
Grimsby Town 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Pym
Rodgers
Kacurri
Foulkes
Turi 72’
Amaluzor 55’
Walker 81’
Vernam
Green 81’
Cook
Morgan 72’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 5 4 42 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
90′ 1 4 – 5 3 33 2 – – –
90′ 1 2 2 5 2 51 1 – – –
90′ 2 2 1 11 7 44 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Nick Freeman Taken off
67′ – – 17 – – 1 1 3 1 – –
90′ – – 20 1 – 2 – 2 1 – –
Armani Little Taken off
79′ – – 48 – – – 5 3 3 1
90′ – – 35 – – – 2 7 – 4 –
Ethan Coleman Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 6 – – 2 1 4 – –
Forwards5 players
Garath McCleary Taken off
66′ – 1 – – – – 3 1 – 17
90′ 1 – 3 1 – – 2 2 2 17 –
90′ – – 1 – – – – – – 34 –
Tom Eaves Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – – 2 – 2 –
Sheldon Kendall Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – – – – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Gillingham win 29% Avg odds 3.23
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.44
Grimsby Town win 44% Avg odds 2.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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