Gillingham vs Northampton Town

29 August 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee E Swallow

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Conor McManus 7’
  • Logan Briggs 36’

Match summary

Gillingham and Northampton Town drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Conor McManus put Gillingham ahead with a header in the 7th minute and Logan Briggs equalised from a corner in the 36th minute.

Shots finished 11-5 to Gillingham, with 3 on target for Gillingham and 1 for Northampton Town.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
11 Shots 5
3 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 4
97 Attacks 89
39 Dangerous attacks 27
385 Passes 312
68.3% Pass accuracy 71.2%
19 Tackles 13
10 Fouls 16
2 Yellow cards 4
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Gillingham Northampton Town
Kick-off
4’
Conor McManusHeader1-0 (Gillingham)
7’
14’
Corner
16’
26’
30’
Corner
35’
Corner
36’
Logan BriggsLeft foot shot1-1 (Northampton Town)
43’
Corner
43’
Corner
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
Corner
50’
Ronan HaleShot on target
52’
54’
Cameron AntwiRobbie McKenzie
55’
James BrophyShot on target
57’
Corner
57’
72’
79’
Max DycheFoul
Corner
83’
Full-time1-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Northampton Town attacking Gillingham attacking 
7’ Conor McManus (Gillingham), open play, goal 12’ Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 19’ Logan Dobbs (Gillingham), set piece, off target 23’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), open play, blocked 27’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), direct free kick, off target 29’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, blocked 34’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, blocked 36’ Logan Briggs (Northampton Town), from a corner, goal 36’ Logan Briggs (Northampton Town), from a corner, blocked 52’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, saved 56’ Lee Evans (Northampton Town), open play, off target 57’ James Brophy (Gillingham), open play, saved 73’ James Brophy (Gillingham), direct free kick, off target 80’ Omar Beckles (Gillingham), set piece, blocked 85’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 89’ Sheldon Kendall (Gillingham), open play, off target 7’ Conor McManus (Gillingham), open play, goal 12’ Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 19’ Logan Dobbs (Gillingham), set piece, off target 23’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), open play, blocked 27’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), direct free kick, off target 29’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, blocked 34’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, blocked 36’ Logan Briggs (Northampton Town), from a corner, goal 36’ Logan Briggs (Northampton Town), from a corner, blocked 52’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, saved 56’ Lee Evans (Northampton Town), open play, off target 57’ James Brophy (Gillingham), open play, saved 73’ James Brophy (Gillingham), direct free kick, off target 80’ Omar Beckles (Gillingham), set piece, blocked 85’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 89’ Sheldon Kendall (Gillingham), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Gillingham 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Wright
Smith
Beckles
Dobbs
McManus 82’
Freeman
Waldock
McKenzie 55’
Hale 81’
Brophy 90’
Goodwin 81’
Northampton Town 4-4-2 Starting XI
Jeacock
Maxwell
Moore
Guthrie
Donacien 70’
Evans
Whitmarsh
Fornah
Wormleighton 27’
Warhurst 58’
Briggs

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 1 39 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
90′ 2 – – 3 – 48 – – – –
90′ 1 1 1 8 6 61 2 – –
90′ – – – 10 9 52 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
90′ – 1 30 2 – 2 1 3 – 1 –
90′ – – 25 1 – 2 2 7 – – –
Robbie McKenzie Taken off
55′ – – 11 – – 1 – 4 2 2
Conor McManus Taken off
82′ 1 – 20 – – 5 – 5 – – –
Cameron Antwi Came on as a substitute
35′ – – 10 – – – – 3 1 3 –
Garath McCleary Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 3 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards5 players
Ronan Hale Taken off
81′ – – 4 1 – – – 3 – 18 –
James Brophy Taken off
89′ – – 2 – – – 1 9 3 42 –
Will Goodwin Taken off
81′ – – – – – – 3 7 3 12 –
Lamin Sillah Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – – 4 – 6 –
Sheldon Kendall Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 – – – – 1 – 3 –
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 31% Avg odds 2.99
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Northampton Town win 40% Avg odds 2.31

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

Form going into the game

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