Gillingham vs Shrewsbury Town

2 May 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee David Rock

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Garath McCleary 90+2’

Match summary

Gillingham beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Garath McCleary put Gillingham ahead in stoppage time.

Shots finished 16-6 to Shrewsbury Town, with 2 on target for Gillingham and 5 for Shrewsbury Town.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
6 Shots 15
2 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 5
306 Passes 303
64.4% Pass accuracy 72.9%
10 Tackles 8
10 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 2
4 Offsides 4

Key events

Gillingham Shrewsbury Town
Kick-off
Robbie McKenzieShot on target
10’
13’
Iwan MorganShot on target
25’
John MarquisShot on target
31’
37’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
57’
Will GrayFoul
71’
Isaac EnglandWill Gray
74’
83’
Bradley IhionvienShot on target
86’
Iwan MorganShot on target
Garath McClearyRight foot shot1-0 (Gillingham)
90+2’
90+4’
Tommy McDermottShot on target
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Shrewsbury Town attacking Gillingham attacking 
10’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), open play, saved 13’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 15’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 18’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, blocked 25’ John Marquis (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 26’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, hit the woodwork 41’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, blocked 53’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 54’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 58’ John Marquis (Shrewsbury Town), open play, off target 58’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 64’ William Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, off target 67’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 76’ Bradley Ihionvien (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 77’ Tommy McDermott (Shrewsbury Town), open play, off target 83’ Bradley Ihionvien (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, saved 86’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), direct free kick, saved 88’ Remeao Hutton (Gillingham), open play, blocked 90+2’ Garath McCleary (Gillingham), open play, goal 90+4’ Tommy McDermott (Shrewsbury Town), direct free kick, saved 90+5’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 10’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), open play, saved 13’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 15’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 18’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, blocked 25’ John Marquis (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 26’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, hit the woodwork 41’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, blocked 53’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 54’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 58’ John Marquis (Shrewsbury Town), open play, off target 58’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 64’ William Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, off target 67’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 76’ Bradley Ihionvien (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 77’ Tommy McDermott (Shrewsbury Town), open play, off target 83’ Bradley Ihionvien (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, saved 86’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), direct free kick, saved 88’ Remeao Hutton (Gillingham), open play, blocked 90+2’ Garath McCleary (Gillingham), open play, goal 90+4’ Tommy McDermott (Shrewsbury Town), direct free kick, saved 90+5’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Gillingham 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Morris
Gale 36’
Masterson
Smith
Clark
Hutton
McKenzie
Little
Dack 65’
Hale
Vokes 74’
Shrewsbury Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Brook
Ruffels
Lee 71’
Boyle
Berkoe
Gray 71’
Sang
Perry
Morgan 87’
Lloyd 71’
Marquis 72’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Glenn Morris
90′ 5 0 46 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Sam Gale Taken off
36′ – – – 1 1 8 – – – –
90′ – – – 3 3 36 – – – –
90′ – 1 1 3 1 22 – – – –
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 24 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
90′ – – 18 – – 1 2 4 3 – –
90′ – – 24 – – 2 – 4 1 1 –
90′ – – 43 – – – 2 1 2 1 –
Bradley Dack Taken off
65′ – – 20 – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Jonathan Williams Came on as a substitute
54′ – – 24 1 – 5 – 8 2 2 –
Garath McCleary Came on as a substitute
25′ 1 – 5 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
90′ – – 3 – – – – 1 1 14
Sam Vokes Taken off
74′ – – – – – – 2 13 4 17 –
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – 1 2 – 5 –
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 50% Avg odds 1.85
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47
Shrewsbury Town win 23% Avg odds 4.00

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.