Gillingham vs Walsall

15 August 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee Emily Heaslip

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Isaac Moore 81’
  • James Connolly 89’
  • Aaron Pressley 90+6’

Match summary

Walsall won comfortably, 3-0 away at Gillingham. It was goalless at half-time.

Isaac Moore put Walsall ahead in the 81st minute, James Connolly made it 0-2 from a corner in the 89th minute, and Aaron Pressley made it 0-3 with a header in stoppage time.

Both sides had 17 shots, with 7 on target for Gillingham and 5 for Walsall.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
17 Shots 17
7 Shots on target 5
6 Corners 9
107 Attacks 102
42 Dangerous attacks 39
309 Passes 392
65.7% Pass accuracy 74.7%
16 Tackles 16
12 Fouls 8
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Gillingham Walsall
Kick-off
Will GoodwinShot on target
4’
Will GoodwinShot on target
9’
12’
Elicha AhuiArgument
Omar BecklesShot on target
27’
43’
Half-time0-0
47’
Ronan HaleShot on target
49’
Second half underway
55’
Ronan HaleShot on target
56’
58’
Kadeem HarrisShot on target
66’
Ronan HaleShot on target
66’
81’
Isaac MooreRight foot shot0-1 (Walsall)
81’
Aaron PressleyShot on target
86’
Courtney ClarkeShot on target
89’
James ConnollyRight foot shot0-2 (Walsall)
90+3’
90+6’
Aaron PressleyHeader0-3 (Walsall)
Full-time0-3

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Walsall attacking Gillingham attacking 
4’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), from a corner, saved 9’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), set piece, saved 21’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 27’ Omar Beckles (Gillingham), set piece, saved 33’ Charlie Crew (Walsall), open play, off target 41’ James Connolly (Walsall), from a corner, off target 49’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, saved 51’ James Brophy (Gillingham), open play, hit the woodwork 48’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, blocked 48’ James Connolly (Walsall), set piece, blocked 49’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, off target 54’ Lewis Simper (Walsall), open play, blocked 56’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), set piece, saved 56’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), set piece, off target 64’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), set piece, off target 66’ Kadeem Harris (Gillingham), set piece, saved 66’ Kadeem Harris (Gillingham), set piece, blocked 66’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, saved 68’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), set piece, hit the woodwork 78’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 79’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham), open play, off target 81’ Isaac Moore (Walsall), open play, goal 81’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, saved 81’ Nick Freeman (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 83’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), open play, off target 84’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, off target 86’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), open play, saved 89’ James Connolly (Walsall), from a corner, goal 89’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 89’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 90+2’ James Brophy (Gillingham), set piece, off target 90+3’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, blocked 90+6’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), from a corner, goal 90+6’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), open play, blocked 4’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), from a corner, saved 9’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), set piece, saved 21’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 27’ Omar Beckles (Gillingham), set piece, saved 33’ Charlie Crew (Walsall), open play, off target 41’ James Connolly (Walsall), from a corner, off target 49’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, saved 51’ James Brophy (Gillingham), open play, hit the woodwork 48’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, blocked 48’ James Connolly (Walsall), set piece, blocked 49’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, off target 54’ Lewis Simper (Walsall), open play, blocked 56’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), set piece, saved 56’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), set piece, off target 64’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), set piece, off target 66’ Kadeem Harris (Gillingham), set piece, saved 66’ Kadeem Harris (Gillingham), set piece, blocked 66’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, saved 68’ Will Goodwin (Gillingham), set piece, hit the woodwork 78’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 79’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham), open play, off target 81’ Isaac Moore (Walsall), open play, goal 81’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, saved 81’ Nick Freeman (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 83’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), open play, off target 84’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, off target 86’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), open play, saved 89’ James Connolly (Walsall), from a corner, goal 89’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 89’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 90+2’ James Brophy (Gillingham), set piece, off target 90+3’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, blocked 90+6’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), from a corner, goal 90+6’ Courtney Clarke (Walsall), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Gillingham 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Maynard-Brewer
Smith
Beckles
Gordon 37’
Harris 72’
Freeman
Albarus
Little 31’
Hale
Brophy
Goodwin 72’
Walsall 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ward
Hancock 74’
Ahui 46’
Skura
Connolly
Crew 60’
Sprangler
Smith
Simper 60’
Dallas 67’
Pressley

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 3 42 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ – 2 – 1 1 18 1 – –
90′ 3 2 2 7 3 40 – – – –
Liam Gordon Taken off
37′ 1 – – 3 1 17 – – – –
Logan Dobbs Came on as a substitute
53′ – 2 1 1 1 22 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
90′ – – 16 1 – 1 1 1 – – –
90′ – – 16 – – 2 – 7 5 1 –
Armani Little Taken off
31′ – – 19 1 – 1 1 4 – 2 –
Kadeem Harris Taken off
72′ – – 19 1 – 2 3 2 1 –
Robbie McKenzie Came on as a substitute
59′ – – 19 2 – 2 – 5 1 –
Garath McCleary Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 8 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards4 players
90′ – – 5 3 – – 1 8 2 18
90′ – – 2 – – – 3 6 1 40 –
Will Goodwin Taken off
72′ – – 5 2 – – – 4 – 9 –
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 – – – – 6 – 6 –
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 40% Avg odds 2.32
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Walsall win 31% Avg odds 2.99

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

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