York City vs Gillingham

26 September 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee S Oldham

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Joe Grey 2’
  • Jovan Malcolm 75’
  • Ollie Pearce 79’

Match summary

York City won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Gillingham. York City led 1-0 at half-time.

Joe Grey put York City ahead in the 2nd minute, Jovan Malcolm made it 2-0 in the 75th minute, and Ollie Pearce made it 3-0 from a corner in the 79th minute.

Shots finished 17-6 to York City, with 6 on target for York City and 0 for Gillingham. Gillingham had a player sent off.

Match stats

65% Possession 35%
17 Shots 6
6 Shots on target 0
4 Corners 2
92 Attacks 73
51 Dangerous attacks 33
573 Passes 296
83.2% Pass accuracy 74.3%
22 Tackles 12
8 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
0 Offsides 1

Key events

York City Gillingham
Kick-off
Joe GreyRight foot shot1-0 (York City)
2’
13’
Corner
19’
Zane AlbarusWill Goodwin
Corner
22’
Ollie PearceShot on target
26’
31’
Garath McClearyEli King
Corner
31’
37’
Omar BecklesArgument
45+1’
Robbie McKenzieFoul
Joe GreyFoul
45+3’
Half-time1-0
50’
Garath McClearyFoul
Second half underway
Jovan MalcolmAlex Newby
57’
60’
Zane AlbarusFoul
Jovan MalcolmShot on target
61’
65’
Jack DaleyAndy Smith
65’
Bradley DackRonan Hale
65’
Sheldon KendallLogan Dobbs
70’
Zane AlbarusSecond yellowFoul
70’
Corner
Jovan MalcolmRight foot shot2-0 (York City)
75’
Ollie PearceLeft foot shot3-0 (York City)
79’
Corner
79’
Arthur ReadJoe Felix
81’
Frankie MaguireJoe Grey
81’
Jeff KingOllie Banks
81’
Jovan MalcolmShot on target
89’
Corner
90+3’
Full-time3-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Gillingham attacking York City attacking 
2’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, goal 4’ Nick Freeman (Gillingham), set piece, off target 26’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, saved 27’ Ollie Banks (York City), open play, off target 27’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, hit the woodwork 31’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, blocked 34’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, off target 38’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, blocked 39’ Ollie Banks (York City), open play, blocked 39’ Alex Hunt (York City), open play, hit the woodwork 43’ Alex Hunt (York City), open play, off target 50’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), direct free kick, blocked 54’ Garath McCleary (Gillingham), open play, blocked 56’ Garath McCleary (Gillingham), open play, off target 61’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, saved 62’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, off target 75’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, goal 76’ Bradley Dack (Gillingham), open play, off target 79’ Ollie Pearce (York City), from a corner, goal 79’ Harry Boyes (York City), from a corner, blocked 85’ James Brophy (Gillingham), open play, hit the woodwork 89’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), set piece, saved 90+4’ Ollie Pearce (York City), from a corner, off target 2’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, goal 4’ Nick Freeman (Gillingham), set piece, off target 26’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, saved 27’ Ollie Banks (York City), open play, off target 27’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, hit the woodwork 31’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, blocked 34’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, off target 38’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, blocked 39’ Ollie Banks (York City), open play, blocked 39’ Alex Hunt (York City), open play, hit the woodwork 43’ Alex Hunt (York City), open play, off target 50’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), direct free kick, blocked 54’ Garath McCleary (Gillingham), open play, blocked 56’ Garath McCleary (Gillingham), open play, off target 61’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, saved 62’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, off target 75’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, goal 76’ Bradley Dack (Gillingham), open play, off target 79’ Ollie Pearce (York City), from a corner, goal 79’ Harry Boyes (York City), from a corner, blocked 85’ James Brophy (Gillingham), open play, hit the woodwork 89’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), set piece, saved 90+4’ Ollie Pearce (York City), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

York City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
McNally
Kitching
Johnson
Fallowfield
Boyes
Banks 81’
Hunt
Felix 81’
Newby 57’
Grey 81’
Pearce
Gillingham 3-4-3 Starting XI
Wright
Smith 65’
Beckles
Dobbs 65’
Freeman
Brophy
McKenzie
King 31’
Hale 65’
Goodwin 19’
Waldock

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Alfie McNally
90′ 0 0 37 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Ryan Fallowfield
90′ – 1 1 1 – 59 1 – – –
Zak Johnson
90′ 1 3 – 6 2 89 – – – –
Mark Kitching
90′ 3 2 – 5 1 66 – – – –
Joe Felix Taken off
81′ 2 – – 5 1 35 1 – – –
Jeff King Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 7 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Ollie Banks Taken off
81′ – – 70 1 – 1 – 5 2 1 –
Alex Hunt
90′ – – 76 4 – 6 1 8 1 2 –
Harry Boyes
90′ – 2 34 5 – 2 – 5 1 2 –
Alex Newby Taken off
57′ – – 15 – – 4 – 5 – – –
Arthur Read Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 20 – – – – – – – –
Frankie Maguire Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 6 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Joe Grey Taken off
81′ 1 – 3 1 – – – 5 2 35
Ollie Pearce
90′ 1 1 4 2 – – 1 5 3 14 –
Jovan Malcolm Came on as a substitute
33′ 1 – 3 3 – – – 2 – 9 –
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

York City win 56% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.07
Gillingham win 21% Avg odds 4.50

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

Form going into the game

York City WLDWL
Gillingham DDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

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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.