Gillingham vs Luton Town, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Gillingham

FT
0 - 3

Luton Town

43': Nahki Wells
59': Benedict Benagr
78': Gideon Kodua

About

Gillingham are hosting Luton Town at Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Delay in match (Luton Town).
2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
2': Attempt saved. Jake Richards (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Owen Mason (Gillingham).
3': Foul by Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham).
3': George Johnston (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Omar Beckles.
6': Owen Mason (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Nahki Wells (Luton Town).
10': Foul by Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham).
10': Kal Naismith (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Owen Mason (Gillingham). Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
13': Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Owen Mason (Gillingham). Assisted by Liam Walsh.
13': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Owen Mason.
14': Attempt missed. Jayden Luker (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Richards with a cross following a corner.
16': Foul by Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham).
16': George Johnston (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt saved. Benedict Benagr (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Owen Mason (Gillingham). Assisted by Jordan Clark.
22': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
23': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Gillingham).
23': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Kal Naismith (Luton Town).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Attempt missed. Logan Dobbs (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie McKenzie.
29': Foul by Zane Albarus (Gillingham).
29': Jayden Luker (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Brophy.
33': Foul by Zane Albarus (Gillingham).
33': Jake Richards (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by James Brophy (Gillingham).
38': Liam Walsh (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Offside, Luton Town. Nahki Wells is caught offside.
40': Foul by Logan Dobbs (Gillingham).
40': Jake Richards (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Zane Albarus (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Jayden Luker (Luton Town).
41': Zane Albarus (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Jake Richards (Luton Town).
42': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kadeem Harris.
43': Goal! Gillingham 0, Luton Town 1. Nahki Wells (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayden Luker with a through ball.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Ronan Hale (Gillingham).
45'+1': Liam Walsh (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': James Brophy (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
45'+4': First Half ends, Gillingham 0, Luton Town 1.
45': Second Half begins Gillingham 0, Luton Town 1.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Jayden Luker (Luton Town).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
48': Substitution, Luton Town. Kasey Palmer replaces Jayden Luker because of an injury.
49': Foul by Zane Albarus (Gillingham).
49': Isaiah Jones (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Zane Albarus (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Isaiah Jones (Luton Town).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Offside, Gillingham. Ronan Hale is caught offside.
52': Kadeem Harris (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Jake Richards (Luton Town).
53': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Owen Mason.
56': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a cross.
57': Attempt missed. Benedict Benagr (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Keeley.
58': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Logan Dobbs.
58': Attempt blocked. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakeem Odoffin.
59': Foul by Logan Dobbs (Gillingham).
59': Jake Richards (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Owen Mason (Gillingham). Assisted by Jordan Clark with a through ball.
59': Goal! Gillingham 0, Luton Town 2. Benedict Benagr (Luton Town) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
61': Attempt saved. Kadeem Harris (Gillingham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Keeley (Luton Town). Assisted by James Brophy.
64': Foul by Zane Albarus (Gillingham).
64': Kasey Palmer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Owen Mason (Gillingham). Assisted by Jordan Clark.
66': Hakeem Odoffin (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Ronan Hale (Gillingham).
66': Foul by James Brophy (Gillingham).
66': Liam Walsh (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Delay in match for a drinks break.
67': Substitution, Gillingham. Sullivan Booth replaces Ronan Hale.
67': Substitution, Gillingham. Harry Waldock replaces Zane Albarus.
67': Substitution, Gillingham. Sheldon Kendall replaces Kadeem Harris.
67': Substitution, Gillingham. Will Goodwin replaces Seb Palmer-Houlden.
68': Substitution, Gillingham. Conor McManus replaces Logan Dobbs.
68': Substitution, Luton Town. Shayden Morris replaces Jake Richards.
69': Substitution, Luton Town. Sverre Sandal replaces Liam Walsh.
69': Substitution, Luton Town. Harrison Ashby replaces Isaiah Jones.
69': Substitution, Luton Town. Gideon Kodua replaces Benedict Benagr.
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Conor McManus (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Shayden Morris (Luton Town).
73': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
76': Attempt saved. Shayden Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Owen Mason (Gillingham). Assisted by Hakeem Odoffin.
76': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Owen Mason.
77': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Owen Mason.
77': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Owen Mason.
78': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Owen Mason.
78': Attempt saved. Harrison Ashby (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Owen Mason (Gillingham). Assisted by Jordan Clark.
78': Goal! Gillingham 0, Luton Town 3. Gideon Kodua (Luton Town) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
80': Will Goodwin (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Foul by Harrison Ashby (Luton Town).
82': Foul by Andy Smith (Gillingham).
82': Nahki Wells (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': James Brophy (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Luton Town).
85': Attempt saved. Will Goodwin (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Josh Keeley (Luton Town). Assisted by James Brophy.
88': James Brophy (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Shayden Morris (Luton Town).
88': Shayden Morris (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Sheldon Kendall (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Shayden Morris (Luton Town).
90': Attempt blocked. Sullivan Booth (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Harry Waldock (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Will Goodwin (Gillingham).
90'+1': George Johnston (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by George Johnston.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sullivan Booth (Gillingham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Sheldon Kendall (Gillingham).
90'+5': Sheldon Kendall went off injured after Gillingham had used all subs.
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Offside, Luton Town. Nahki Wells is caught offside.
90'+7': Foul by Andy Smith (Gillingham).
90'+7': Kasey Palmer (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8': Gideon Kodua (Luton Town) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Harrison Ashby with a cross.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Gillingham 0, Luton Town 3.
0': Match ends, Gillingham 0, Luton Town 3.

Statistics

LTN		GIL
10	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	8
66.3	Possession	33.7
17	SHOTS	7
11	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
396	Accurate Passes	143
494	Passes	252
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	2
18	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.2
65	Long Balls	69
22	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.3	Long Balls %	0.2
1	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	8
25	Effective Clearances	30
25	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Priestfield Stadium
Location: Gillingham, England
Attendance: 4,015

Line-Ups

Gillingham (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
40	Owen Mason (GK)
19	Omar Beckles
26	Logan Dobbs
5	Andy Smith
15	Zane Albarus
14	Robbie Mckenzie
7	Kadeem Harris
22	Nick Freeman
11	Seb Palmer-Houlden
10	Ronan Hale
16	James Brophy

Gillingham Substitutes:

Sullivan Booth, Will Goodwin, Michael Luxton, Sheldon Kendall, Harry Waldock, Damien Theodore, Harry Webster, Conor Mcmanus, Taite Holtam.

Luton Town (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
24	Joshua Keeley (GK)
6	George Johnston
2	Hakeem Odofin
8	Liam Walsh
3	Kal Naismith
25	Isaiah Jones
18	Jordan Clark
19	Jayden Luker
31	Benedict Benagr
7	Jake Richards
21	Nahki Wells

Luton Town Substitutes:

Harrison Ashby, Shayden Morris, James Shea, Gideon Kodua, Kasey Palmer, Mads Andersen, Sverre Sandal, Joseph Johnson, Devante Cole.

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