Walsall vs Gillingham, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season
· English League Two4 - 1
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Gillingham. Shaun Williams tries a through ball, but Macauley Bonne is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Freddie Draper (Walsall).
- 4': Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Macauley Bonne (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie McKenzie with a cross.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Macauley Bonne (Gillingham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 11': Foul by Oisin McEntee (Walsall).
- 11': Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Donervon Daniels.
- 13': Dom Jefferies (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Harry Williams (Walsall).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Tom Nichols (Gillingham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Connor Mahoney (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Taylor Allen (Walsall).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Foul by Freddie Draper (Walsall).
- 21': Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Oisin McEntee (Walsall) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Tierney.
- 24': Donervon Daniels (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Ethan Coleman (Gillingham).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Macauley Bonne (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross.
- 31': Attempt missed. Tom Knowles (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Stirk.
- 34': Goal! Walsall 1, Gillingham 0. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Stirk.
- 35': Attempt missed. Dom Jefferies (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robbie McKenzie.
- 36': Offside, Gillingham. Robbie McKenzie tries a through ball, but Tom Nichols is caught offside.
- 39': Goal! Walsall 2, Gillingham 0. Freddie Draper (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson.
- 41': Foul by Oisin McEntee (Walsall).
- 41': Tom Nichols (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Macauley Bonne (Gillingham) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Nichols with a headed pass.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shadrach Ogie.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Walsall 2, Gillingham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Walsall 2, Gillingham 0.
- 45': Substitution, Gillingham. Max Ehmer replaces Robbie McKenzie.
- 47': Foul by Shaun Williams (Gillingham).
- 47': Ross Tierney (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Max Clark (Gillingham).
- 49': Tom Knowles (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Max Clark (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Ross Tierney (Walsall).
- 51': Foul by Max Ehmer (Gillingham).
- 51': Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Tom Knowles (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 54': Foul by Freddie Draper (Walsall).
- 54': Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Gillingham. Jayden Clarke replaces Shaun Williams.
- 56': Foul by Ethan Coleman (Gillingham).
- 56': Oisin McEntee (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Goal! Walsall 3, Gillingham 0. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oisin McEntee.
- 59': Foul by Oisin McEntee (Walsall).
- 59': Tom Nichols (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Connor Mahoney (Gillingham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayden Clarke.
- 60': Goal! Walsall 3, Gillingham 1. Macauley Bonne (Gillingham) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Clarke.
- 64': Attempt saved. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Freddie Draper.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ryan Stirk (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 64': Attempt missed. Tom Knowles (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Stirk.
- 64': Attempt saved. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oisin McEntee with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Oisin McEntee.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Owen Evans (Walsall).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Freddie Draper (Walsall) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Taylor Allen.
- 69': Conor Masterson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Ross Tierney (Walsall).
- 70': Ross Tierney (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Tom Knowles (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Gillingham. George Lapslie replaces Tom Nichols.
- 73': Macauley Bonne (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Foul by Oisin McEntee (Walsall).
- 77': George Lapslie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Oisin McEntee (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Attempt missed. Conor Masterson (Gillingham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 79': Substitution, Walsall. Brandon Comley replaces Tom Knowles.
- 79': Substitution, Walsall. Jamille Matt replaces Freddie Draper.
- 81': Attempt saved. Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 81': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Owen Evans.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Goal! Walsall 4, Gillingham 1. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Tierney with a cross following a fast break.
- 87': Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Jamille Matt (Walsall).
- 88': Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ryan Stirk (Walsall).
- 89': Substitution, Gillingham. Jonny Williams replaces Connor Mahoney.
- 90'+1': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
- 90'+4': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
- 90'+5': Offside, Gillingham. Max Ehmer tries a through ball, but Jayden Clarke is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham).
- 90'+5': Jamille Matt (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Foul by Joe Riley (Walsall).
- 90'+6': George Lapslie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Walsall 4, Gillingham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Walsall 4, Gillingham 1.
Game Information
Venue: Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 5,632
EFL League Two Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | 26 | +17 | 52 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 25 | +12 | 46 |
| 3 | Walsall | 25 | +11 | 46 |
| 4 | Salford City | 25 | +5 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Walsall (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Evans (GK) |
| 5 | Donervon Daniels |
| 19 | Harry Williams |
| 21 | Taylor Allen |
| 7 | Joe Riley |
| 25 | Ryan Stirk |
| 4 | Oisin McEntee |
| 8 | Isaac Hutchinson |
| 10 | Tom Knowles |
| 15 | Freddie Draper |
| 26 | Ross Tierney |
Gillingham (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jake Turner (GK) |
| 22 | Shadrach Ogie |
| 4 | Conor Masterson |
| 3 | Max Clark |
| 14 | Robbie Mckenzie |
| 6 | Shaun Williams |
| 18 | Ethan Coleman |
| 11 | Dom Jefferies |
| 23 | Connor Mahoney |
| 9 | Tom Nichols |
| 45 | Macauley Bonne |
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