Newport County vs Gillingham, 2025-26 English FA Cup, First Round

· Newport County advance 4-3 on penalties

Newport County

32': Cameron Evans
109': Cameron Antwi

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Newport County advance 4-3 on penalties

Gillingham

14': Elliott Nevitt
118': Seb Palmer-Houlden

About

Newport County are hosting Gillingham at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Ethan Coleman (Gillingham).
2': Joe Thomas (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Habeeb Ogunneye.
12': Attempt missed. Elliott Nevitt (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
14': Goal! Newport County 0, Gillingham 1. Elliott Nevitt (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
16': Cameron Antwi (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Armani Little (Gillingham).
20': Attempt saved. Josh Andrews (Gillingham) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Wright (Newport County).
21': Foul by Gerard Garner (Newport County).
21': Sam Gale (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Andy Smith (Gillingham).
22': Jordan Wright (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Sam Gale (Gillingham).
25': Gerard Garner (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Sam Gale (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Foul by Kai Whitmore (Newport County).
26': Josh Andrews (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Armani Little (Gillingham).
27': Gerard Garner (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt blocked. Cameron Antwi (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Foul by Habeeb Ogunneye (Newport County).
28': Max Clark (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Sam Gale (Gillingham).
30': Attempt blocked. Cameron Antwi (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ethan Coleman.
31': Attempt blocked. Gerard Garner (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
31': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jake Turner.
31': Attempt saved. Gerard Garner (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
32': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jake Turner.
32': Goal! Newport County 1, Gillingham 1. Cameron Evans (Newport County) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
33': Foul by Ben Lloyd (Newport County).
33': Remeao Hutton (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Cameron Evans (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Josh Andrews (Gillingham).
36': Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Andy Smith (Gillingham).
40': Attempt saved. Remeao Hutton (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Wright (Newport County).
41': Andy Smith (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Cameron Antwi (Newport County).
42': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Lee Jenkins.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Andy Smith (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
45'+2': First Half ends, Newport County 1, Gillingham 1.
45': Second Half begins Newport County 1, Gillingham 1.
45': Substitution, Gillingham. Nelson Khumbeni replaces Armani Little.
46': Lee Jenkins (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Elliott Nevitt (Gillingham).
47': Attempt blocked. Max Clark (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Attempt missed. Gerard Garner (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is too high.
52': Foul by Cameron Antwi (Newport County).
52': Nelson Khumbeni (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Substitution, Gillingham. Seb Palmer-Houlden replaces Josh Andrews.
58': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Kai Whitmore.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Jenkins (Newport County).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, Newport County. Akin Odimayo replaces Lee Jenkins because of an injury.
68': Attempt saved. Cameron Antwi (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
69': Attempt blocked. Max Clark (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Ethan Coleman (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by Ben Lloyd (Newport County).
73': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Akin Odimayo.
73': Attempt missed. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
74': Cameron Antwi (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Remeao Hutton (Gillingham).
75': Attempt saved. Sammy Braybrooke (Newport County) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
76': Attempt missed. Nelson Khumbeni (Gillingham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
78': Attempt saved. Habeeb Ogunneye (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
78': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jake Turner.
79': Foul by Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham).
79': Sammy Braybrooke (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt saved. Kai Whitmore (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
82': Substitution, Gillingham. Sam Vokes replaces Elliott Nevitt.
82': Substitution, Gillingham. Lenni Cirino replaces Bradley Dack.
86': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Joe Thomas.
86': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Cameron Evans.
89': Substitution, Newport County. Ciarán Brennan replaces Habeeb Ogunneye.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Sam Gale (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jordan Wright (Newport County).
90'+4': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Jordan Wright.
90'+4': Foul by Remeao Hutton (Gillingham).
90'+4': Kai Whitmore (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Gerard Garner (Newport County).
90'+5': Sam Gale (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+11': Attempt saved. Joe Thomas (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
90'+12': Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Gillingham 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Newport County 1, Gillingham 1.
94': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Max Clark.
94': Substitution, Newport County. Michael Reindorf replaces Gerard Garner.
96': Attempt blocked. Remeao Hutton (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
97': Lenni Cirino (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
98': Foul by Cameron Antwi (Newport County).
98': Max Clark (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
101': Attempt saved. Sammy Braybrooke (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
101': Attempt saved. Kai Whitmore (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
103': Substitution, Newport County. Bobby Kamwa replaces Kai Whitmore.
104': Substitution, Gillingham. Travis Akomeah replaces Robbie McKenzie.
104': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Cameron Evans.
105': Akin Odimayo (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105': Foul by Andy Smith (Gillingham).
105'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Newport County 1, Gillingham 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Newport County 1, Gillingham 1.
108': Attempt saved. Michael Reindorf (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
108': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jake Turner.
109': Goal! Newport County 2, Gillingham 1. Cameron Antwi (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Reindorf.
111': Substitution, Gillingham. Aaron Rowe replaces Ethan Coleman.
111': Attempt saved. Michael Reindorf (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
112': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jake Turner.
114': Attempt missed. Max Clark (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
115': Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
115': Foul by Travis Akomeah (Gillingham).
118': Goal! Newport County 2, Gillingham 2. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nelson Khumbeni.
120': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
120'+3': Attempt blocked. Michael Reindorf (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
120'+3': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Sam Gale.
120'+4': Attempt blocked. Bobby Kamwa (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
120'+4': Second Half Extra Time ends, Newport County 2, Gillingham 2.
120': Penalty Shootout begins Newport County 2, Gillingham 2.
120': Goal! Newport County 2, Gillingham 2(1). Max Clark (Gillingham) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Goal! Newport County 2(1), Gillingham 2(1). Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Penalty saved. Remeao Hutton (Gillingham) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Wright (Newport County).
120': Penalty saved. Sammy Braybrooke (Newport County) right footed shot saved in the top left corner by Jake Turner (Gillingham).
120': Penalty missed! Still Newport County 2(1), Gillingham 2(1). Sam Vokes (Gillingham) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
120': Goal! Newport County 2(2), Gillingham 2(1). Cameron Antwi (Newport County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Newport County 2(2), Gillingham 2(2). Nelson Khumbeni (Gillingham) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Newport County 2(3), Gillingham 2(2). Bobby Kamwa (Newport County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Newport County 2(3), Gillingham 2(3). Seb Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Newport County 2(4), Gillingham 2(3). Ben Lloyd (Newport County) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, Newport County 2(4), Gillingham 2(3).
0': Match ends, Newport County 2(4), Gillingham 2(3).

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Rodney Parade
Location: Newport, Wales
Attendance: 2,596

Line-Ups

Newport County (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
28	Jordan Wright (GK)
2	Cameron Evans
15	Lee Jenkins
14	Kai Whitmore
12	Joe Thomas
22	Habeeb Ogunneye
20	Ben Lloyd
44	Sammy Braybrooke
11	Cameron Antwi
9	Courtney Baker-Richardson
19	Gerard Garner

Newport County Substitutes:

Akinwale Odimayo, Myles Mckenzie, Ciaran Brennan, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Nik Tzanev, Bobby Kamwa, Michael Reindorf, Harrison Pugh, Moses Alexander-Walker.

Gillingham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	Jake Turner (GK)
30	Sam Gale
5	Andy Smith
3	Max Clark
2	Remeao Hutton
8	Armani Little
14	Robbie Mckenzie
6	Ethan Coleman
9	Josh Andrews
20	Elliott Nevitt
23	Bradley Dack

Gillingham Substitutes:

Sam Vokes, Nelson Khumbeni, Taite Holtam, Marcus Wyllie, Aaron Rowe, Travis Akomeah, Seb Palmer-Houlden, Lenni Rae Cirino, Shadrach Ogie.

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