Gillingham — Luton Town 0:3: match report and statistics
England. League Cup · 08.08.2026 14:00 · Finished
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Who will win?
Votes: 0- Gillingham0%
- Draw0%
- Luton Town0%
Overview
The England. League Cup match Gillingham – Luton Town on 08.08.2026 14:00 (UTC) finished 0:3. Luton Town took the victory. Goals: Nahki Wells 43', Benedict Benagr 59', Gideon Kodua 78'.
Form of Gillingham in the last 6 matches: wins 4, draws 0, defeats 2. Form of Luton Town in the last 6 matches: wins 4, draws 1, defeats 1.
Head-to-head meetings: 15. Wins of Gillingham: 5, wins of Luton Town: 8, draws: 2. The last meeting on 19.07.2025 14:00 ended Gillingham 0:2 Luton Town.
Related pages: Gillingham statistics, Luton Town statistics, England. League Cup standings and results.
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Score by periods
| Team | 1 | 2 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gillingham | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luton Town | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Match events
1st half0 : 1
2nd half0 : 2
Match statistics
- 0.26 Expected goals (xG) 3.12
- 34% Possession 66%
- 7 Total shots 17
- 2 Shots on target 11
- 0 Big Chances 6
- 2 Corners 9
- 60 (152/255)Assists(392/493) 80
- 1 Yellow cards 1
- 0.37 xG on target (xGOT) 3.59
- 2 Shots off target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 4 Shots from inside the penalty area 16
- 3 Shots from outside the penalty area 1
- 0 Hit the woodwork 1
- 0 Headed goals 1
- 13 Touches in opposition box 30
- 0 Accurate through passes 3
- 1 Offsides 2
- 10 Free kicks 17
- 19 (13/69)Long Balls(22/65) 34
- 29 (24/82)Passes in final third(78/125) 62
- 30 (3/10)Crosses(4/17) 24
- 0.3 Expected assists (xA) 1.59
- 25 Throw-ins 26
- 17 Fouls 10
- 63 (10/16)Tackles(10/12) 83
- 44 Duels won 75
- 35 Clearances 27
- 8 Steals 13
- 0 Errors leading to shot 1
- 0 Errors leading to goal 0
- 8 Saves 2
- 3.59 xGOT faced 0.37
- 0.59 Goals prevented 0.37
- 12 Goal kicks 3
Box score
| Player | G | SOT | BS | O | FC | FS | YC | RC | P | S | UT | I | OG | C | R | AW | D | KP | T | TT | Cr | LB | PA% | AccC | AccLB | ThB | AccThB | SoP | Sub in | Sub off | GM | UnP | PS | LMT | COTL | AS | NO | 112 | 115 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 26.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  Beckles O. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dobbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6.51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 84.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  Harris K. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 85.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.88 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Albarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brophy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Palmer-Houlden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kendall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Booth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.99 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Waldock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 McManus C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luxton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Damien Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Holtam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Gillingham3-4-2-1Luton Town4-1-4-1 Starting line-up
- 40
Owen MasonGK - 26Logan Dobbs68'
- 19Omar BecklesC
- 5Andy Smith
- 7
Kadeem Harris67' - 15Zane Albarus49'67'
- 14Robbie Mackenzie
- 22Nick Freeman
- 10
Rory Hale67' - 16James Brophy
- 11Seb Palmer-Houlden67'
Substitutes
- 3Conor McManus68'
- 9Will Goodwin67'
- 13Taite HoltamGK
- 18Sheldon Kendall67'
- 24
Harry Waldock67' - 27Michael Luxton
- 28Damien Theodore
- 29Harry Webster
- 30Sullivan Booth67'
Coach
Gareth Ainsworth
Starting line-up
- 24
Josh KeeleyGK - 25
Isaiah Jones69' - 2
Hakeem Odofin - 6
George Johnston - 3
Kal NaismithC - 8
Liam Walsh69' - 7
Jake Richards68' - 19
Jayden Luker48' - 18
Jordan Clark - 31
Benedict Benagr59'69' - 21
Nahki Wells43'
Substitutes
- 1
James SheaGK - 4
Sverre Sandal69' - 5
Mads Juel Andersen - 12
Joseph Nathan Johnson - 14
Shayden Morris68'88' - 30
Gideon Kodua69'78' - 33
Harrison Ashby69' - 44
Devante Cole - 45
Kasey Palmer48'
Coach
Jack Wilshere
Lead tracker
Gillingham +0Biggest lead+3 Luton Town
12
Live commentary
- 90:00 +7:57Second half ends
- 90:00 +7:08Gideon Kodua hits the woodwork (To the left, 18-yard box, Big Chance, Left footed, Open play)
- 90:00 +5:00Nahki Wells is caught offside
- 90:00 +2:50Harrison Ashby blocks a shot
- 90:00 +2:50Sullivan Booth has shot blocked (18-yard box, Right footed, From corner)
- 90:00 +2:10Harry Waldock wins a corner (To the right)
- 89:49Harry Waldock misses attempt (High, Out of box, Right footed, Set piece)
- 89:46Gideon Kodua blocks a shot
- 89:46Sullivan Booth has shot blocked (Out of box, Right footed, Set piece)
- 87:52Shayden Morris recieves a yellow card
- 84:38Josh Keeley makes a save (Collected, Diving)
- 84:38Will Goodwin has attempt saved (Low to the left, 18-yard box, Right footed, Open play)
- 77:56GOAL! Gideon Kodua scores (Low to the centre, 6-yard box, Big Chance, Head, From corner)
- 77:55Owen Mason makes a save (Parried into danger)
- 77:55Harrison Ashby has attempt saved (Low to the centre, 18-yard box, Right footed, From corner)
Positional statistics
Gillingham
Attack sides
Left flank28%
Centre22%
Right flank50%
Where the game is played
31%Own third
39%Middle
29%Opponent third
Shot directions
Own
14% 71% 14%
Opponent
29% 53% 18%
Left flankCentreRight flank
Shot zones
Own
57% 43%
Opponent
18% 76% 6%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box
Luton Town
Attack sides
Left flank45%
Centre25%
Right flank30%
Where the game is played
29%Own third
39%Middle
31%Opponent third
Shot directions
Own
29% 53% 18%
Opponent
14% 71% 14%
Left flankCentreRight flank
Shot zones
Own
18% 76% 6%
Opponent
57% 43%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box
Season team stats
Average per match
GillinghamLuton TownGeneral
Fouls1710
Corners29
Shots717
Offsides12
Yellow cards11
Aerial duels won, %2179
Possession, %3466
Pass accuracy, %6080
Average rating6.27.3
Goals—3
Attack
Fouls won1017
Shots717
Shots on target211
Successful dribbles913
Dispossessed912
Offsides12
Goals—3
Defence
Tackles1612
Fouls1710
Interceptions813
Clearances3527
Shots blocked13
Opponent shots177
Goals by situation
Goals / Shots (Conversion)
Open play— / 22 / 13 (15%)
Set pieces— / 41 / 4 (25%)
Counter attacks— / 1—
Total— / 73 / 17 (17%)
Passes per match
Short189433
Long7065
Crosses1017
Through balls—3
Total269518
Head-to-head
Gillingham?WWLWW
Matches played: 15
draws: 2
5 / 15
Wins
8 / 1519 / 44
Goals
25 / 442 / 7
Yellow cards
5 / 70 / 0
Red cards
0 / 0
Luton Town?LWDWW
Matches
Previous matches: Gillingham
Previous matches: Luton Town
Match info
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- Referee
- Stephen Parkinson
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100%Over 1.56 of 6
83%Over 2.55 of 6
50%Over 3.53 of 6
83%Both teams to score5 of 6
17%Gillingham wins1 of 6
67%Luton Town wins4 of 6
17%Draw1 of 6
Head-to-head matches: 6 · 3.5 goals per match on average.
Match profile
Assists
60% 152/255
80% 392/493
Long Balls
19% 13/69
34% 22/65
Passes in final third
29% 24/82
62% 78/125
Crosses
30% 3/10
24% 4/17
Tackles
63% 10/16
83% 10/12