Cambridge United vs Gillingham · League Two
Cambridge United
19-11-6
5 – 0
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Gillingham
11-12-13
Cledara Abbey Stadium · Cambridge · England
Cambridge United put 5 past Gillingham, who managed 0 at Cledara Abbey Stadium (crowd 7,490). Dominic Ball got the deciding goal at the 2-minute mark and Louis Appere widened the gap after 36 minutes; Cambridge went 3-0 up at the 50-minute mark thanks to a Lenni Rae Cirino own goal and Sullay Kaikai added to the lead after 54 minutes. Shayne Lavery widened the gap late on, at 90 minutes. Cambridge led the shot count 18-6 and held 57% possession. From 18 shots, Cambridge found the target 5 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League Two England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season
- Ground
- Cledara Abbey Stadium · Cambridge · England
- Crowd
- 7,490
- Referee
- Michael Barlow
- Cambridge form
- WWDLD
- Gillingham form
- WWLDD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Gillingham | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
10Fouls16
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
8Corner Kicks1
0Saves2
57.4%Possession42.6%
18Shots6
5On Goal0
30%On Target %0%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
7Blocked Shots2
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 5-0
⚽Shayne Lavery
90'+1'5 - 0
84'
🟨Bradley Dack
🔁Kylian Kouassireplacing Dominic Ball
80'
76'
🔁Garath McClearyreplacing Aaron Rowe
🔁Sean Raggettreplacing James Gibbons
73'
🔁Korey Smithreplacing Sullay Kaikai
66'
🔁Shayne Laveryreplacing Louis Appere
66'
🔁Ben Purringtonreplacing James Brophy
66'
61'
🔁Omar Becklesreplacing Lenni Rae Cirino
61'
🔁Bradley Dackreplacing Seb Palmer-Houlden
61'
🔁Armani Littlereplacing Jonny Williams
⚽Sullay Kaikai
54'4 - 0
⚽Lenni Rae CirinoOwn goal
50'3 - 0
45'
🔁Sam Vokesreplacing Nelson Khumbeni
Half-time · 2-0
42'
🟨Andy Smith
⚽Louis Appere
36'2 - 0
28'
🟨Lenni Rae Cirino
⚽Dominic Ball
2'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
Cambridge United3-4-2-1
9⚽↓Appere
11⚽↓Kaikai
14Knight
7↓Brophy
17Mpanzu
2Bennett
4⚽↓Ball
6Watts
23Jobe
26↓Gibbons
1Eastwood
Bench
- 28Sean Raggetton for James Gibbons, 73'
- 25Ben Hughes
- 27Glenn Mcconnell
- 19Shayne Laveryon for Louis Appere, 66' ⚽
- 20Kylian Kouassion for Dominic Ball, 80'
- 3Ben Purringtonon for James Brophy, 66'
- 8Korey Smithon for Sullay Kaikai, 66'
Gillingham3-4-2-1
38Hale
10↓Williams
12↓Palmer-Houlden
32🟨↓Rae Cirino
27↓Khumbeni
11↓Rowe
24Waldock
3Clark
15Akomeah
5🟨Smith
1Morris
Bench
- 23Bradley Dackon for Seb Palmer-Houlden, 61' 🟨
- 19Sam Vokeson for Nelson Khumbeni, 45'
- 8Armani Littleon for Jonny Williams, 61'
- 25Jake Turner
- 2Remeao Hutton
- 7Garath McClearyon for Aaron Rowe, 76'
- 39Omar Beckleson for Lenni Rae Cirino, 61'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Cheltenham Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  York City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 |  Walsall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | +7 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 |  Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Newport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 |  Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Meetings
1Cambridge wins
1Level
3Gillingham wins
Last times they met
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Gillingham
1–1
Cambridge · 2025-26 English League Two
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Gillingham
1–0
Cambridge · 2021-22 English League One
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Cambridge
0–2
Gillingham · 2021-22 English League One
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Cambridge
2–0
Gillingham · 2020-21 EFL Trophy
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Cambridge
1–2
Gillingham · 2003/04 English Carling Cup
Form
Last games: Cambridge
W3-1D1-1W2-0D1-1D1-1
Last games: Gillingham
L1-0L3-0W1-0D1-1L5-1
