EFL Cup | Round of 128 | 2026-08-08 23:00 JST
0 – 3
43' N. Wells 59' B. Benagr 78' G. Kodua
Match summary The EFL Cup Round of 128 fixture between Gillingham and Luton was played on August 8. Luton dominated Gillingham for a comprehensive 3-0 win. Luton led 1-0 at half-time. They added 2 more after the break to pull clear.
Luton controlled the game with 66% possession and 17 shots (7 for their opponents). Luton scored 3 from 11 shots on target.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 40 Mason 19 Beckles 5 Smith 26 Dobbs 7 Harris 22 Free man 14 McKe nzi 16 Brophy 10 Hale 15 Albarus 11 Palmer-
4-1-4-1 24 Keeley 3 Nais mit 6 John sto 2 Odof fin 25 Jones 8 Walsh 31 Benagr 7 Rich ard 18 Clark 19 Luker 21 Wells
View as table Gillingham Stat Luton 3-4-2-1 Formation 4-1-4-1 34% Possession 66% 7 Shots 17 2 Shots on target 11 2 Shots off target 5 3 Blocked shots 1 4 Shots inside the box 16 3 Shots outside the box 1 2 Corner kicks 9 1 Offsides 2 17 Fouls 10 255 Passes 493 152 Accurate passes 392 8 Goalkeeper saves 2 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: S. Parkinson
Player stats Gillingham Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Owen Mason 0 12(29%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1(1) DF Logan Dobbs 0 14(67%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 68 2 4(None) DF Andy Smith 0 1 13(59%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 90 1 6(3) DF Omar Beckles 0 26(67%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 2(1) MF James Brophy 1 0 1(100%) 1 12(52%) 0 0 0 2 3 6.2 90 2 2 12(5) MF Robbie McKenzie 0 1 14(52%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 1 5(2) MF Nick Freeman 0 3 13(81%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 2 10(4) MF Kadeem Harris 1 1 0 1(50%) 2 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 67 1 7(4) FW Zane Albarus 0 2 10(67%) 0 1 0 4 2 6.3 67 9(4) FW Ronan Hale 0 1 3(43%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 67 5(1) FW Sebastian Palmer-Houlden 0 6(75%) 0 0 0 3 5.7 67 18(1) MF Harry Waldock 1 0 2 4(57%) 0 0 0 6.3 23 4(2) FW Sheldon Kendall 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 23 1 2(1) FW Will Goodwin 1 1 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.6 23 5(2) FW Sullivan Booth 0 1(50%) 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.2 23 8(1) DF Conor McManus 0 1(100%) 2 5(56%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 22 5(4) GK Taite Holtam 0 0 0 0 DF Harry Webster 0 0 0 0 DF Michael Luxton 0 0 0 0 MF Damien Theodore 0 0 0 0
Luton Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Josh Keeley 0 29(76%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 1 1(1) DF Isaiah Jones 0 2 19(86%) 0 0 0 1 7 69 2 5(3) DF Hakeem Odofin 0 1(100%) 1 48(84%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 2 1 9(7) DF George Johnston 0 1 70(86%) 0 0 0 3 8.2 90 13(12) DF Kal Naismith 0 1 55(71%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 1 12(10) MF Liam Walsh 0 2(67%) 1 61(86%) 0 0 0 3 7.6 69 1 2 9(8) MF Jayden Luker 1 0 14(88%) 1 0 0 1 1 6.9 48 1 2(1) MF Jordan Clark 2 2 0 4(100%) 33(79%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 90 5 2 10(5) MF Jake Richards 1 1 0 1 8(80%) 0 0 0 2 3 6.3 68 1 10(4) MF Benedict Benagr 3 2 1 1 12(71%) 0 0 0 7.2 69 1 6(3) FW Nahki Wells 4 3 1 1 13(81%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 90 4(2) MF Kasey Palmer 1 0 1(50%) 1 11(79%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.5 42 11(5) FW Shayden Morris 1 1 0 1(50%) 3(33%) 0 1 0 3 6 22 1 6(1) DF Harrison Ashby 1 1 0 1(100%) 1 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 21 1 2 3(2) MF Sverre Hakami Sandal 0 2 7(78%) 0 0 0 6.6 21 3(3) FW Gideon Kodua 2 1 1 1 1 6(86%) 0 0 0 6.9 21 5(2) GK James Shea 0 0 0 0 DF Mads Andersen 0 0 0 0 DF Joe Johnson 0 0 0 0 FW Devante Cole 0 0 0 0
Lineups Gillingham Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 40 O. Mason Starter DF 26 L. Dobbs Starter DF 5 A. Smith Starter DF 19 O. Beckles Starter MF 16 J. Brophy Starter MF 14 R. McKenzie Starter MF 22 N. Freeman Starter MF 7 K. Harris Starter 15 Z. Albarus Starter FW 10 R. Hale Starter FW 11 S. Palmer-Houlden Bench FW 9 W. Goodwin Bench DF 3 C. McManus Bench MF 24 H. Waldock Bench FW 18 S. Kendall Bench FW 30 S. Booth
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench 13 T. Holtam Bench DF 29 H. Webster Bench DF 27 M. Luxton Bench 28 D. Theodore
Luton Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 24 J. Keeley Starter DF 25 I. Jones Starter DF 2 H. Odoffin Starter DF 6 G. Johnston Starter DF 3 K. Naismith Starter MF 8 L. Walsh Starter MF 19 J. Luker Starter MF 18 J. Clark Starter MF 7 J. Richards Starter MF 31 B. Benagr Starter FW 21 N. Wells Bench FW 14 S. Morris Bench MF 45 K. Palmer Bench DF 33 H. Ashby Bench FW 30 G. Kodua Bench MF 4 S. Sandal
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 J. Shea Bench FW 44 D. Cole Bench DF 12 J. Johnson Bench DF 5 M. Andersen
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 43' Luton ⚽ Goal N. Wells 0-1 2H 3' Luton 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Luker → IN K. Palmer 2H 5' Gillingham 🟨 Yellow card Zane Albarus 2H 14' Luton ⚽ Goal B. Benagr 0-2 2H 22' Gillingham 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Palmer-Houlden → IN W. Goodwin 2H 22' Gillingham 🔄 Substitution OUT Z. Albarus → IN H. Waldock 2H 22' Gillingham 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Harris → IN S. Kendall 2H 22' Gillingham 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Hale → IN S. Booth 2H 23' Gillingham 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Dobbs → IN C. McManus 2H 23' Luton 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Richards → IN S. Morris 2H 24' Luton 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Jones → IN H. Ashby 2H 24' Luton 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Benagr → IN G. Kodua 2H 24' Luton 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Walsh → IN S. Sandal 2H 33' Luton ⚽ Goal G. Kodua 0-3 2H 43' Luton 🟨 Yellow card Shayden Morris
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