EFL Cup
Gillingham 0-3 Luton
Match summary
Luton beat Gillingham 3-0 in EFL Cup on Sat, 8 Aug 2026.
Goals — Luton: Wells 43'; Benagr 59'; G. Kodua 78'.
Gillingham had 34% of the possession and 7 shots (2 on target) against 17 (11) for Luton; corners 2-9, yellow cards 1-1.
In their last 4 meetings Gillingham won 0, Luton won 3 and 1 ended level.
Venue: Priestfield Stadium. Referee: Stephen Parkinson.
Match timeline
- 43'WellsAssist: J. LukerGoal0-1
- 48'⇄In PalmerOut J. LukerSubstitution
- 50'Z. AlbarusYellow card
- 59'BenagrGoal0-2
- 67'⇄In W. GoodwinOut S. Palmer-HouldenSubstitution
- 67'⇄In WaldockOut Z. AlbarusSubstitution
- 67'⇄In KendallOut HarrisSubstitution
- 67'⇄In BoothOut R. HaleSubstitution
- 68'⇄In McManusOut DobbsSubstitution
- 68'⇄In S. MorrisOut J. RichardsSubstitution
- 69'⇄In H. AshbyOut I. JonesSubstitution
- 69'⇄In G. KoduaOut BenagrSubstitution
- 69'⇄In SandalOut WalshSubstitution
- 78'G. KoduaGoal0-3
- 88'S. MorrisYellow card
- 90'▩G. KoduaHit the woodwork
Top performers
W. GoodwinGillingham · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.05
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes24
G. KoduaLuton · Attacker
- Expected Goals1.2
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes22
J. BrophyGillingham · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.05
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
ClarkLuton · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.17
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes90
O. BecklesGillingham · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
H. AshbyLuton · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes22
Lineups
Luton 4-1-4-1Gillingham 3-4-2-1
Gillingham
Coach: Gareth Ainsworth
Substitutes
- 3Conor McManusDefender6.1
- 24Harry WaldockMidfielder6.2
- 30Sullivan BoothAttacker6.0
- 9Will GoodwinAttacker6.3
- 18Sheldon Kendall6.2
- 13Taite HoltamGoalkeeper
- 29Harry WebsterDefender
- 27Michael LuxtonMidfielder
- 28Damien TheodoreAttacker
Luton
Coach: Jack Wilshere
Substitutes
- 33Harrison AshbyDefender7.4
- 4Sverre SandalMidfielder6.6
- 45Kasey PalmerMidfielder6.5
- 14Shayden MorrisAttacker6.4
- 30Gideon KoduaAttacker7.7
- 1James SheaGoalkeeper
- 5Mads AndersenDefender
- 12Joe JohnsonDefender
- 44Devante ColeAttacker
Statistics
GillinghamLuton
Key statistics
34%Possession66%
0.26Expected Goals3.3
7Total Shots17
2Shots On Target11
0Big Chances Created5
2Corners9
17Fouls10
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
8Goalkeeper Saves2
143Passes Completed396
All statistics
57Attacks90
2Shots Off Target5
3Shots Blocked1
0Hit Woodwork1
0.28Expected Goals On Target3.64
10Free Kicks17
4Shots Inside The Box16
252Total Passes494
3Shots Outside The Box1
0Big Chances Missed2
0.18Expected Assists1.55
2/9 (22%)Crosses Completed4/18 (22%)
119Passes Own Half249
142Passes Opposition Half263
13/69 (19%)Long Passes Completed22/65 (34%)
25Throw-Ins26
4Key Passes15
25Passes Into Final Third82
38Backward Passes74
12Goal Kicks3
8Interceptions10
3.3Expected Goals Conceded0.26
10/14 (71%)Tackles Won11/13 (85%)
30Clearances25
39Duels Won70
11/42 (26%)Aerial Duels Won31/42 (74%)
28/67 (42%)Ground Duels Won39/67 (58%)
10Was Fouled17
4/7 (57%)Successful Dribbles10/14 (71%)
3Was Dribbled Past4
4Final Third Possession Won5
151Possession Lost154
Previous meetings
0 Gillingham1 draws3 Luton
Match information
- Competition
- EFL Cup
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Priestfield Stadium
- Capacity
- 11,582
- Attendance
- 4,015
- Referee
- Stephen Parkinson