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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 1 (setup 1, season 33)
Gillingham
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
7
Andrea CONSIGLI71Wojciech SZCZESNY
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
15
Sime VRSALJKO2Aymeric LAPORTE
Leighton BAINES37Marcelo BROZOVIC
James MILNER46Ander HERRERA Agüera
Gary CAHILL758Joshua KIMMICH
Craig CATHCART67Shkodran MUSTAFI
Alex OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN77Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Julian DRAXLER787Miralem PJANIC
Timo WERNER697Marco REUS
IAGO Aspas Juncal710Juan BERNAT Velasco
BORJA Valero Iglesias116Romelu LUKAKU
Finn Oskar BauerManagerNigel Beck
Harry CHAPMAN126Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar
Harry WILSON13Jeroen ZOET
Fikayo TOMORI14Alex IWOBI
Mark NOBLE15Ilkay GÜNDOGAN
Reece OXFORD16Stevan JOVETIC

Gillingham 4 Portsmouth 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 50,682, Stadium: Priestfield, Referee: Steve BENNETT 7½, TV: highlights)
30 Draxler, 51 Iago, 75 Draxler, 86 IagoScorers55 Di María
Substitutions77 Bernat <=> Hernández
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners2
9Fouls5
1Offsides5
6Shots on9
13Shots off8
19Total shots17
1Shots saved6
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Joshua KIMMICH
5BROZOVIC headed over.
9A weak strike from BORJA bounced agonisingly wide.
11A drive from LUKAKU seemed a certain goal but the Gillingham 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
14REUS's shot was well saved by CONSIGLI.
15HERRERA floated the ball to LUKAKU who touched it wide.
18A corner fell to REUS who touched an effort inches wide.
28The motionless Portsmouth 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from LAPORTE fell just wide.
29A shot from REUS was smothered by the 'keeper.
30GOAL!! A nice run by MILNER on the right was capped by a wonderful cross which DRAXLER flicked in from inside the penalty box. (1-0 Gillingham)
35CAHILL beat three Portsmouth players and fired a golden opportunity just beyond the near post.
37DI MARÍA headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
42A lovely effort from WERNER scraped the top of the crossbar.
 
47CONSIGLI saved a beautiful effort from LUKAKU.
51GOAL!! Unlucky OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN hit the woodwork before IAGO stroked the ball into the net as HERRERA failed to clear. (2-0 Gillingham)
53OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN rifled a simple chance past the far post.
55GOAL!! A great solo effort from DI MARÍA who beat two defenders before blasting the ball into the net. (2-1 Gillingham)
61MILNER beat LAPORTE and drilled the ball to IAGO who fumbled his shot wide.
73HERRERA made space on the left and touched the ball to PJANIC who touched the ball over.
75VRSALJKO whacked a right foot shot just wide from twenty yards out.
75GOAL!! Gillingham's DRAXLER beat two defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's lefthand post. (3-1 Gillingham)
86GOAL!! A delightful ball from BAINES left MILNER in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before knocking the ball to IAGO to score. (4-1 Gillingham)
89REUS shot over.