2020–21 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Gillingham's 128th season in their history and the eighth consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club participated in the 2020–21 FA Cup, 2020–21 EFL Cup and 2020–21 EFL Trophy.

Gillingham
2020–21 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerSteve Evans
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
League One10th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vadaine Oliver (17)

All:
Vadaine Oliver (20)

The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
31 July 2020 RB   Ryan Jackson   Colchester United Free transfer [1]
5 August 2020 CF   Vadaine Oliver   Northampton Town Free transfer [2]
10 August 2020 CM   Jacob Mellis   Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [3]
12 August 2020 LW   Jordan Graham   Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer [4]
14 August 2020 RM   Alex MacDonald   Mansfield Town Free transfer [5]
17 August 2020 CM   Kyle Dempsey   Fleetwood Town Free transfer [6]
21 August 2020 CB   Robbie McKenzie   Hull City Free transfer [7]
26 August 2020 CB   Christian Maghoma   Free agent [8]
21 September 2020 CF   Dominic Samuel   Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [9]
20 January 2021 LW   Tyreke Johnson   Southampton Undisclosed [10]
29 January 2021 GK   Sacha Bastien   Stevenage Free transfer [11]

Loans in

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Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
10 August 2020 CB   Zech Medley   Arsenal End of season [12]
13 August 2020 AM   Trae Coyle   Arsenal End of season [13]
10 September 2020 DM   Scott Robertson   Celtic 30 January 2021 [14][15]
17 September 2020 DM   Josh Eccles   Coventry City 6 January 2021 [16][17]
28 September 2020 CB   Declan Drysdale   Coventry City 12 January 2021 [18][19]
29 September 2020 DM   Thomas O'Connor   Southampton End of season [20]
30 October 2020 GK   Joe Lumley   Queens Park Rangers 6 November 2020 [21]
8 January 2021 LW   Tyreke Johnson   Southampton 20 January 2021 [22][10]
14 January 2021 CM   Callum Slattery   Southampton End of season [23]
15 January 2021 CM   Olly Lee   Heart of Midlothian End of season [24]
25 January 2021 CB   Robbie Cundy   Bristol City End of season [25]
1 February 2021 DM   James Morton   Bristol City End of season [26]

Loans out

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Date from Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref.
10 August 2020 RB   Lee Hodson   Hamilton Academical 30 June 2021 [27]
15 September 2020 MF   Toby Bancroft   Margate [28]

Transfers out

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Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 AM   Ben Allen   Bromley Released [29][30]
1 July 2020 DM   TJ Bramble   Dover Athletic Released [31][32]
1 July 2020 CM   Mark Byrne   Shelbourne Released [33][34]
1 July 2020 RM   Regan Charles-Cook   Ross County Free transfer [35]
1 July 2020 DM   Ousseynou Cissé   Leyton Orient Released [33][36]
1 July 2020 FW   Jay Hards   Whitstable Town Released [29][37]
1 July 2020 MF   Tommy Lamb   Eckerd Tritons Released [29][38]
1 July 2020 MF   Harry Laing   Eckerd Tritons Released [29][39]
1 July 2020 LM   Ben Pringle   Morecambe Released [33][40]
21 July 2020 CB   Max Ehmer   Bristol Rovers Free transfer [41]
1 August 2020 CF   Mikael Mandron   Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [42]
6 August 2020 RB   Barry Fuller   Dorking Wanderers Mutual consent [43][44]
10 September 2020 CF   Brandon Hanlan   Bristol Rovers Free transfer [45]
28 January 2021 GK   Joe Walsh   Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [46]
1 February 2021 CM   Jacob Mellis   Southend United Undisclosed [47]

Pre-season

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15 August 2020 Friendly Colchester United 0–2 Gillingham Colchester
13:30 BST Report O'Keefe   21'
Ogilvie   52'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
18 August 2020 Friendly Watford XI 1–3 Gillingham St Albans
14:00 BST   14' Report Graham   2'
Willock   34'
Akinde   44'
Stadium: Watford Training Ground
Attendance: 0
22 August 2020 Friendly Reading 2–1 Gillingham Reading
13:30 BST João   22'
Rinomhota   23'
Report Akinde   25' (pen.) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
25 August 2020 Friendly Gillingham 0–0 Cambridge United Gillingham
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Leyton Orient 1–0 Gillingham Leyton
13:00 BST Johnson   89' Report Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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EFL League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74 Qualification for League One play-offs
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 +3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 −5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 −5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 +2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 −4 64
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[48]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 10 17 63 60  +3 67 10 5 8 31 30  +1 9 5 9 32 30  +2

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[49]

12 September 2020 1 Gillingham 0–2 Hull City Gillingham
15:00 BST Robertson   73'
O'Keefe   73'
Ogilvie   82'
Report Lewis-Potter   3'
Honeyman   73'
Magennis   82'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
19 September 2020 2 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Gillingham Wigan
15:00 BST Fox   13'
Garner   21'
Naismith   64'
Cameron   89'
Report Graham   22', 30'
Eccles   34'
Coyle   62'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
26 September 2020 3 Gillingham 2–0 Blackpool Gillingham
15:00 BST Samuel   4', 49' Report Kaikai   75'
Robson   81'
Ekpiteta   84'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Walker   12'
Pierre   56'
Norburn   75'
Report Drysdale   73'
Graham   90+4'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
10 October 2020 5 Gillingham 3–1 Oxford United Gillingham
13:00 BST Oliver   18'
Mellis   22'
Drysdale   24'
Graham   63'   70'
Report Agyei   48' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
17 October 2020 6 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Gillingham Denbigh
13:00 BST Jerome   19'
Thompson   33'
Morris   47'
Williams   56'
Kasumu   84'
Report Robertson   56' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
20 October 2020 7 Gillingham 0–2 Portsmouth Gillingham
18:30 BST Maghoma   90+1' Report Marquis   15'   90+1'
Jacobs   17'
Johnson   29'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
24 October 2020 8 Gillingham 0–2 Fleetwood Town Gillingham
13:00 BST Ogilvie   17'   83'
Akinde   41'
Samuel   70'
Graham   90+4'
Report Madden   66'
Matete   87'
Evans   90+3'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
27 October 2020 9 Ipswich Town 1–0 Gillingham Ipswich
19:00 GMT Dozzell   57'
Bishop   86'   88'
Report MacDonald   27' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
31 October 2020 10 Gillingham 0–2 Sunderland Gillingham
13:00 GMT Jackson   40'
Graham   59'
MacDonald   61'
Report Gooch   23'   90+4'
Maguire   84' (pen.)
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
3 November 2020 11 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Gillingham Crewe
19:00 GMT Offord   12'
Ng   76'
Mandron   83'
Report Akinde   58' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 November 2020 12 Gillingham 1–1 Charlton Athletic Gillingham
13:00 GMT Oliver   66'
Graham   73'
Dempsey   84'
Samuel   85'
McKenzie   90+4'
Report Maddison   30'
Washington   39'
Gilbey   81'
Aneke   82'
Maatsen   90+1'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
24 November 2020 13 Gillingham 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Gillingham
18:00 GMT Dempsey   3'
Samuel   57'
Report Heneghan   28' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
2 December 2020 14 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Gillingham Horfield
19:00 GMT Report Oliver   26', 74' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
5 December 2020 15 Gillingham 2–0 Swindon Town Gillinham
13:00 GMT Robertson   12'
Oliver   17'
McKenzie   63'
Coyle   80'
Report Payne   25'
Odimayo   42'
Conroy   53'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
12 December 2020 16 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Gillingham Doncaster
15:00 GMT James   29'
Halliday   53'
Smith   86'
Report Dempsey   51' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
15 December 2020 17 Gillingham 0–2 Accrington Stanley Gillingham
17:30 GMT O'Connor   73' Report Bishop   44'
Charles   64'
Butcher   90'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
19 December 2020 18 Rochdale 1–4 Gillingham Rochdale
13:00 GMT O'Connell   90+2'   90+4' Report McKenzie   9'
Akinde   21', 47' (pen.)
Ogilvie   45+1'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
29 December 2020 19 Northampton Town 3–1 Gillingham Northampton
19:45 GMT Hoskins   31' (pen.)
Rose   35'
Sheehan   47'
McWilliams   82'
Ashley-Seal   84'
Report Dempsey   45' Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 January 2021 20 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Gillingham Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott   33'
Nouble   86'
Report Jackson   68'
Drysdale   88'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
9 January 2021 21 Gillingham 0–1 Burton Albion Gillingham
14:00 GMT Report Carter   33' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
16 January 2021 22 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Gillingham Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes   45'
Nottingham   62'
Report Dempsey   45+1'
Jackson   80'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 January 2021 23 Gilligham 2–2 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 GMT Oliver   43',   64'
Akinde   90+2'
Report Lund   11'
Keohane   69', 75'
Baah   85'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
26 January 2021 24 Gillingham 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
18:00 GMT Graham   11' (pen.)
Lee   38', 62'
Dempsey   45'
Oliver   46'
Cundy   67'
Akinde   90+3'
Report Porter   80'
Johnson   90+4'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
30 January 2021 25 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
13:00 GMT McGeady   6'
Leadbitter  43'   43'
Report MacDonald   28'
Slattery   87'
Graham   90'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
5 February 2021 26 Gillingham 0–3 Lincoln City Gillingham
18:00 GMT Slattery   40'
Oliver   41'
Akinde   78'
Ogilvie   90+9'
Report McGrandles   14', 64'
Grant   43',   59' (pen.)
Bridcutt   76'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
13 February 2021 27 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Gillingham Charlton
15:00 GMT Aneke   15',   68'   70'
Stockley   52'
Oshilaja   81'
Pearce   90+3'

Lee Bowyer  
Report Lee   1'
Ogilvie   37'
Tucker   79'
McKenzie   80'
Dempsey   86'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 February 2021 28 Gillingham 1–3 Peterborough United Gillingham
18:00 GMT Akinde   32' (pen.),   65'
Slattery   48'
McKenzie   79'
Report Kent   44'
Clarke-Harris   47',   64',   67'
Dembélé   52'
Butler   77'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
20 February 2021 29 Gillingham 2–0 Bristol Rovers Gillingham
13:00 GMT Akinde   67',   73',   90+1' Report Hanlan   52'
Ayunga   70'
McCormick   84'
Baldwin   89'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
23 February 2021 30 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Gillingham Wimbledon
18:30 GMT Rudoni   89' Report O'Keefe   90+1' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
27 February 2021 31 Portsmouth 1–1 Gillingham Milton
15:00 GMT Raggett   32'
Mnoga   82'
Report Oliver   40'
O'Keefe   76'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 March 2021 32 Gillingham 3–2 Milton Keynes Dons Gillingham
18:00 GMT Graham   28' (pen.)
O'Keefe   38'
Oliver   44'
Ogilvie   74'
Report Grigg   4'
O'Hora   45+6'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
6 March 2021 33 Gillingham 3–1 Ipswich Town Gillingham
13:00 GMT Tucker   7'
Oliver   73', 80'
Report Chambers   65'
Norwood   82'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 March 2021 34 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Gillingham Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Vassell   2' (pen.),   90+3' Report O'Keefe   90+3'
Oliver   90+5'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
13 March 2021 35 Swindon Town 1–3 Gillingham Swindon
13:00 GMT Pitman   41'
Twine   76'
Report Ogilvie   47'
Oliver   59', 63'
Dempsey   68'
O'Keefe   76'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
16 March 2021 36 Lincoln City 0–3 Gillingham Lincoln
19:00 GMT Johnson   69'
Edun   72'
Report Oliver   10'
Dempsey   20'
O'Keefe   49'
Tucker   63'
Akinde   76'
Graham   87' (pen.)
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
20 March 2021 37 Gillingham 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Gillingham
15:00 GMT Graham   2'
Oliver   4'
Report Anderson   19'
Coppinger   23'
Okenabirhie   74'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Will Finnie
27 March 2021 38 Hull City 1–1 Gillingham Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Eaves   9'
Greaves   37'
Report O'Keefe   64'
Lee   67'
MacDonald   71'
O'Connor   90+7'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
31 March 2021 39 Gillingham 1–0 Wigan Athletic Gillingham
17:30 GMT O'Keefe   49'
Dempsey   73'
Oliver   76'
Samuel   85'
Report Proctor   51'
Robinson   90+3'
Tilt   90+6'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 April 2021 40 Blackpool 4–1 Gillingham Blackpool
15:00 BST Yates   5', 20'
Kaikai   30'
Embleton   39',   61'
Report Graham   14'
O'Keefe   34'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
10 April 2021 41 Gillingham 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Gillingham
15:00 BST O'Keefe   22'
Jackson   68'
Tucker   77'
Report Love   79' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
17 April 2021 42 Oxford United 3–2 Gillingham Oxford
17:30 BST Winnall   74'
Long   84', 90+3'
Taylor   90+6'
Report Oliver   40'
Jackson   66'
Cundy   72'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
20 April 2021 43 Peterborough United 0–1 Gillingham Peterborough
19:45 BST Thompson   18'
Szmodics   21'
Dembélé   51'
Report Ogilvie   15'
MacDonald   23'
Dempsey   85'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
24 April 2021 44 Gillingham 2–2 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Oliver   11'
O'Keefe   32'
Cundy   42'
Lee   68'
Samuel   71'
Report Watson   14'
Mills   40'
Morris   55'
Edmondson   79'
Horsfall   83'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
1 May 2021 45 Burton Albion 1–1 Gillingham Gillingham
15:00 BST Graham   37'
MacDonald   39'
Report Taylor   13'
Hemmings   45+1'
Earl   85'
Broom   90'  90+1'
Fondop-Talom   90+1'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
9 May 2021 46 Gillingham 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Gillingham
12:00 BST Oliver   28'
O'Keefe   56'
Dempsey   70'
Report Reeves   55' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young

FA Cup

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The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[50] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Gillingham 3–2 Woking Gillingham
15:00 GMT Graham   9'
Samuel   59', 68'
Oliver   79'
Report Kretzschmar   23'   70'
Davison   53'   56'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
28 November 2020 Second round Gillingham 2–3 Exeter City Gillingham
13:00 GMT Oliver   21'
Samuel   80'
Report Law   29'
Atangana   33'
Randall   35', 40'
Sparkes   76'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young

EFL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[52] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[53]

5 September 2020 First round Gillingham 1–0 Southend United Gillingham
13:00 BST Ogilvie   27'
Jackson   40'   58'
O'Keefe   60'
Report Hobson   25'
White   47'
Hutchinson   56'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
15 September 2020 Second round Gillingham 1–1
(5–4 p)
Coventry City Gillingham
18:00 BST Robertson   47'
Graham   90+4' (pen.)
Report Bapaga   22'
Bakayoko   42'
Biamou   61'
Mason   81'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
Ogilvie  
Graham  
Robertson  
Mellis  
Coyle  
Walker  
Biamou  
Sheaf  
Rose  
Eccles  
23 September 2020 Third round Stoke City 1–0 Gillingham Stoke-on-Trent
19:00 BST Campbell   37'
McClean   90'
Report Maghoma   90'
Jackson   90'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb

EFL Trophy

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  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[54] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[55]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Arsenal U21 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3 L2 Crawley Town 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 L1 Ipswich Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Gillingham 2–1 Crawley Town Gillingham
17:30 BST Coyle   40'
Oliver   50'
Woods   66'
Report McNerney   75'
Ferguson   78'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
6 October 2020 Group stage Ipswich Town 2–0 Gillingham Ipswich
19:00 BST Dobra   57'
Folami   68'
Gibbs   83'
Report Maghoma   53'
Akinde   56'
Eccles   89'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
10 November 2020 Group stage Gillingham 1–1
(2–4 p)
Arsenal U21 Gillingham
19:00 GMT Eccles   36'
Coyle   56'
Report Cîrjan   6'
López   43'
Saliba   75'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Coyle  
Samuel  
McKenzie  
Eccles  
Balogun  
Moller  
Cottrell  
Cîrjan  
8 December 2020 Second round Cambridge United 2–0 Gillingham Cambridge
19:45 GMT Mullin   67' (pen.)
Hannant   79'
Report Woods   37' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: David Rock

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