Goal!at 14 minutes
Goal! Gillingham 0, Sheffield United 1. William Osula (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McAtee following a fast break.
FA Cup Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 6th January
Team Lineups
home team, Gillingham
Manager: Stephen Clemence
Formation: 5 - 3 - 2
Pitch Formation
25, Turner, Goalkeeper
2, Alexander, Wing Back
4, Masterson, Defender
5, Ehmer, Defender
22, Ogie, Defender
13, Malone, Wing Back
23, Mahoney, Midfielder
18, Coleman, Midfielder
11, Jefferies, Midfielder
10, Nadesan, Striker
12, Hawkins, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 25, J. Turner
- Number 22, S. Ogie
- Number 5, M. Ehmer , Captain
- Number 4, C. Masterson
- Number 13, S. Malone
- Number 2, C. Alexander , substituted for J. Clarke at 60 minutes
- Number 11, D. Jefferies , substituted for G. Lapslie at 86 minutes
- Number 18, E. Coleman , Yellow Card at 82 minutes
- Number 23, C. Mahoney , substituted for T. Dieng at 86 minutes
- Number 12, O. Hawkins , substituted for M. Bonne at 86 minutes
- Number 10, A. Nadesan , substituted for T. Nichols at 60 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Gillingham
- Number 45, M. Bonne
- Number 3, M. Clark
- Number 17, J. Clarke
- Number 38, T. Dieng
- Number 7, G. Lapslie
- Number 14, R. McKenzie
- Number 1, G. Morris
- Number 9, T. Nichols
- Number 6, S. Williams
away team, Sheffield United
Manager: Chris Wilder
Formation: 4 - 5 - 1
Pitch Formation
18, Foderingham, Goalkeeper
38, Seriki, Defender
19, Robinson, Defender
33, Norrington-Davies, Defender
14, Thomas, Defender
28, McAtee, Midfielder
8, Hamer, Midfielder
16, Norwood, Midfielder
35, Brooks, Midfielder
10, Archer, Midfielder
32, Osula, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 18, W. Foderingham
- Number 14, L. Thomas , Yellow Card at 41 minutes
- Number 33, R. Norrington-Davies , substituted for B. Osborn at 86 minutes
- Number 19, J. Robinson , Captain
- Number 38, F. Seriki
- Number 10, C. Archer , substituted for B. Brereton at 72 minutes
- Number 35, A. Brooks , substituted for Vinicius Souza at 77 minutes
- Number 16, O. Norwood
- Number 8, G. Hamer
- Number 28, J. McAtee
- Number 32, W. Osula , substituted for R. Brewster at 72 minutes
away team, Sheffield United
- Number 11, B. Brereton
- Number 7, R. Brewster
- Number 40, J. Buyabu
- Number 17, I. Coulibaly
- Number 1, A. Davies
- Number 43, E. Easton
- Number 9, O. McBurnie
- Number 23, B. Osborn
- Number 21, Vinicius Souza
home team, Gillingham
Manager: Stephen Clemence
Formation: 5 - 3 - 2
Pitch Formation
25, Turner, Goalkeeper
2, Alexander, Wing Back
4, Masterson, Defender
5, Ehmer, Defender
22, Ogie, Defender
13, Malone, Wing Back
23, Mahoney, Midfielder
18, Coleman, Midfielder
11, Jefferies, Midfielder
10, Nadesan, Striker
12, Hawkins, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 25, J. Turner
- Number 22, S. Ogie
- Number 5, M. Ehmer , Captain
- Number 4, C. Masterson
- Number 13, S. Malone
- Number 2, C. Alexander , substituted for J. Clarke at 60 minutes
- Number 11, D. Jefferies , substituted for G. Lapslie at 86 minutes
- Number 18, E. Coleman , Yellow Card at 82 minutes
- Number 23, C. Mahoney , substituted for T. Dieng at 86 minutes
- Number 12, O. Hawkins , substituted for M. Bonne at 86 minutes
- Number 10, A. Nadesan , substituted for T. Nichols at 60 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 45, M. Bonne
- Number 3, M. Clark
- Number 17, J. Clarke
- Number 38, T. Dieng
- Number 7, G. Lapslie
- Number 14, R. McKenzie
- Number 1, G. Morris
- Number 9, T. Nichols
- Number 6, S. Williams
away team, Sheffield United
Manager: Chris Wilder
Formation: 4 - 5 - 1
Pitch Formation
18, Foderingham, Goalkeeper
38, Seriki, Defender
19, Robinson, Defender
33, Norrington-Davies, Defender
14, Thomas, Defender
28, McAtee, Midfielder
8, Hamer, Midfielder
16, Norwood, Midfielder
35, Brooks, Midfielder
10, Archer, Midfielder
32, Osula, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 18, W. Foderingham
- Number 14, L. Thomas , Yellow Card at 41 minutes
- Number 33, R. Norrington-Davies , substituted for B. Osborn at 86 minutes
- Number 19, J. Robinson , Captain
- Number 38, F. Seriki
- Number 10, C. Archer , substituted for B. Brereton at 72 minutes
- Number 35, A. Brooks , substituted for Vinicius Souza at 77 minutes
- Number 16, O. Norwood
- Number 8, G. Hamer
- Number 28, J. McAtee
- Number 32, W. Osula , substituted for R. Brewster at 72 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 11, B. Brereton
- Number 7, R. Brewster
- Number 40, J. Buyabu
- Number 17, I. Coulibaly
- Number 1, A. Davies
- Number 43, E. Easton
- Number 9, O. McBurnie
- Number 23, B. Osborn
- Number 21, Vinicius Souza
- Referee:
- Darren Bond
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Darren Cann
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Matt Wilkes
- Fourth Official:
- James Linington
Match Officials
Match Stats
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Take surveyOverall possession
Shots
Gillingham 10Sheffield United 23Shots on target
Gillingham 1Sheffield United 9Total touches inside the box
Gillingham 21Sheffield United 32Goalkeeper saves
Gillingham 5Sheffield United 1Fouls
Gillingham 12Sheffield United 10Corners
Gillingham 6Sheffield United 7Advanced match stats
Shots
Gillingham 10Sheffield United 23Shots on target
Gillingham 1Sheffield United 9Shots off target
Gillingham 4Sheffield United 7Blocked shots
Gillingham 5Sheffield United 7Attempts out of box
Gillingham 3Sheffield United 10Hit woodwork
Gillingham 1Sheffield United 0One-on-one attempts
Gillingham 0Sheffield United 1Total offside
Gillingham 2Sheffield United 1Total tackles
Gillingham 28Sheffield United 9Won tackles
Gillingham 18Sheffield United 8Fouls
Gillingham 12Sheffield United 10Total yellow cards
Gillingham 1Sheffield United 1Total clearances
Gillingham 25Sheffield United 20Headed clearances
Gillingham 9Sheffield United 13Duels won
Gillingham 51Sheffield United 46Errors leading to shots
Gillingham 1Sheffield United 0Total passes
Gillingham 271Sheffield United 656Accurate passes
Gillingham 200Sheffield United 585Backward passes
Gillingham 39Sheffield United 121Forward passes
Gillingham 104Sheffield United 163Total long balls
Gillingham 62Sheffield United 62Successful final third passes
Gillingham 61Sheffield United 139Total crosses
Gillingham 19Sheffield United 10Touches
Gillingham 475Sheffield United 851Touches in the box
Gillingham 21Sheffield United 32Dispossessed
Gillingham 5Sheffield United 12Goalkeeper saves
Gillingham 5Sheffield United 1Diving saves
Gillingham 1Sheffield United 1Saved shots from inside the box
Gillingham 3Sheffield United 1Saved shots from outside the box
Gillingham 2Sheffield United 0Keeper throws
Gillingham 7Sheffield United 2Goal kicks
Gillingham 9Sheffield United 9Season so far
FA Cup
Key, Gillingham v Sheff Utd
Form guide
All competitions
Gillingham won
v Colchester United
0
1
League Two
Sheffield United lose
v Manchester City
2
0
Premier League
Gillingham won
v Sutton United
1
0
League Two
Sheffield United lose
v Luton Town
2
3
Premier League
Gillingham lose
v Crawley Town
0
2
League Two
Sheffield United draw
v Aston Villa
1
1
Premier League
Gillingham draw
v Forest Green Rovers
0
0
League Two
Sheffield United lose
v Chelsea
2
0
Premier League
Gillingham lose
v Bradford City
0
2
League Two
Sheffield United won
v Brentford
1
0
Premier League
Previous meetings
All competitions
Gillingham and Sheffield UnitedGillingham Won 5Sheffield United Won 6Draw 7
Played
18
Previous scores
All competitions
League One
Sheffield United 2 , Gillingham 2 on the 21st of January 2017
Sheffield United
Gillingham
21st of January 2017
Gillingham 1 , Sheffield United 2 on the 4th of September 2016
Gillingham
Sheffield United
4th of September 2016
Sheffield United 0 , Gillingham 0 on the 9th of April 2016
Sheffield United
Gillingham
9th of April 2016
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Match Facts
This is the first ever FA Cup meeting between Gillingham and Sheffield United, and first in any competition since a 2-2 draw in January 2017 in League One.
Gillingham have lost nine of their last 11 FA Cup ties against Premier League opponents, with the exceptions being a 3-2 win over Charlton in 2003-04 and a 1-0 win against Cardiff in 2018-19.
Sheffield United have progressed from 18 of their last 19 FA Cup ties against sides from a lower division than them, with the exception being a 1-0 loss to non-league Barnet in 2018-19.
Gillingham have lost six of their last seven FA Cup third round matches, with the exception being a 1-0 win against then Premier League side Cardiff in 2018-19.
Gillingham’s Tom Nichols has been involved in eight goals in his last seven FA Cup appearances, scoring five and assisting three. He’s also either scored (2) or assisted (1) a goal in three of his four appearances against Premier League sides in the competition.