Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Gillingham FC vs Sheffield United FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2023-24
Gillingham FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC MEMS Priestfield Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 14' William Osula
0–2 39' William Osula
0–3 83' James McAtee
0–4 87' James McAtee
Y 41' Luke Thomas
Ethan Coleman 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Sheffield United FC — FA Cup at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.

Head-to-Head

1
Gillingham FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Sheffield United FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-06 Gillingham FC 0–4 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Sheffield United FC H 0–4 L
02 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
04 Nov Hereford FC A 2–0 W
07 Jan Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
15 Nov AFC Fylde H 1–0 W
05 Nov AFC Fylde A 1–1 D
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Gillingham FC A 4–0 W
30 Dec Manchester City FC A 0–2 L
26 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–3 L
22 Dec Aston Villa FC A 1–1 D
16 Dec Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
09 Dec Brentford FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Gillingham FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gillingham FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Rhys Norrington-Davies needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 14' William Osula makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sheffield United FC are in front.
  • 19' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' Sheffield United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Sheffield United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' GOAL! William Osula scores on 39.
  • 41' Luke Thomas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gillingham FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' Ethan Coleman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Tom Nichols. He replaces Ashley Nadesan on 60 minute.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cheye Alexander made 20 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 72' Ben Brereton is ready to make an impact after coming on for William Osula at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Cameron Archer is replaced by Rhian Brewster.
  • 77' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 77 minute. Andre Brooks leaves to be changed by Vinicius Souza.
  • 82' That is a card for Gillingham FC. Ethan Coleman will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' GOAL! James McAtee fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 86' Oliver Hawkins makes way for Macauley Bonne at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gillingham FC.
  • 87' A stunning finish from James McAtee — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • Another three points for Sheffield United FC.

Lineups

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Clemence

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC24% Draw26% Sheffield United FC50%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Gillingham FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
76%
Gillingham FC or Sheffield United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gillingham FC15% Draw45% Sheffield United FC40%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 1
10.7%
0 – 2
10.2%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 3
2.8%
2 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC

Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 24% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 18% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.