Match Events
- 56′Watford, substitution:off
- 57′Watford, goal:1–0assist
- 66′Watford, substitution:off
- 66′Gillingham, substitution:off
- 66′Gillingham, substitution:off
- 74′Gillingham, substitution:offJ. Wright
- 82′Gillingham, goal:1–1M. Byrneassist
- Full-time1 – 1
- 94′Watford, substitution:off
- 102′Gillingham, goal:1–2assist
Lineups
Watford
Gillingham
Starting lineups
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Watford
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Gillingham
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Vicarage Road Stadium
Top Performers
Goals
personM. Byrne1 goal
1 goalAssists
Match report
Watford vs Gillingham — the facts
Gillingham won 2–1 away against Watford (half-time 0–0).
Watford met Gillingham in the League Cup (2nd Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 18:45 UTC at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Team pages: Watford · Gillingham · League Cup
Key moments
- 57' Goal: Odion Ighalo (assist: Troy Deeney) — 1–0
- 82' Goal: M. Byrne (assist: Emmanuel Osadebe) — 1–1
- 102' Goal: Bradley Dack (assist: Emmanuel Osadebe) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Watford
Gillingham
- 12 Paul Konchesky
- 50 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
- 11 Billy Knott
- 5 Maximilian Ehmer
- 44 Joshua Wright
- 10 Cody McDonald
- 1 Stuart Nelson
- 33 M. Byrne
- 18 Joshua Pask
- 16 Emmanuel Osadebe
- 6 Abdulyussuf Oshilaja
About this match
On this page: the Watford vs Gillingham final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Watford and Gillingham team pages or the League Cup page.