LONDON (Interstat) — Barnet overwhelmed Gillingham 6-2 on Saturday in a League Two match at The Hive Stadium, powered by a five-goal performance from forward Callum Stead.

Stead opened the scoring in the sixth minute, then Sullivan Booth added a goal in the 13th minute after coming on as a substitute. Stead struck again in the 15th, 16th and 30th minutes to give Barnet a 5-0 lead. Gillingham’s Romoney Crichlow-Noble pulled one back in first-half stoppage time, but Stead completed his quintet in the 70th minute. Josh Andrews scored for Gillingham in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. Conor Masterson, a substitute, recorded an assist.

Four players received yellow cards: Conor Masterson in the 37th minute, Kabongo Tshimanga in the 43rd, Mark Shelton in the 74th and Josh Andrews in the 83rd.

Barnet improved to 20 wins, 12 losses and 13 draws in League Two play, and 20-14-14 across all competitions. Gillingham fell to 12-19-14 in the league and 13-20-14 overall.

Barnet entered the match having won four of their last five league games, including a 2-1 victory at Notts County on April 18. Gillingham had lost four of their previous five, most recently a 4-1 home defeat to Grimsby Town on April 18.

The teams last met Nov. 22, 2025, playing to a 1-1 draw at Gillingham.

Barnet next travels to Harrogate Town on May 2. Gillingham hosts Shrewsbury Town on the same day.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a 1-1 draw, and its ELO system gave Barnet an 87.90 percent probability of winning.