w/c 6th January 2024

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Saturday 6th
Match day - GILLS v Sheffield Utd (FA Cup Round 3)

Sunday 7th
The Gills end their cup season with 4 wins from their 8 matches. They have played 20 cup games over the last 2 seasons and scored 25 goals in them. The first 20 league games this season saw the Gills score 19 goals and 6 from the first 20 games last season.

Monday 8th
The Gills 0-4 home loss to Sheffield Utd on the 6th of January came almost 2 years to the day (8th January) since the Gills last lost 0-4 at home, a loss to Ipswich Town. It was the Gills 18th home loss in their history by that scoreline.

Tuesday 9th
The Gills were 0-2 down at half time against Sheffield Utd. They last overcame a home 0-2 deficit at half time back in December 2018 when they drew 2-2 with Wycombe and the 9 games since saw the Gills score just 1 goal (in a 1-4 loss). 6 more goals were conceded in the second halves of those games.

Wednesday 10th
The Gills last 2 league games saw them win 18 corners and concede none. They gave away just 1 in the last 3 whilst winning 26 themselves and over the last 4 league games it is 34 corners won and just 4 conceded. 15 of the games before saw the Gills give away 4+ corners in the match.

Thursday 11th
The Colchester match saw the Gills keep a 5th clean sheet in 7 games. The Gills conceded 4 goals in those 7 games after letting in 7 goals in the 4 games before them. It is 4 league clean sheets in 6 games after managing just 1 in the previous 12.

Friday 12th
The last 3 league games under Clemmence has seen the Gills take 55 shot at goal (on/off/blocked), matching the total from his 6 league games before them. It has raised the average shots on target to 5.3, the most since Lovell. It has dropped the accuracy however with fewer shots being on target.

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