- Sunderland have won 6 of the 9 meetings including 5 of the last 6. The Gills are win-less in 4 visits, losing 3 of them, but they drew on their last trip back in January 2005 (a 1-1 draw with a goal scored by Darius Henderson).
- Sunderland have only won 1 of their last 5 home league matches however they remain unbeaten there with 9 wins from 17 home league games. They have the fewest defeats in the league (2) with just 1 defeat in 23 league games.
- Sunderland are unbeaten in 10 league games - 7 of which have been draws. 11 of their 14 draws have ended 1-1, including 6 in their last 9 games.
- Sunderland have scored in every one of their 31 league matches. Luton and Portsmouth are next best with 4 blank sheets. They have now scored in 39 consecutive league matches.
- Sunderland have scored 8 goals on the their last 2 visits to Priestfield but scored 9 in all 4 home matches against the Gills.
- Sunderland have the best conversion rates in League 1. They have seen the greatest percentage of shots on target scored (41.4%) and they have seen the smallest percentage of opposition shots on target conceded (21.9%).
19.45 Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
19.50
GOAL! Sunderland 1-0 Gillingham: Cattermole
Sunderland are unbeaten in the league when scoring first, winning 11 and drawing 7.
19.51
GOAL! Sunderland 1-1 Gillingham: Eaves.
19.55
GOAL! Sunderland 2-1 Gillingham: Flannagan
20.25
GOAL! Sunderland 2-2 Gillingham: Hanlan.
Sunderland have conceded 2 goals in a home league match for the 4th time this season, 2 of those have come in their last 2 games. They haven't conceded 3 goals in a home league game this season and have only conceded more than 2 in a league match once this season.
20.33 Half time 2-2 (47:57)
Sunderland have only been behind at half time in 5 matches this season compared to the Gills' 13 deficits. Their record when level at the break is Won 5, Drawn 7 and Lost 1.
20.49
The second half kicks off.
21.09
Penalty! Lopes concedes a fouls inside the box.
21.09
GOAL! Sunderland 3-2 Gillingham: Grigg (pen)
21.19
Penalty! Charles-Cook concedes a fouls inside the box.
21.20
GOAL! Sunderland 4-2 Gillingham: McGeady (pen)
21.37 FULL TIME 4-2 (96:01)
Attendance: 28,364 (331)
Position: 17th
Referee: Matt Donohue
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMzvljmEa-Q
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47206994