[ 3 Nov 20 ] Crewe Alex v GILLS Match Thread

[Garawa]

- Just 8 of the 49 ties between the Gills and Crewe have ended level. The Gills won both the meetings the last time the sides met in the 2015/16 season but trail the wins 19 to Crewe's 22.
- The Gills last 6 away ties at Crewe have seen 4 wins and just 1 defeat. The Gills away results have ended 1-0, 1-3, 3-0, 2-1, 1-1 and 3-2.
- The Gills have scored against Crewe in the last 10 meetings and have kept 4 clean sheets against them during those games including in both the last 2 meetings and in 3 of the last 4.
- The last 16 meetings between the clubs have seen 12 occasions where either side scored at least 3 goals in a match and this has occurred in each of the last 8 seasons in which they met. The Gills scored 3 or more in 5 of those 12 occasions.
- Both sides have lost their last 2 league games. The Gills have lost 6 league games whilst Crewe have lost 5. No goals have been scored in any of those 11 league defeats for either side.
- Crewe are the most accurate attackers in League 1 registering 49.4% of their shots at goal on target. However, they convert the fewest amount of these in the division, scoring just 19.0% of their shots on target.
- Crewe have managed just 23 corners in the league, half the total the Gills have managed (47) and already 54 behind the total earned by top side Portsmouth.

18.59 Kick Off [ 4 - 4 - 2 ]

19.16
The Gills find a good opportunity breaks down but Crewe quickly go on the attack and when through on goal and likely to score, mis-hits the shot.

19.31
One on one, a Crewe attack rounds Lumley in the Gills goal and strikes the outside of the post.

19.32
For only the second time in club history, the Gills have now gone past 500 consecutive minutes without scoring a goal in the League, after 30 minutes into the first half. The record is 587 minutes set in in 1961.

19.35
Vadaine Oliver with a great chance, rushes a shot on his weaker foot just wide of the post. At the other end moments later, Crewe get behind the Gills defence and heads just over.

19.41
A Mikael Mandron header for Crewe forces a fine reaction save from Lumley and the Gills defence smuggle the ball away as Crewe looked to follow up.

19.44
Another Crewe attack results in a corner after a fine finger-tip save from Lumley. Crewe looking very dangerous.

19.46 Half time 0-0

20.02
The second half kicks off.

20.09
Mandron stabs the ball goalward and its cannons back off the post.

20.15
GOAL! Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Gillingham: Akinde

20.23
A Graham cross is met by the head of O'Connor but its just narrowly over the bar. The Gills are suddenly on top.

20.41
Lumley pulls off a third fine save of the match.

20.52 FULL TIME 0-1

Attendance: 0 (0)
Position: 13th
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1R8Ebi5yAE
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54700592

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[CadburyMan]

But I got 11/4 on a Gills win tonight

[gillsfan1066]

Well done that man, hope you had a couple of hundred on that bet , Reading the various reports I would think you were sweating a bit as Crewe seemed to be the better of the two teams, but they lost so well done GFC ,three points and we sure needed them.
You guys are there reading the papers, listening to the TV and Radio reports ,so whats going wrong at GFC, after a good start we seemed to have not just fallen into a rut but a bloody great chasm. Is it that we just don't have the players, is it were injury hit , are they not listening to Evans,or has he got instructions from above just to make sure we don't get relegated or promoted for financial reasons in this crazy year of CV19 ,that's sweeping the world ??

[gillsfan1066]

Lumley heading back to QPR today, does that mean Bonham is OK to play again ? Doesn't GFC have a reserve keeper on the bench every game ?

[Garawa]

Joe Walsh, as he was last night, will cover but isn't quite ready to step up it seems. Bonham had to miss a week due to concussion so wasn't injured as such and will be back for the weekend.

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

A much needed win! Looks like we were second best,and they got through many times,but luckily they didn’t have their shooting boots on.Lumley made some important saves too in his last game of his loan spell.Lets hope we can build on this now.