[ 9 May 21 ] GILLS v Plymouth Match Thread

[Garawa]

- Plymouth lead the wins over the Gills by 34 wins to 30 and only 16 of the 70 meetings have finished level. Plymouth have won 3 of the last 12 meetings, all coming in the last 5 ties in their home fixture including this season's reverse fixture.
- The Gills last failed to beat Plymouth at Priestfield back in March 1986. Since then, they have won all 9 home meetings (1-0, 4-1, 2-1, 1-0, 2-1, 3-0, 2-1, 5-2 and 3-1). The Gills are unbeaten in 15 home games against Plymouth who last won at Priestfield back in February 1981.
- Plymouth are winless in their last 9 league games on the road and the last 6 home and away, losing each of the last 3. They have 2 wins in their last 14 league games after winning 6 and drawing 4 of the 11 before, starting with their 1-0 win over the Gills in January.
- Plymouth have faced the most shots on target of any League 1 side - 230 and an average of 5.1 for every league match played. They have conceded a goal from 34.3% of those shots compared with Swindon's 39.3% who concede from the most.
- Plymouth have conceded 19 goals in their last 6 games (3, 3, 6, 1, 3 and 3) and only Swindon have conceded more than their 79 league goals. Of those goals conceded, 48 have come in the second halves of games, the most in the division.

12.00 Kick Off [ 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 ]

12.00
Watts goes down after 25 seconds after a clash of heads with Oliver. He is stretchered off after being given oxygen and the game resumes after a 12 minute and 9 seconds stoppage. Moore comes on and the Gills win an immediate corner from which the Gills head just over.

12.16
Sub Moore, who has come on in midfield, rather than directly replacing the defender, gets the first real shot which Bonham has to parry away.

12.21
A Plymouth free kick takes a wicked deflection which just wide of the post with Bonham beaten.

12.28
GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Plymouth: Oliver
Vadaine Oliver scores his 20th goal of the season.

12.44
The Gills send the ball into the box. Oliver misses and the ball loops just wide off of Tuckers knee. A short goal kick is played back by a defender and Oliver latches on to it quickly and is only just beaten to the ball by the 'keeper.

12.47
A fierce drive from outside the area by Dempsey is just over the bar.

12.53
A Plymouth free kick inside the D hits the wall before the rebound is sent over the bar.

12.58 Half time 1-0 (57:03)
Plymouth have been behind at the break in 10 of their 22 away league games and in 15 of their 45 league matches this season. They have lost all of them.

13.13
The second half kicks off.

13.17
Olly Lee from point blank range, 8 yards out, forces a fine low stop from the 'keeper who gets down quickly to his right.

13.26
A back heel in the 6 yard box almost catches Bonham out. He then spills the catch and the ball is smashed away before it can be tapped home.

13.33
Bonham palms a shot clear before the attack continues by dinking it around Bonham, who goes to ground, but shoots into the side netting with the Gills 'keeper beaten.

13.52
A Plymouth short cross bounces past several players across the face of goal. Bonham scrambles across and collects at the far side of the penalty area before anyone can tap home.

14.00
Johnson forces a good save from the 37-year-old substitute Plymouth goalkeeper.

14.02 FULL TIME 1-0 (105:59)

Attendance: 0 (0)
Position: 10th
Referee: Alan Young
Match highlights:
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56960302

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

Good to finish the season with a win.The game was only 15 seconds old when it was stopped for 12 minutes with a bad injury to Kell of Plymouth.Luckily he looks to be ok after checks.Oliver grabbed the only goal of the game,and finished the season on a high.Nice to finish wth a win,and finish 10th place again.I’m sure it will be a busy summer now.