[ 12 Aug 23 ] GILLS v Accrington Stanley Match Thread

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- The Gills lead the wins over Accrington by 9 wins to 5 and there have been 4 draws. The Gills are unbeaten against them home and away in the last 3 meetings (2 wins) and Accrington have only won 1 of the last 9.
- The Gills have won their last 4 trips to Accrington and 3 were with clean sheets. At Priestfield however, the Gills have not scored against Accrington in 3 meetings (1 defeat) since their last home win against them in March 2013.
- Accrington won their opening league match 3-0 at home and drew at home in the cup on Tuesday making it 3 games unbeaten. These followed an end to their League 1 season which saw 10 defeats from 13.
- Accrington are facing their first away game of the season. They ended last season by winning their final 2 away games at Bolton and Oxford and these accounted for 2 of the 3 wins they secured in their final 14 matches.

(15:01) EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Accrington Stanley - Kick Off [ 4 - 4 - 2 ]

(15.10) Nichols goes through and gets to the ball first as there's small contact with the keeper but no foul is given.

(15.30) GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Accrington Stanley: Nadesan

(15.36) A couple of Gills ricochets end up with McKenzie who has a powerful shot saved.

(15.48) Half time 1-0

(16.05) The second half kicks off.

(16.10) Shaun Williams curls a shot just wide of goal.

(16.14) Accrington guide a free kick just wide of the post.

(16.27) McKenzie shoots just over the bar.

(16.29) Shaun Williams is fouled and Jefferies fires the rebound just over the bar.

(16.35) The Gills have a triple of half chances at goal.

(16.37) Lapslie blasts a shot just over.

(16.51) The referee adds on 5 additional minutes.

(16.56) FULL TIME 1-0

Attendance: 6,489 (109)
Position: 3rd
Referee: Will Finney
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx3ocOV6Cxg&t=62s
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66413540