[ 9 Sep 23 ] GILLS v Harrogate Town Match Thread

[Garawa]

- The Gills have only faced Harrogate previously last season and have yet to score against them, playing out a 0-0 draw at Wetherby Road and a 0-2 loss at Priestfield.
- Harrogate have lost 5 of their last 7 league and cup games (4 out of 5 in the league). They are playing an away match after 4 successive home games and have lost their last 2 away league games following 3 consecutive away league wins.
- Both the Gills and Harrogate have played 9 league matches this season and neither side have had a draw.
- The Gills and Harrogate are 2 of 5 sides in League 2 with the joint fewest goals scored (4), the others being Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers and Forest Green Rovers.
- At an average of 13.8 fouls per game, the 83 fouls conceded by Harrogate is the most so far in League 2.

(15:00) EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Harrogate Town - Kick Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 ]

(15.17) The Gills have a corner from which Lapslie heads just over.

(15.19) Malone has a shot deflected just wide for a corner.

(15.34) Hartlepool break through into the Gills box and Ogie produces a brilliant last ditch tackle to take the ball out for a corner.

(15.41) A goalmouth scramble ends with the ball bouncing off of Malone and trickling past the post.

(15.52) Half time 0-0

(16.08) The second half kicks off.

(16.34) Play is stopped for a number of minutes due to a bad injury to a Harrogate player.

(16.54) The referee adds on THIRTEEN additional minutes with only 1 minor shot on target in the match so far (for the visitors).

(16.58) GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Harrogate Town: S Williams.

(17.07) The Gills clear from a dangerous Harrogate attack. Nadesan breaks through one on one but sees his shot saved before running the ball into the corner.

(17.08) FULL TIME 1-0

Attendance: 5,778 (84)
Position: 1st
Referee: Neil Hair
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYxlua4aRx4
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66692864