[ 13 Aug 24 ] Swansea City v GILLS Match Thread (EFL Cup R1)

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- The Gills faced Swansea in 2 League Cup ties back in 1996 and the Gills won both legs. 1998 also saw Gills cup success over Swansea in the EFL Trophy before Swansea won 4-1 the last time the sides met - an FA Cup tie in 2019.
- Swansea lead the wins by 16 to the Gills' 13 and 10 meetings were drawn. Swansea are unbeaten in the last 4, winning 3 of them including the last 2 league and cup meetings, and these followed 6 consecutive victories for the Gills.
- After 3 straight wins at Swansea culminating in the Gills last win there back in January 2006, the Gills are winless in 3 visits drawing 1 and losing 2.
- The Gills have progressed to Round 2 in each of the last 4 seasons. 2 games were against lower league opponents with a penalty shoot-out needed in 1 of them, 1 was against same league opposition and 1 (last season) against higher league opponents.
- The Gills Round 1 record in the EFL League Cup stands at 41 wins, 37 defeats and 15 draws. They have scored 122 goals in the round and conceded125. The Gills have won the last 2 Round 1 ties and (not including penalty shootouts) and 6 of the last 10.
- The Gills have previously faced higher league opposition away from home in Round 1 of the EFL Cup on 17 occasions and registered just 1 win (14 defeats). That win came at Bristol City in 2012 - the season Swansea beat Bradford 5-0 in the final.

EFL Carabao League Cup Round 1: Swansea City v Gillingham FC
Opposition Team: Lawrence Vigouroux, Kristian Pedersen, Jay Fulton, Ben Cabango, Matt Grimes, Žan Vipotnik (Liam Cullen), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Josh Tymon), Kyle Naughton (Joshua Key), Oli Cooper (Gonçalo Franco), Ronald (Eom Ji-sung), Azeem Abdulai
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet Championship (17th)
Referee: David Rock
Attendance: 6,019

(19:44) Kick Off [ 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 ]
(19.44) Glenn Morris' appearance makes him the Gills oldest ever player, passing that of Andy Hessenthaler.
(19.48) The Gills survive an early scare after a clearance ricochets off of a couple of Gills defenders without heading towards Morris or a Swansea attacker.
(19.57) Ronald blasts a left-sided shot just over the bar from a tight angle.
(20.00) Abdulai out-paces Clark and drives into the area. His cross is a little heavy and beats all advancing teammates and out for a throw.
(20.08) Vipotnik, who featured in the Euro 2024 finals for Slovenia, somehow misses the target. It took a deflection from which Swansea score.
(20.08) GOAL! Swansea City 1-0 Gillingham FC: Ronald
(20.29) Swansea have a free kick just outside the box which is blasted over. City win a series of dangerous free kicks and the last one curls away across the face of the goal and out for a goal kick.
(20.31) Half time 1-0 [46:27]

(20.47) The second half kicks off.
(20.53) Red Card! On his debut, Euan Williams gets a straight red for a foot off the ground whilst sliding in to win the ball and catching a Swansea ankle.
(21.12) GOAL! Swansea City 2-0 Gillingham FC: Cullen
(21.15) Swansea break through again. Morris comes to gather, clashes with the defender and the ball rolls loose but is cleared with no further action.
(21.21) Rowe does well to weave around midfielders but runs into trouble. With space on the left, Swansea look to slot past Morris but its tapped to Cullum whose shot is gathered after a deflection.
(21.24) Oli Hawkins, playing centre back, almost puts the ball into his own net.
(21.25) Morris makes a great stop. The rebound falls to Abdulai with the empty net at his mercy but somehow Morris gets back to block with his feet.
(21.28) GOAL! Swansea City 2-1 Gillingham FC: Hawkins
(21.32) The referee adds on 6 minutes to the second half.
(21.37) GOAL! Swansea City 3-1 Gillingham FC: Abdulai
(21.38) FULL TIME 3-1 [97:41]

Match highlights: https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/1 ... highlights
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5ydxz9nz15t