[ 12 Oct 24 ] GILLS v Accrington Stanley Match Thread

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- Of the 20 meetings, the Gills have won 11 and Accrington 5. The Gills have won the last 3 ties and are unbeaten in 5 (4 wins) since Accrington's last success and since Stanley's epic 7-4 win in 2010, it is 8 wins for the Gills and 2 defeats.
- Accrington have visited Priestfield on 9 occasions and have seen the Gills triumphant in 5 of them. The Gills have kept 4 home clean sheets in the last 5 with the other game conceding in Accrington's on away to the Gills.
- Accrington moved off the bottom of the table last Saturday after their win at home to then-2nd-bottom Morecambe. They had been winless in 8 league games this season before that win - only their 2nd league win in 13 games (during which time they have lost 8 of them).
- Accrington have lost all 4 away league games this season, conceding 11 goals in the process. It makes it 7 consecutive away league defeats with 21 goals conceded. They have also lost 10 of their last 12 league games on the road, conceding 32 times.
- In all competitions, Accrington have won 1 and lost 8 of their 12 league cup games this season. After 3 defeats in their final 4 games this season, Accrington have therefore won 2 and lost 11 of their last 16 matches.
- The Gills have managed 6 league clean sheets this season including 3 in their last 5 games. Accrington last enjoyed a league clean sheet at the start of April - 12 successive league games conceding at least 1 goal (26 in total home and away).
- Despite 2 goals conceded against Crewe, the Gills have conceded the joint fewest goals in League 2 (5). Accrington have conceded the most second half goals in the division (14), including 5 in their last 3 league games, and have conceded 19 in total (an average of 2.1 per game).

EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Accrington Stanley
Opposition: Manager: John Doolan. Team: Billy Crellin, Zach Awe, Farrend Rawson, Donald Love, Jake Batty, Sonny Aljofree, Dara Costelloe (Alex Henderson), Ben Woods, [c] Seamus Conneely (Liam Coyle), Shaun Whalley, Jimmy Knowles (Tyler Walton)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (23rd)
Referee: Paul Howard
Attendance: 6,622 (71)

(15:00) Kick Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1]
(15.23) A quick Gills attack sees a low Hutton cross pass through all defenders legs and just needs to be tapped home but somehow it's blocked.
(15.27) Morris has to tip a fierce driven shot around the post for a corner which was heading into the far corner of the goal.
(15.42) Wyllie, alone in the middle, is played in by Nolan
He takes a touch to avoid the defender and brushes the side netting.
(15.44) A well worked Gills corner pulls defenders all over and ends with a near header across the face of goal and an excellent chance to header the Gills into the lead desperately blocked a yard from goal.
(15.45) 3 minutes will be added to the first half.
(15.48) Half time 0-0

(16.03) The second half kicks off
(16.07) GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Accrington Stanley: Little
(16.14) Accrington have an effort blocked deep in the Gills box before blazing over.
(16.18) GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Accrington Stanley: Woods
(16.40) Accrington have made the game very ugly and combative.
(16.44) After a Gills player is wrestled to the ground, Awe claims he was trodden on his head. Ref says play on and Ashby-Hammond is left exposed one on one. He outstretched leg deflects for a Stanley player to blast over with an open goal.
(16.48) The 4th official signals an additional 6 minutes.
(16.52) GOAL! Gillingham 1-2 Accrington Stanley: Costelloe
(16.56) FULL TIME 1-2

Gills' League Position After Game: 5th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4gljdm4rext
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sApWto1-SCk