Brentford (H) - 17 Aug 13

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The last time this fixture was played was Boxing Day 2009. Leon Legge kept a clean sheet as the visitors won 1-0 thanks to Ben Strevens!

Brentford failed to win their last 3 games last season, losing the title in the 94th minute by missing a pen & conceding a goal on the break

The beaten play-off finalists have started their away campaign with a draw as they did last season. It took them 7 away games before they won
Brentford had the most shots off target of any League 1 side last season with 312 however only 8 hit the woodwork, the joint fewest.

The visitors have 2 of the top 3 scorers in League 1 last season - 22 goal Clayton Donaldson & 20 goal Will Grigg brought in from Walsall

The Gills have now conceded the last 5 goals that have been scored at Priestfield without reply.

After 3 games in the last 2 seasons The Gills had conceded 2 goals. 7 wasn't let in last season until the first half of match 7.

The last time the opening 3 league games were lost was in 2007/8 with the opening 3 games of the season all last ending in defeat in 1957/8.
We have never lost the first 4 games at the start of the season in competitive senior competition.

The last time we failed to score on the opening 3 games of a season was in 1956/7 but did fail to score in the first 3 league games in 1989/90.
We have never failed to score in the first 4 games at the start of the season in competitive senior competition.

The visitors were level 22 times at the break last season, winning 9 and losing 3 (which was the fewest on average).

It is dead level between the sides in the league, both winning 31 times. The record at Priestfield in all competitions is W 18, D 7, L 16

3:00
Kick-Off

3:40
GOAL: Gillingham 1-0 Brentford - Akinfenwa

4:55
GOAL: Gillingham 1-1 Brentford

4:56
FULL TIME: 1-1