Crawley (A) - 7 Sep 13

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Both sides have only met 4 times in the past. Each side has both won and lost on one occasion home and away.

Crawley beat Peterborough 2-0 away in the last game stopping them from scoring for the 1st time after having previously got 22 goals in 5 games.

Crawley lost their last home match to Rotherham, their first home league defeat in 9 games.

Connor Essam made 9 appearances for the Sussex club last season but has yet play this season.
Former Gill Luke Rooney has however played for Crawley this term (on loan from Swindon) making 3 sub appearances so far.

Top scorer last season (Billy Clarke with 14) had the 3rd most shots on target (71) and 4th most shots off (52) in L1 last season.
He has scored 1 goal this season. Top scorer for the home side is Gary Alexander with 3 goals.

Crawley were slow to start games last season in the league, scoring 19 first half goals but 40 second half goals.

Crawley only led 11 times at HT in the league last season converting 10 into wins (more than any other L1 side) drawing the other.

Michael Jones hit the woodwork 7 times last season - 22% off all his shots off target!

An average of 521 away supporters went to the Broadfield Stadium last season
Crawley's highest away crowd in the league last season was 596 - 3rd lowest in Leagues 1 & 2 and the worst of any current L1 side.

Leyton Orient's hat-trick on Tuesday was the first conceded at Priestfield since Izale McLeod's on 23rd April 2011.

3:00
KICK-OFF

3:31
Myles Weston comes on as a sub for the 4th time this season, his 8th appearance of the season.

3:49
Half-time: 0-0

3:50
The most corners conceded so far this season has been 10. The most last season was 15. Crawley already have 7 from the first half.

3:52
Crawley were level at the break 24 times last season (joint highest in the league). 8 ended with wins and 7 in defeat.

4:07
GOAL! Crawley 0-1 Gillingham: Kedwell (pen)

4:08
Gills earn their first penalty of the season. Kedwell scores his 32nd Gills goal and his 15th penalty!

4:13
Crawley's Gary Alexander is sent off.

4:14
Charlie Lee receives his first red card as a Gills player!

4:15
GOAL! Crawley 1-1 Gillingham

4:26
GOAL! Crawley 2-1 Gillingham
Crawley now have taken the 7th lead the opposition sides have won this season after the Gills had won only their 3rd.

4:29
GOAL! Crawley 2-2 Gillingham: Legge

4:41
GOAL: Crawley 3-2 Gillingham
The same scoreline as the last time this match was played (cup competition last season).

4:47
The Gills lost 4 games in which they led last season but didn't manage to overturn a deficit to win a game all season.

4:57
FULL-TIME: 3-2