w/c 28th August 2016

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Sunday 28th
The Gills' 5-0 defeat at Scunthorpe was their first since losing by that scoreline away at Swindon back in October 2007.

Monday 29th
Scunthorpe scored 5 times from 10 shots on target. The previous 4 games saw the opposition scored 4 goals from 14.

Tuesday 30th
Match day

Wednesday 31st
Since the Gills' last hat-trick back in October 2011 there have been 31 braces scored. Emmanuel-Thomas has the last 2 from just 7 games.

Thursday 1st
The Gills win against Watford was the first against a Premier League side in this competition since 2005. It was also the last time they made it to Round 3.

Friday 2nd
The 3-2 comeback win against Shrewsbury was the first time the Gills recovered from 2 down to win since the 5-4 v Hereford (Feb 2012) and first away since 3-2 at Tranmere (Dec 2006).