- The Gills have only previously met Sunderland 8 times and registered 1 win (a Football League play off match in May 1987). Sunderland have won 5 of the meetings.
- The Gills last faced Sunderland in the 2004/5 season. Sunderland have lost 1, drawn 1 and won 2 of their 4 trips to Priestfield, the last seeing a Marcus Stewart hat-trick in a 4-0 win.
- Tom Eaves has 5 goals in the Gills last 2 home games and from a total of 131 minutes on the pitch. He failed to score in the 7 home games before.
- Sunderland's win on the opening day of the season was their 2nd in a row but was only their 3rd in 19 games. They have 2 wins and a draw this season.
- Sunderland have won just 1 of their last 12 league games on the road (a 4-1 win at Derby) and lost 6. A Luton equaliser denied them a win in their first away game in League 1 this season.
19.46 Kick-Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
19.49
GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Sunderland: Eaves
19.50
GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Sunderland: Maguire
20.03
GOAL! Gillingham 1-2 Sunderland: Honeyman
20.05
GOAL! Gillingham 1-3 Sunderland: Power
20.26
Tom Eaves narrowly misses tapping an Ehmer flick into the net.
20.30
Josh Parker misses with a free header.
20.33 Half-time 1-3 (46:59)
Sunderland led 12 league games last season at half-time and only won 5 of them (3 out of 8 on the road). This season they have won 1 and drawn 1 of the 2 League 1 games they led at the break.
20.48
The second half kicks off.
20.54
Regan Charles-Cook is "fouled" in the box. The ref blows and points to the middle of the box but then clarifies it as a goal-kick to the Gills players anger.
20.56
Eaves has an effort headed off the line.
20.59
Parker has a tame effort almost beat the keeper before being cleared.
21.02
GOAL! Gillingham 1-4 Sunderland: Maja
The Gills have conceded 4 at home for the first time since March 2017 (Bolton). 5 last occurred back in November 2017 (Reading, FLT).
21.15
Tom Eaves hits the post! List trickles a shot towards the goal and Eaves's follow up strikes the post.
21.38 FULL-TIME 1-4 (96:06)
Attendance: 8,438 (2,087)
Position: 9th
Referee: Antony Coggins
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-rD_fzCEm8
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45191650