w/c 17th August 2024

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Saturday 17th
Match day - Morecambe v GILLS (Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 18th
George Lapslie scored as a substitute against Morecambe, the 3rd goal in the 3rd game this season where the goal was scored by a player who didn't start the match. Last season, just 8 goals were scored by substitutes all season (54 games).

Monday 19th
Both Morecambe and Swansea were caught offside 5 times in the match whilst the Gills were not caught offside at all. In the 3 games, the Gills were flagged once and our opponents 13 times. Last season it was 106 and 66 respectively (averages of 1.96 and 1.22 per game).

Tuesday 20th
Oli Hawkins scored his 8th goal for the Gills against Swansea. Against Morecambe, he hit the frame of the goal for the 3rd time in his time at the club.

Wednesday 21st
The Gills have scored 6 league and cup goals in 3 games so far with different scorers for each one. Last season, they scored 6 in their first 4 games but this dropped to 9 goals in the opening 8 games. Those first 6 goals were scored by 2 players (McKenzie 3, Nadesan 3) and it took 10 games last season before there were 6 different Gills' scorers.

Thursday 22nd
Since he returned to the club, no goalkeeper or defender has featured in more clean sheets in any of the previous 3 seasons than Max Ehmer has. His clean sheet against Morecambe was his 46th since the start of the 2021/2 season out of a Gills' total of 52.

Friday 23rd
After the Gills win at home to Carlisle made it 12 unbeaten at Priestfield in the league, the win at Morecambe ended a run of 4 successive league and cup defeats on the road. It was only the Gills' 2nd win in 8 away games with both wins coming at Morecambe.