w/c 21st September 2024

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Saturday 21st
Match day - Notts County v GILLS (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 22nd
The Gills have kept an impressive 5 clean sheets in their first 7 league games. Last season, the Gills' good defensive record started with 4 successive clean sheets but 5 were kept in their first 14 league matches.

Monday 23rd
This season and last season, the Gills have managed to keep 20 league clean sheets. Of the main central defenders involved in them, Masterson has been involved in 11, Ogie in 16 and Ehmer in 18. Turner was in goal for 14 and Morris for 6 of them.

Tuesday 24th
Match day - GILLS v Crystal Palace U21s (EFL Bristol Street Motors Trophy, Southern Group D - Match 2)

Wednesday 25th
After leading 1-0 away from home at half time and winning 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 2-0 and 2-0, the Gills lost this advantage twice back in April - eventually losing 1-5 at Harrogate and 1-2 at Mansfield. The win at Notts County, their 3rd win there in 5 visits, ended that after leading 1-0 at the break.

Thursday 26th
The Gills have conceded 8 goals in their 3 cup games this season but, in the league, the last 11 games have seen 7 goals conceded. Home games have seen 5 league goals conceded in 8 games but 5 in the 2 home cup games this season.

Friday 27th
The 3 goals conceded was the first time the Gills conceded more than 2 goals in a home game since January when they lost 0-4 to Sheffield Utd. Since that loss, the Gills 31 league and cup games have only seen 3 games where more than 2 were conceded with 2 coming in cup games this season.