w/c 23rd August 2025

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Saturday 23rd
Match day - GILLS v Crewe Alexandra (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 24th
The Gills had not scored a first half goal for 7 games until Little's penalty against Chesterfield. The Gills scored 7 second half goals in those games (and added a further 3 against Chesterfield), with 3 of the 4 this season recovering from deficits to avoid defeat.

Monday 25th
Up to half time against Chesterfield, the Gills had taken 5 shots on target in 3 and a half league games but then managed 5 in 45 minutes in the Chesterfield second half. The 6 in the game was the most by the Gills in 11 league games. They then managed 5 against Crewe.

Tuesday 26th
The Gills scored 13 goals in the 51 games last season either directly from a set piece or which originated from one. With 3 alone in the game against Chesterfield and another against Crewe, it made it 8 in 6 games this season and 15 in the last 23.

Wednesday 27th
The brace of penalties scored by Little against Chesterfield was the first game since a 3-1 win over Southend that the Gills had received more than 1 penalty in the same match. In that game, both were missed. They last scored more than 1 in the same game 10 matches before it.

Thursday 28th
The Gills have scored in the last 10 minutes in 4 successive league and cup games. The previous 4 late goals spanned 47 matches and last season only saw 7 goals in the 81st to 90th minutes however 5 of them came in the first 8 games,

Friday 29th
At the time of playing, the Gills faced Walsall in 4th at the time (home win), Tranmere in 4th (away draw), Chesterfield in 2nd (home win) and Crewe in 1st (a home win). Last season, the Gills faced sides in 1st 5 times (winning 3 and drawing 2) and won 2 out 3 against those in 2nd to 4th.