[ 27 Sep 25 ] GILLS v Harrogate Town Match Thread

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- The Gills are seeking to extend both their record unbeaten runs (currently 21 games in the league and 23 in all competitions). A win would put them on 24 points after 10 games, the most since the 25 at the same stage in the 2012/3 promotion season.
- The Gills have only won 1 of the 6 meetings with Harrogate - a 1-0 home win back in September 2023. Harrogate have won 3 of them with 2 coming from their 3 games at Priestfield including their previous visit in November 2024.
- Harrogate had lost 4 consecutive league games until their home win over Shrewsbury on Saturday but have won 2 out of 3 in all competitions. In the league, they have lost their last 2 on the road and are winless in 3 away since consecutive wins bookending the summer break.
- The Gills had only seen 3 first half league goals scored and conceded (1 goal by the Gills) before 4 were scored in the Newport game. Harrogate's games had produced 6. After half time however, 14 goals (11 for the Gills) and 16 (8 for Harrogate) have occurred.
- The Gills have won 8 fouls in each of their last 3 league matches and the fewest they have conceded in a league match this season is 11. Harrogate have won an average of 10.4 fouls for each of their league matches and only Barrow (10.0) in League 2 have won fewer.

[color=#0000FF][b][Sat 27th September 2025] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Harrogate Town
Opposition Manager: Simon Weaver Matchday Team: James Belshaw, Jacob Slater, Jack Evans, [c] Warren Burrell, Bryn Morris, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Anthony O'Connor, Jack Muldoon (Mason Bennett), Bobby Faulkner, Ellis Taylor (Conor McAleny), Reece Smith (Levi Sutton)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (16th)
Referee: James Bell
Attendance: 7,406 (85)

(15.00) Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
(15.16) GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Harrogate Town: Duke-McKenna
(15.17) Taylor misses the post narrowly for the visitors.
(15.23) Andrews heads on a Hutton cross and it's heading under the bar. The keeper runs backwards and tips the effort over the bar.
(15.40) Similar to his sensational goal last week, Jonny Smith creates space in the centre of the pitch and curls a shot to the corner which is saved well.
(15.45) One minute is added.
(15.46) Half time 0-1

(16.01) The second half kicks off.
(16.46) From a Williams corner, Coleman makes a bit of space but heads narrowly wide.
(16.46) The fourth official indicates 5 additional minutes.
(16.51) FULL TIME 0-1

Gills' League Position After Game: 3rd
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cvg0dde9wpyt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtdD4YISsKU