Barnsley (A) - 23 Aug 14

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In the whole of last season the Gills managed 8 leads in away fixtures but have achieved 3 already this season from only 2 away games.

The Gills have scored 8 goals after 4 games, the same amount we scored after 5 games in the 2012/13 championship winning season!

We last met in the 2005/6 season with the hosts running out 1-0 winners at Oakwell. Barnsley have won the last 3 ties.

4 of the last 5 matches saw the wining side score at least 3 goals. In the 26 ties, 12 occasions saw a side scored at least 3 times.

Barnsley have lost their last 5 competitive home fixtures and have lost 7 of the last 8 with the other match ending in a draw.

Barnsley edge the wins 11 to 6 overall but have won 9 of those at home whilst the Gills have won just once.

Barnsley have won and drawn their last 2 matches. The 6 that preceded them all ended in defeats.

The hosts suffered 20 blank sheets and earned 6 clean sheets last season, the worst record of the 3 relegated or League 1 sides last season .

3:00
Kick-Off

3:23
GOAL! Barnsley 1-0 Gillingham.
Until today, the Gills had scored first in every match so far this season compared with 42% of matches last season.

3:30
Last season Barnsley scored first 16 times winning 9 of those games and losing 2. They conceded first 27 times, losing 23 and drawing the rest.

3:31
GOAL! Barnsley 2-0 Gillingham.

3:38
Barnsley last won a home match on the 8th May 2014, a 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest. Their home results since then have been: 0-3 vs Leicester, 0-1 Bournemouth, 0-0 Brighton, 0-1 Burnley, 0-1 Leeds, 2-3 QPR, 0-1 Crawley and 0-2 vs Crewe.

3:48
Half-time: 2-0

4:27
GOAL! Barnsley 3-0 Gillingham.

4:31
PENALTY TO THE GILLS!

4:32
GOAL! Barnsley 3-1 Gillingham: Kedwell
Penalty missed but Kedwell scores on the rebound.

4:33
The Gills have scored in each of their last 10 league & cup games and have only suffered 1 blank sheet in 18 competitive fixtures.

4:34
Kedwell misses his 4th penalty for the Gills. 2 have come in the last 3 matches, the previous 2 came in his previous 120 matches.

4:35
GOAL! Barnsley 4-1 Gillingham

4:54
Full-time: 4-1