[ 10 Oct 20 ] GILLS v Oxford Match Thread

[Garawa]

- The Gills lead the wins over Oxford 19 to 14 with a further 15 ending level however the Gills have only won 1 of the last 12 meetings whilst Oxford have won 7.
- The Gills are unbeaten in 3 home games against Oxford (1 win) which followed 3 straight home defeats, part of a sequence of 2 home wins against Oxford in 8 games.
- The Gills recent home games against Oxford have seen them score 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1 and 1 goals. They have managed just 5 goals home and away in their last 14 meetings whilst Oxford have scored 14.
- At the end of last season, Oxford won 5 games in a row to earn them a play off spot. Including those playoffs and the start of this season, United had won 2 of the 10 games including a 4-1 win at Accrington in their last away game.

12.59 Kick Off [ 4 - 3 - 3 ]

13.17
GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Oxford: Oliver

13.21
GOAL! Gillingham 2-0 Oxford: Mellis

13.40
Oxford should pull one back but they slice the ball wide.

13.44
Bonham produces a fine save only for the ball to find its way to the goal-line where it is kicked off the line.

13.47 Half time 2-0

14.02
The second half kicks off.

14.05
GOAL! Gillingham 2-1 Oxford: Agyei

14.12
Mellis shoots narrowly wide.

14.28
GOAL! Gillingham 3-1 Oxford: Graham

14.38
Samuel forces a good save and Oliver fails to convert the rebound.

14.54 FULL TIME 3-1

Attendance: 0 (0)
Position: 4th
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOFftqCdCAg
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54397597

[CadburyMan]

BBC stats suggest we might have burgled a result here but the history books will just confirm it as another win

Keep it up Gills

[Garawa]

Half way through the first half, it sounded like we let them have the ball, they looked threatening at towards goal but in truth hadn't had a shot on target. We then hit them twice and is becoming a bit of a pattern.

[gillsfan1066]

Three Wins, a Draw and a Loss, GO GILLS. MKD coming up next week ,we must pull out a win there, then the next four games seem to get a bit more serious .
I can't decide if were just being lucky or we are good, lol ,it amazes me that we seem to have so little possession which makes me think maybe we can't hold onto the ball, so were playing the dreaded kick and rush football, or are we just good on the breakaway when the forwards that can grab us a goal and Evans has faith in the defence for them to hold and stop the opposition scoring ?
Well I don't know what it is, but were five games into the season, were in 4th place in the table, 3 points behind the leaders so I guess it's time to jump on the bus and ride it till we either get promoted or the wheels fall off, lol.GO GILLS.

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

Very good result.Think we caught them off guard early after they had a week off the week before.2-0 up at H/T,but I did fear we would give up the lead when a defensive mistake let them back in the game.They had so many attacks,31 shots! Just lucky they didn’t have theirs hitting boots on.The third goal gave us that cushion again,and it’s a decent win against a good side.I would have taken a draw before the game,so I’m delighted with all 3.Graham with another goal,and his crossing for our first goal was sublime.