[ 31 Aug 24 ] GILLS v Chesterfield Match Thread

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- The Gills lead the wins over Chesterfield by 30 wins to 23 and just 17 of the 70 meetings were drawn. The sides last met in the 2016/7 season when both matches were drawn.
- The Gills are winless in 3 ties against Chesterfield since their last win against them - away in October 2015, their only win in 6. The Gills are winless in 5 meetings at Priestfield (3 defeats) and the draw in the previous meeting (Feb 2017) followed successive defeats.
- The Gills last beat Chesterfield at Priestfield back in December 2008. Since then, the 11 meetings have seen the home side win just twice (both times it was Chesterfield) and both the Gills and Chesterfield won 6 of those ties on their travels.
- Chesterfield stormed to the National League title last season after winning an impressive 26 of their opening 31 league matches. The 15 at the end of the season produced 5 wins making it 6 wins in their last 18 league matches.
- Chesterfield have won 1 and lost 1 of their 5 league and cup games this season, drawing the other 3 including both their home league games 1-1. They drew just 5 league games last season.
- Offensively, Chesterfield have some of the joint-best differences in League 2. They have won 15 more corners than they have conceded (joint with Notts Co) and have the joint most shots on target (18) but facing just 7 gives them the best League 2 difference (+11).

EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Chesterfield FC
Opposition Team: Ryan Boot, Lewis Gordon, Chey Dunkley, Tom Naylor, Vontae Campbell (Michael Jacobs), Darren Oldaker, Ollie Banks (Tyrone Williams), James Berry-McNally, Armando Dobra, Dilan Markanday (Jenson Metcalfe), Will Grigg (Kane Drummond)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (9th)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Attendance: 6,954 (330)

(12:30) Kick Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 ]
(12.30) Chesterfield are awarded a free kick within seconds of the start. Ogie receives a yellow card.
(12.34) Former-Gill Oldaker strikes the bar from a free kick which bounces down by the line and onto the head of a team-mate with the effort blocked on the line by Wyllie.
(12.38) GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Chesterfield: McKenzie
(12.53) Chesterfield hit the frame of the goal, this time through Dobra.
(13.03) Nolan crosses and any touch would make it 2-0. Ehmer gambles on the placing but isn't quite in the right spot.
(13.15) Two minutes is added to the first half.
(13.17) Half time 1-0

(13.32) The second half kicks off.
(13.41) Ogie produces a great block to prevent Dobra from getting a shot away.
(13.42) Dilan Markanday has the ball in the net but his touch was in an offside position.
(13.50) Lapslie hits the post.
(13.50) Red Card! Max Ehmer picks up a second yellow card.
(14.05) Dobra and Grigg throw themselves at the ball but can't quite make the required contact.
(14.14) Robbie McKenzie heads just wide.
(14.19) The referee adds on 6 additional minutes.
(14.21) Naylor becomes the 3rd player to strike the frame of the goal. He chips towards the empty net and the rebound ricochets around the box and is eventually blasted over into the Rainham End.
(14.24) Red Card! Dunkley collects his second yellow card in the space of 2 minutes.
(14.26) FULL TIME 1-0

Gills' League Position After Game: 1st
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c207zxqqv8lt
Match highlights: https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/1 ... highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxWRISMBW2E