[ 5 Apr 25 ] Salford City v GILLS Match Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2025 8:59 pm - The Gills have won all bar 1 of the 5 meetings between the sides, winning 4 in a row after a 0-3 loss at Priestfield in the first meeting between the sides in December 2022.
- Salford have won 2 of their last 9 league games with both wins coming away from home. At home, they have drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 3 games with 1 win 7 home games (during which 13 goals were conceded) following a sequence of 4 consecutive wins each with a clean sheet.
- In the middle of the league season, Salford won 6 in a row, scoring 12 goals and conceding 0. Their 1-0 loss at Priestfield was the only blemish with 7 wins and 7 clean sheets in 8 games. Following those games, Salford have won 3 of their 15 league games.
- Salford conceded a league-lowest total of just 19 goals in the 23 games in the first half of the season but have let in 25 in the 16 that have followed. After 6 clean sheets in a row and 7 in 8 games, they have managed just 2 in 15 since.
[Sat 5th April 2025] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Salford City v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: Karl Robinson Matchday Team: Matty Young, Luke Garbutt, [c] Curtis Tilt, Liam Shephard (Tom Edwards), Kelly N’Mai, Tyrese Fornah, Ossama Ashley, Haji Mnoga, Ben Woodburn (Matty Lund), Hakeeb Adelakun, Cole Stockton
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (11th)
Referee: Will Finney
Attendance: 2,914 (403)
(15:00) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 ]
(15.02) GOAL! Salford City 0-1 Gillingham: Nevitt
(15.08) GOAL! Salford City 1-1 Gillingham: Stockton
(15.15) GOAL! Salford City 2-1 Gillingham: N'Mai
(15.20) A free-kick by Morris is overhit. The ball takes a high bounce over the goal-keeper and just clears the bar!
(15.24) GOAL! Salford City 2-2 Gillingham: Hutton
(15.28) Ashley (Salford) just misses the top of the bar.
(15.39) Stockton beats the offside trap and forces a good save from Morris to win the hosts their first corner.
(15.45) The 4th official indicates 2 additional minutes will be played.
(15.47) Half time 2-2
The last time the Gills were 2-2 at half time in an away game was back in February 2019 when they eventually lost 2-4 at Sunderland. The previous away 2-2 at the break resulted in a 2-3 loss at Walsall.
(16.03) The second half kicks off.
(16.07) Fornah shoots but it just clears the bar.
(16.23) N'mai goes down inside the box. Appeals from the home fans are waved away after it looked more like he lost his footing.
(16.47) Gbode with a fierce shot which is slightly too high.
(16.48) 4 minutes will be added to the end of the match.
(16.53) FULL TIME 2-2
Gills' League Position After Game: 18th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4g25evqngqt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERNZ6Zu7DpE
- Salford have won 2 of their last 9 league games with both wins coming away from home. At home, they have drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 3 games with 1 win 7 home games (during which 13 goals were conceded) following a sequence of 4 consecutive wins each with a clean sheet.
- In the middle of the league season, Salford won 6 in a row, scoring 12 goals and conceding 0. Their 1-0 loss at Priestfield was the only blemish with 7 wins and 7 clean sheets in 8 games. Following those games, Salford have won 3 of their 15 league games.
- Salford conceded a league-lowest total of just 19 goals in the 23 games in the first half of the season but have let in 25 in the 16 that have followed. After 6 clean sheets in a row and 7 in 8 games, they have managed just 2 in 15 since.
[Sat 5th April 2025] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Salford City v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: Karl Robinson Matchday Team: Matty Young, Luke Garbutt, [c] Curtis Tilt, Liam Shephard (Tom Edwards), Kelly N’Mai, Tyrese Fornah, Ossama Ashley, Haji Mnoga, Ben Woodburn (Matty Lund), Hakeeb Adelakun, Cole Stockton
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (11th)
Referee: Will Finney
Attendance: 2,914 (403)
(15:00) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 ]
(15.02) GOAL! Salford City 0-1 Gillingham: Nevitt
(15.08) GOAL! Salford City 1-1 Gillingham: Stockton
(15.15) GOAL! Salford City 2-1 Gillingham: N'Mai
(15.20) A free-kick by Morris is overhit. The ball takes a high bounce over the goal-keeper and just clears the bar!
(15.24) GOAL! Salford City 2-2 Gillingham: Hutton
(15.28) Ashley (Salford) just misses the top of the bar.
(15.39) Stockton beats the offside trap and forces a good save from Morris to win the hosts their first corner.
(15.45) The 4th official indicates 2 additional minutes will be played.
(15.47) Half time 2-2
The last time the Gills were 2-2 at half time in an away game was back in February 2019 when they eventually lost 2-4 at Sunderland. The previous away 2-2 at the break resulted in a 2-3 loss at Walsall.
(16.03) The second half kicks off.
(16.07) Fornah shoots but it just clears the bar.
(16.23) N'mai goes down inside the box. Appeals from the home fans are waved away after it looked more like he lost his footing.
(16.47) Gbode with a fierce shot which is slightly too high.
(16.48) 4 minutes will be added to the end of the match.
(16.53) FULL TIME 2-2
Gills' League Position After Game: 18th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4g25evqngqt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERNZ6Zu7DpE