Preston NE (H) - 19 Oct 13

[Garawa]

Preston have 3 away league clean sheets this season, one less than the whole of last season. The Gills are still looking for their first at home!

PNE's league campaign so far has seen a run of results of D D D D W W W W W L L (0-2 at Peterboro & 0-2 home to Crewe).

This fixture was last played on the 14th August 2004 in the Championship, a 2-1 win with goals from Darren Byfield & Iwan Roberts.

From the 24 matches between the sides at Priestfield, the Gills have won 12 whilst PNE has won 5. Goals are 41-23 to the Gills.

Preston were the most fouling of all League 1 sides last season with 600, a whopping 214 less than the best and an average of 13.0 a game.
They are 2nd so far this season with 142 (12.9 a game) and the Gills are 4th with 136 (12.4 a game).

Kevin Davies is joint top scorer along with 4 others with just 2 goals each. He is top for assists, shots at goal and fouls conceded as well.

3:00
Kick-Off
A new era under interim boss Peter Taylor begins.

3:47
0-0 at half time for the third time this season. The other two games both ended in defeat (0-1 home to Colchester and 2-3 away at Crawley).

4:03
GOAL! Gills 0-1 Preston
Gills concede the first goal of a game for the 9th time in 14 matches this season.

4:10
GOAL! Gills 0-2 Preston

4:33
GOAL! Gills 1-2 Preston: Kedwell
GILLS SCORE THEIR 7,000th SOUTHERN LG, FOOTBALL LG, LEAGUE CUPS, FA CUP & FL TROPHY GOAL!

4:53
FINAL SCORE: 1-2

[lidbid46]

Is anyone more excited than usual today? I feel quite positive, but then that is my normal position until things go wrong! Hopefully there is some good football to watch with a positive outcome. Come on you Blue Boys!!

[Garawa]

It did feel as if a lot had changed, and not just what now appears to be even smaller GFC Gems outfits!! New manager, first round of the NC Cup, Bunbury's first game in 42 years and after the final whistle you realise it wasn't any different at all!!!!