- The Gills edge the wins 45 to Southend's 36. United have only won 2 of the last 14 meetings.
- The Gills have won the last 3 meetings against Southend and have won 5 out of the last 7.
- The last time Southend won at Priestfield was in February 2012. It was also the last time they beat the Gills - they are winless in 7 against us.
- 2 of Southend's last 3 away league games have included a 4-0 win and a 5-0 loss. They have won 5 and lost 6 (no draws) out of 11.
- Southend's 1-1 draw with Plymouth on Saturday was their first league draw in 14. In the period between, they won 7 and lost 6.
- Southend have lost 7 of their last 16 league games (the Gills have lost 9) after previously losing only 8 out of 33.
- Southend led for the longest time in away league matches last season - 715 in total and an average of 31.1 minutes per game.
- Before today's match, Southend had won the most corners in League 1 (25 to the Gills' 11) and the most fouls (50 to the Gills' 29).
15.00 [ 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 ]
15.21
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Southend: Leonard
Southend had the second best away league record last season when scoring first (W9, D2, L0). They lost 1 out of 25 in total.
15.47 Half-time 0-1 (46:19)
Southend were ahead last season (including twice this season) in 20 league games, winning 15 of them and losing none.
16.13
GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Southend: Eaves
The Gills end a run of 531 minutes without a goal and avoids equalling a club record of 6 games without a goal.
4.21
GOAL! Gillingham 2-1 Southend: Eaves
4.23
GOAL! Gillingham 2-2 Southend: Kightly
4.31
GOAL! Gillingham 2-3 Southend: Cox
4.37
Penalty! Mark Byrne is fouled in the box.
4.38
GOAL! Gillingham 3-3 Southend: Eaves
Eaves misses penalty but converts the rebound.
4.54 FULL-TIME 3-3 (96:18)
Attendance: 5,339 (1,027)
Position: 21st
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Goal Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVE31C11aLk
BBC Match Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40983637