- The Gills have only faced Blackburn 9 times and only 6 times in the league, last facing each other in the league back in 2001
- Rovers won the last game in 2009 but the Gills won on their last visit to Blackburn, their only win out of the 9 meetings (Nov 2000).
- Both sides have kept only 1 clean sheet each in the 9 meetings and it came in 1 match - a 1981 0-0 away game before the Gills only win.
- Blackburn have won 3, lost 3 and drawn 3 of their last 9 home league games. Despite losing only 3 games this season, 2 have come in their 4 home games.
- Jake Hessenthaler starts for the Gills, the player in the entire squad with the most away goals in their Gills career (5)
15.01 Kick-Off [ 4 - 1 - 4 - 1]
15.31
GOAL! Blackburn 1-0 Gillingham: Samuel
Blackburn have scored first in 6 of their 10 league games and won all 5 of the previous games they scored first in.
15.35
The Gills have now scored 1 goal and conceded 9 in their away league matches this season.
15.42
'Keeper Raya blocks a point blank Nugent shot to deny a certain goal.
15.49 Half-time 1-0 (47:24)
The Gills have been behind 0-2 and 0-1 at half time in the last 2 away games after having been level in the 5 before (4 were 0-0 and the other 1-1).
16.05
The second half kicks off.
16.13
Mark Byrne picks up his 5th yellow and is banned for the next league match - a total of 11 matches already that have seen players suspended.
16.19
Finn O'Mara comes on for his Gills debut after being recalled from a loan spell. Dack is substituted for Rovers.
16.37
Williams (Blackburn) hits the post.
16.55 FULL-TIME 1-0 (97:02)
Attendance: 10,844 (400)
Position: 23rd
Referee: Robert Jones
Goal Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpzEf4eQ1Tw
BBC Match Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41369880