- In the 111 meetings, Northampton have 12 more wins with 52. Only 19 have ended level.
- Northampton's win in the reverse fixture earlier this season was their first win in 8 games between the sides. The Gills had won 5 of them and are unbeaten at Northampton in 3 visits (0-0, 2-1, 1-1).
- Since going 6 league games without scoring (including a 0-6 home defeat to Bristol Rovers) Northampton have won 8 of their last 19 league games including 4 out of the last 6. The Gills have won 9 of their last 19 including 4 out of the last 6.
- Northampton have scored 9 goals in their last 12 home league games. The Gills have scored 15 in their last 12 away.
- Northampton's 12 second half goals in the league is the joint fewest in the division. The Gills have managed 23. Town had only conceded 19 first half goals before today and conceded 32 in the second.
19.46 Kick-Off [ 3 - 5 -2 ]
19.52
GOAL! Northampton 0-1 Gillingham: Parker
Northampton had conceded first at home in the league 9 times before this evening. They lost 8 of them and won 1. Overall they have lost 15 of the 17. The Gills have won all 6 away when scoring first.
20.04
GOAL! Northampton 0-2 Gillingham: Eaves
Tom Eaves scores his 14th goal for the club - only his 2nd goal in the first half of a Gills match and his earliest goal for the club.
20.24
Parker has a goal ruled out for offside. The Gills have now had the ball "in the net" 10 times this season whilst the opposition have suffered the same fate only twice.
20.34 Half-time 0-2 (47:58)
Northampton have recovered just 1 point when losing at half time in the league. Their record when losing at the break is:
HOME: Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 4. LEAGUE TOTAL: Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 9.
20.50
The second half kicks off.
21.00
GOAL! Northampton 1-2 Gillingham: Taylor
21.39 FULL-TIME 1-2 (96:49)
Red Card! Pereira (Northampton) receives a second yellow after the final whistle.
Attendance: 5,123 (419)
Position: 12th
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkXD-h_kwMs
BBC Match Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42955232