- The Gills last met Colchester in October 2017, also in this competition, and ran out 1-0 winners away from home. The Gills have won the last 2 meetings 1-0 and have won 3 (and lost 1) of the last 6.
- The results between the sides are very close. A Colchester win would see them level the wins in all competition in the Football League era with 29 each and a further 26 ended as draws.
- This is only the third home tie against Colchester in 8 meetings. The last 3 at Priestfield have seen 1 win each, Colchester's last win here coming in August 2013.
- In Football League trophy games played at Priestfield, the Gills have won their last 3 - Crawley (2-1), Reading U23s (7-5) and Southend (2-1). They have won 4 of the last 6 and lost once (Luton, 1-2).
- The various guises of the competition since 1981 have seen the Gills secure 15 wins, 13 draws and suffer 13 defeats in designated home games.
19.45 Kick Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 ]
19.52
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Colchester: Cowan-Hall
20.08
GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Colchester: O'Keefe
20.31 Half time 1-1
20.47
The second half kicks off.
20.56
GOAL! Gillingham 1-2 Colchester: Robinson
21.04
GOAL! Gillingham 1-3 Colchester: Cowan-Hall
21.20
GOAL! Gillingham 2-3 Colchester: Mandron
21.32
The referee adds on 6 additional minutes.
21.33
Mandron has the ball in the net but it is ruled out for a push by the forward.
21.37 FULL TIME 2-3
Attendance: 1,055 (54)
Referee: David Rock
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