w/c 3rd October 2026

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Saturday 3rd
Match day - GILLS v Newport County AFC (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 4th
Zane Albarus has had the most fouls by a Gills player in a game this season. He has committed 5 fouls and has done so in 2 matches - both 0-3 defeats. Those 10 fouls occurred over 141 minutes played. Sillah gave away 3 in the first 31 minutes against Newport and then no more.

Monday 5th
The Gills haven't won an October senior game since 2023 when they won 2 of the 7 matches. The Newport draw was the 12th game played in October since then to end in either a draw or defeat and followed 16 wins from the 33 played in August and September.

Tuesday 6th
The Newport 0-0 draw was the Gills 3rd consecutive home clean sheet in the league. It was the first time they managed 3 in a row since March 2025 and last achieved 4 in a row at home in the league back in March 2008.

Wednesday 7th
Tom Eaves became the 35th player used this season when he came on as a sub against Newport. It is already equal to or more than the total number of Gills players used in league, FA Cup, League up and Football League Trophy games in 6 of the previous 8 seasons (39, 37, 33, 35, 31, 30, 27 and 34)

Thursday 8th
The Gills had 67% possession in the 0-0 draw with Newport. It was their most for 30 games when they equalled the 67% they enjoyed in the 1-4 home loss to Bromley. 68% was the most possession the Gills had last season - a 3-3 draw at Shrewsbury.

Friday 9th
Ollie Wright faced 10 shots on target in his 3 clean sheets this season but faced a further 21 in his other 4 matches in which he conceded 6 goals. It leaves him with a save percentage of 80.6%. The best save percentage last season was Glenn Morris' 66.4%.