[ 1 Feb 25 ] GILLS v Notts County Match Thread

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- The Gills lead the wins over Notts County by 16 wins to 11. Just 6 of the 33 meetings have been drawn. The Gills have won the last 2 matches between the sides (both away from home) and 6 of the last 9.
- The away side have won the last 3 matches between the sides meaning that Notts County won on their last visit to Priestfield. Since the Gills won 6 home games in a row, the 5 played since have seen 2 Gills wins and 2 Notts County wins.
- After a winless spell of 5 matches (including 4 defeats, half of their league and cup losses this season), Notts County have since seen just 1 defeat in 8 games in all competitions (all in the league) with 6 being wins.
- Notts County started the season unbeaten in 8 away league games but, with the final 3 games being drawn and followed by 3 successive away defeats, this then created a winless run of 6 on the road. They have won their last 3 away league games, scoring 10 goals.
- Notts County are the top scorers away from home in League 2 with 25 goals - 1 more goal scored in their 14 games on the road than the Gills have managed in total from their 26 league home and away matches. In total, they are joint 2nd highest scorers, 9 behind Walsall.
- The Gills' 74 shots on target is the fewest in League 2. The 132 taken by Notts County (an average of 4.89 per game) is the most in League 2 and only Newport and Harrogate have faced more on target than County's 124.
- Notts County have given away 241 fouls in League 2, the fewest amount in the division. The Gills' have won their most fouls (19) and joint fewest fouls (5) in 2 of their last 3 matches.

[Sat 1st Feb 2025] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Notts County
Opposition Manager: Stuart Maynard. Matchday Team: Alex Bass, Rod MacDonald, Jacob Bedeau, Matty Platt, Jodi Jones (Will Jarvis), Charlie Whittaker (Curtis Edwards), David McGoldrick, [c] Matt Palmer, Nick Tsaroulla (Kellan Gordon), Alassana Jatta, George Abbott
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (3rd)
Referee: Tom Reeves
Attendance: 6,031 (660)

(12.30) Kick Off [ 4 - 3 - 3 ]
(12.31) Ball is left for Ogie to cross. His low ball narrowly evades the outstretched boot of Morgan 4 yards out when a touch surely deflect it in.
(12.45) Gills get caught out at the back and McGoldrick puts it just wide.
(12.45) County come back quickly. The ball only has to be tapped into the empty net but somehow Morris claws it off the line for corner.
(12.46) GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Notts County: Tsaroulla
(12.49) GOAL! Gillingham 0-2 Notts County: McGoldrick
(12.55) A County free kick flashes last the far post with a outstretched boot almost making contact.
(13.08) A good Hutton block denies McGoldrick what looks like a an easy second goal.
(13.10) A County free kick goes into the side netting and the away fans roar thinking it's in.
(13.15) The 4th official indicates 1 minute extra will be played.
(13.16) Half time 0-2

(13.31) The second half kicks off.
(13.45) After a trip by Nevitt started some pushing, a melle saw a County player booked along with Gbode.
(13.49) A cross and a free header for Jatta goes just wide.
(14.06) GOAL! Gillingham 1-2 Notts County: Gbode
(14.16) There will be a minimum of 5 minutes added.
(14.21) FULL TIME 1-2

Gills' League Position After Game: 17th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cgly18983j7t
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR9JUarmfy8