[ 19 Aug 25 ] GILLS v Chesterfield FC Match Thread

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- The Gills lead the wins over Chesterfield by 31 wins to 23 with just 18 of the 72 meetings ending level but 3 of those have come in the previous 4 meetings. The Gills are unbeaten in 4 since Chesterfield's last win - a 1-2 result at Priestfield in February 2016.
- The Gills won this fixture 1-0 last season. It ended a sequence of 2 draws and 3 defeats to Chesterfield at home. The last 7 home games against Chesterfield have registered 2 wins and 3 defeats following 6 consecutive home wins between 1998 and 2008.
- Chesterfield lost at home to Mansfield in the EFL Cup. It was their only defeat this season with all 3 league matches ending with wins. These followed successive league defeats at the end of last season.
- The last 11 meetings between the Gills and Chesterfield have seen either side keep just 3 clean sheets - 2 have been for the Gills including in this fixture last August.
- Even at this early stage of the season, Chesterfield are 1 of just 4 sides yet to be behind in a match. They have led 4 times in their 3 games, the joint highest total in the division.
- Last season, only 2 sides had more shots on target than Chesterfield and after 3 games, their 21 is the most in the division this season. The Gills have the league lowest total of 4.

[Tue 19th August 2025] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Chesterfield FC
Opposition Manager: Paul Cook Matchday Team: Zach Hemming, Lewis Gordon (Adam Lewis), Kyle McFadzean, [c] Chey Dunkley, Vontay Daley-Campbell (Liam Mandeville, Ryan Stirk, Tom Naylor (John Fleck), Ronan Darcy (Dylan Duffy), Armando Dobra, Dilan Markanday, Will Grigg (Lee Bonis)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (2nd)
Referee: Craig Hicks
Attendance: 5,518 (281)

(19.45) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 ]
(19.51) A Chesterfield shot from a tight angle narrowly goes wide and hits the advertisements behind the Rainham End goal.
(19.59) A Chesterfield cross in the box finds Darcy. The ball hits his outstretched leg hoping to deflect it in but it trickles well wide. It could have gone anywhere.
(20.02) Great Hutton cross curls the ball away from goal and onto the chest of Andrews. His ball trickles to the keeper after McKenzie opts to not touch the ball as he was offside.
(20.03) Good shot by Darcy. Morris parries and Gale slide tackles it away from danger.
(20.11) Penalty! Andrews is tripped by the keeper.
(20.12) GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Chesterfield: Little (pen)
(20.17) Another good ball in for the Gills. Smith nudges it down for Andrews alone and in space with only the keeper to beat but he volleys it wide.
(20.22) A Chesterfield free kick evades everybody. It reaches Dobra but before he could react and tap it home, Andrews smashes it away.
(20.30) 2 minutes will be added to the half.
(20.32) Half time 1-0

(20.47) The second half kicks off.
(20.51) Penalty! Nevitt is fouled in the box.
(20.52) GOAL! Gillingham 2-0 Chesterfield: Little (pen)
(20.54) GOAL! Gillingham 2-1 Chesterfield: Dobra
(20.57) GOAL! Gillingham 3-1 Chesterfield: Cirino
(21.06) Chesterfield struggle to clear a Gills free kick on the edge of the box. It bounces around before Gale finally gets a head towards goal where the keeper plucks it from under the bar.
(21.07) An Andrews shot nestles in the side netting.
(21.26) Markanday works space but his shot is narrowly wide of the corner of Morris' goal.
(21.32) A minimum of 5 minutes will be added.
(21.33) GOAL! Gillingham 4-1 Chesterfield: Wyllie
(21.39) FULL TIME 4-1

Gills' League Position After Game: 6th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c0r7p2pqj0et
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBUQ-XElVU