[ 3 Apr 26 ] Walsall v GILLS Match Thread

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- The Gills have won 48 of the matches against Walsall and lost 47 of them and only 28 of the 123 meetings have been drawn but 3 of those draws have come in the last 4 games between the sides. The Gills are unbeaten in 4 after winning the reverse fixture.
- The Gills drew at the Bescot last season, ending a sequence of 3 consecutive defeats there since their last win away at Walsall - a 1-0 win back in November 2017.
- Walsall began the season with 17 league and cup wins from their opening 29 matches and they have followed that up with 4 wins from the 20 played since. The Gills started the season with 7 wins in their opening 11 games in all competitions and have followed them with 5 wins from the 33 since.
- Walsall are unbeaten in their last 2 home league games, winning their previous home game following 8 (including 5 blank sheets) without one. They had lost 4 in a row at home before the recent 2 unbeaten matches. Walsall have won 3 and lost 7 of their previous 14 home league games.
- In the first half of the season, Walsall had been behind the least amount (338 minutes), an average of 14.7 minutes for each of the 23 games. Since then, they have been behind for 350 minutes in their 17 games whilst the Gills have been behind the most - 588 minutes in 16 games.

[Fri 3rd April 2026] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Walsall v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: Darren Byfield (interim) Matchday Team: Myles Roberts, Rico Browne, Mason Hancock, [c] Brandon Comley, Priestly Farquharson, Harrison Burke, Alex Pattison (Charlie Lakin), Jamie Jellis (Daniel Kanu), Aaron Pressley, Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Albert Adomah), Courtney Clarke
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (11th)
Referee: William Davis
Attendance:

(15:01) Kick Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 ]
(15.13) From a Clark corner, Khumbeni heads onto the ground and the bounce to the top corner has to be tipped over at full stretch. From the second corner, a ferocious low driven shot from distance by Clark is well blocked otherwise the 'keeper would have likely struggled to keep it out.
(15.21) GOAL! Walsall 1-0 Gillingham: Loupalo-Bi
(15.46) 3 minutes will be added.
(15.48) A little stab ball forward for Loupalo-Bi directly in front should enable a tap home but Morris is quickly out to gather at his feet.
(15.49) Half time [47:59]

(16.06) The second half kicks off.
(16.07) Right on the goalline, Andy Smith blocks a half chance and with bodies right in front of him, he can't clear the ball away. The whistle blows for a foul on Morris.
(16.09) Morris palms away a long range driven shot and its put behind for a corner just as a Walsall player was attempting to slot home the rebound.
(16.11) GOAL! Walsall 1-1 Gillingham: Hale
(16.24) GOAL! Walsall 1-2 Gillingham: Palmer-Houlden
(16.27) GOAL! Walsall 2-2 Gillingham: Kanu
(16.51) Hutton, Dack and Smith create some goalmouth scrambles on the edge of the 6 yard box that Walsall desperately clear away.
(16.51) The 4th official indicates a minimum of 6 minutes to be added.
(16.55) A Gale handball about 24 yards out gives the host a direct free kick which Adomah powers narrowly wide of the left post.
(16.57) FULL TIME 2-2 [99:25]

Gills' League Position After Game:
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cn43jz3d9xyt
Match highlights: https://youtu.be/WfbdpNEQRqw?si=4VFhb-z1ukck1h4G