[ 24 Oct 26 ] GILLS v Grimsby Town Match Thread

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- The Gills have won 12 meetings against Grimsby and drawn 12 whilst the visitors have won 20 of the games played between the sides. The Gills have won 1 and lost 5 of the previous 9 meetings.
- The Gills lost both fixtures against Grimsby last season and are winless in 6 meetings against The Mariners, losing 4 of them. The Gills last win came back in February 2023.
- Grimsby have won both their previous 2 visits to Priestfield and are unbeaten in 3 trips. They followed 5 consecutive home wins for the Gills against The Mariners.
- After an opening day League Cup defeat at home to Blackpool, Grimsby went unbeaten in 7 league games (3 wins). The 7 league and cup games played since have not seen a win and 5 were lost. An EFL Trophy draw saw them lose the penalty shootout.
- Grimsby last won on the road back in April when they had won a 3rd game on the road in 4 away games. The 9 away games played since have all been winless with 6 of them ending in draws.
- Grimsby have won the most corners in League 2 with 80 from their 12 league matches. The Gills have won 44, only 4 more than Crawley with the fewest in the division but who have played 2 fewer games. The Gills' 9 corners against Port Vale was their most this season in a League 2 game by 3 corners.

[Sat 24th October 2026] EFL Sky Bet League 2: GILLS v Grimsby Town.
Opposition Manager: David Artell. Matchday Team: Christie Pym, Harvey Rodgers, Maldini Kacurri, Joe Foulkes, Geza David Turi (Mark Shelton), Justin Amaluzor (Sonny Finch), Kieran Green (Cian Doyle), Jamie Walker (Fin Cartwright), Charles Vernam, Andy Cook, Iwan Morgan (Josh Andrews)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (17th)
Referee: Sam Mulhall
Attendance: 5,665 (438)

(15.00) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 ]
(15.06) GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Grimsby Town: Rodgers
(15.21) Gillingham survive an attack with an open goal and a last ditch tackle breaks down the attack. The Gills counter quickly and Freeman crosses only for Hale to kick air with the goal at his mercy.
(15.24) A finger-tip save by Wright sends the ball fizzing past the left corner of post and bar. Grimsby play the corner short and slams a shot off a gills defender in a dangerous area for another corner.
(15.32) A McManus cross is cleared off line for a corner and then headed out of the goalies hands for another. Brophy glances it off the face of the bar and out for a goal kick.
(15.37) GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Grimsby Town: Hale
(15.39) McCleary sends the ball in and Smith heads powerful shot from close range narrowly wide of the right post.
(15.41) Fantastic near post save by Wright sees the ball bounce down and then high into the Rainham end.
(15.45) 1 minute will be added to the half.
(15.46) Half time 1-1

(16.02) The second half kicks off.
(16.05) McKenzie crosses, Hale can't reach it and it falls to McManus who shoots into the side netting.
(16.09) Penalty! Foul by Little who pulls back the Grimsby attacker.
(16.11) GOAL! Gillingham 1-2 Grimsby Town: Morgan (pen)
(16.20) GOAL! Gillingham 1-3 Grimsby Town: Turi
(16.27) GOAL! Gillingham 1-4 Grimsby Town: Finch
(16.31) Josh Andrews forces a good save from Wright. The rebounded shot hits the post and Wright before going out for a goal kick.
(16.47) There will be a minimum of 4 minutes added.
(16.52) FULL TIME 1-4

Gills' League Position After Game: 12th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cmeq32rlnweqt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoyA1qvgDWU