Port Vale (A) - 26 Oct 13

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Port Vale's Chris Neal conceded 2 fouls last season, both earning him a yellow card and both ending as a penalty for the opposition.

Battle of the Strikers! Tom Pope: 5 goals from 36 shots in 16 apps (13.9% conversion). Kedwell: 6 goals from 24 shots in 15 apps (25.0% conversion).

League 2 top scorer Tom Pope scored 33 goals last season and added 12 assists from his 51 games. The previous season he scored 5 with 10 assists from only 6 fewer games.

Port Vale & Gillingham had the 2 best league away records last season of all current League 1 clubs. Home records left PV 10th, Gills 4th.

Port Vale scored more home and away goals last season (50 and 37 respectively) than any other current League 1 club.

Of all L1 & L2 sides last season Port Vale took the 4th highest following to away games but were the 4th least visited side for away fans.

The Gills have conceded 24 more fouls than Port Vale this season but picked up 10 fewer bookings (11.8% of fouls receiving a yellow to Vale's 21.2%).

Vale lead the head to head in home tie wins 9-6 with the goal count 30-29 in the hosts favour. There have been 7 draws.

3:00
Kick-Off

3:15
GOAL! Port Vale 0-1 Gillingham: Kedwell
Kedwell scores his 37th Gills goal, only his 9th away from home!

3:49
Half-time: 0-1

4:04
Gills are leading away at half-time for only the second time this season. The previous time was at Crewe, a 1-0 lead that ended 3-0 to the Gills.

4:06
GOAL! Port Vale 1-1 Gillingham.

4:23
GOAL! Port Vale 2-1 Gillingham.
Last season and this season combined the opposition have won 5 games from losing positions, the Gills none. Will Port Vale make it 6?

4:37
The Gills have conceded just 1 goal in this 10 minute spell (71-80) but have conceded 5 in each of the 10 minute spells either side.

4:42
Bradley Dack comes on for his first appearance for 5 games. He has played just 13 minutes over the previous 7.

4:52
Full-time: Port Vale 2-1 Gillingham.