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Match Preview – Gillingham (A)

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Tomorrow afternoon sees the Alex make the long journey south to face Gillingham at the Priestfield.

This Season:

They sit in 23rd place following wins against Morecambe, Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers, they have drawn with Lincoln City, AFC Wimbledon, Burton Albion, Charlton Athletic, Oxford United, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday, MK Dons and Shrewsbury Town while they have lost against Plymouth Argyle, Shrewsbury, MK Dons, Wigan Athletic twice, Wycombe Wanderers, Sunderland, us, Cheltenham Town, Portsmouth, Rotherham United, Fleetwood Town, Ipswich Town, Burton and Oxford.

They lost to Cheltenham in the Carabao Cup 2nd Round after knocking out Crawley Town (both games on penalties) while they lost to Cheltenham in the FA Cup 1st Round after a replay.

They finished bottom of their EFL Trophy group following a win against Colchester United followed by defeats against Ipswich and West Ham United’s Under-21s.

Transfers:

They have signed defender Conor Masterson and forward Charlie Kelman, both on loan, since the last meeting while they have left defender Rhys Bennett and forward John Akinde leave the club on permanent deals.

Head-to-Head:

Alex Wins: 23
Gills Wins: 21
Draws: 8

Biggest Alex Win: 4-1 at the Alexandra in November 2004
Biggest Gillingham Win: 4-0 at Priestfield Stadium in December 1962

Last Meeting:

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham, 20th November 2021

Chris Long gave the Alex an 11th-minute lead before Tom Lowery would confirm the win in second-half stoppage-time.

Alex: Richards; Kashket (Thomas 90), Offord, Sass-Davies, Williams, Adebisi; Murphy, Gomes (Finney 46), Lowery; Long (Mandron 82), Porter

Gillingham: Cumming; Jackson, Tucker, Ehmer, Akehurst (Lintott 36); O’Keefe, Phillips, Adshead (Carayol 70); McKenzie (Gbode 83); Sithole, Akinde

Played for Both:

The following players have been contracted to both teams:

Goalkeepers: Bertrand Bossu, Phil Kite, Steve Mautone

Defenders: Gary Armstrong, Don Campbell, Darren Carr, Donervon Daniels, Sam Davies, Geoff Hudson, Peter Johnson, Ian Macowat, Ben Nugent, Efe Sodje, David Wright

Midfielders: Billy Bingham, Roger Challis, Justin Cochrane, John Crabbe, Phil Handford, Danny Hollands, Terry Nicholl, Les Riggs, Scott Robertson

Forwards: Harry Anstiss, Bill Baldwin, Febian Brandy, Chris Dickson, Jack Doran, Peter Henderson, Francis Joseph, Mikael Mandron, Lee Matthews, Fred Morris, Vadaine Oliver

Officials:

The officials for this game have been announced here with Darren Drysdale the referee, Conor Farrell and Anthony Da Costa are his assistants with Stuart Butler the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Drysdale in the last 5 years:

  • Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale (22nd September 2018)
  • Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Portsmouth (13th April 2021)
  • Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Accrington Stanley (21st August 2021)

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