Accrington Stanley v Gillingham
Sky Bet League Two
The Wham Stadium
Saturday March 15, 2025
Kick-Off, 3pm
Team News:
Ethan Coleman (calf) will miss Saturday's game at the Wham Stadium although he has begun training. Marcus Wyllie will not be available due to the fact he has signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on loan. Euan Williams has returned to train on the grass but this game may have come too soon for him.
Jonny Williams impressed after coming on as a sub against Bradford and is pushing for a start. Former Accrington players Jack Nolan and Nelson Khumbeni are available.
Josh Andrews may not feature again this season.
As for Accrington, they have a fully fit squad available to choose from. They defeated Newport County 5-0 earlier in the week.
Manager Comments:
John Doolan - "We've just got to keep pushing ourselves. There are still a lot of points to play for.
"Winning games means everything and it's our job to go and get those results."
John Coleman - “If you have good players you have a good chance of winning games – you have to have a spirit, you have to have organisation, you have to have a way of playing that the players have to buy into as well, but at the end of the day they have to be good enough to adapt as well to whatever happens on the pitch."
Previous Meetings:
The clubs have met on 21 previous occasions. Gills have won 11 of those, with Accrington winning six.
Gills have won on their last five visits to the Wham Stadium. However they lost 1-0 in Lancashire when the clubs met in their one and only cup encounter in January 2010. Accy won in the third round of the FA Cup on that occasion, recording a 1-0 victory.
Tickets:
These are now off sale, however fans can buy on the day at no extra cost from the away ticket booth. We were given an initial allocation of 548 tickets.
We would advise having cash and card available for payments.
Odds:
Accrington win: 13/10
Draw: 21/10
Gills win: 2/1
Special Bet: Jimmy-Jay Morgan to score first in a 2-1 Gills - 60/1.
How to watch / listen:
Those based in the UK will not be able to watch the game via video stream, however audio passes are available for £2.50. Those overseas can stream the game for £10 by clicking here.
We will be providing live text commentary via our official Twitter page.
Officials:
Referee - Charles Breakspear
Assistants - William Cavanagh and Samuel Clayton
Fourth Official - Anthony Moore
