Gillingham v Barrow AFC
MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Saturday September 28, 2024
Sky Bet League 2
Kick-Off, 3pm
Team News:
Conor Masterson (Achilles), Jake Turner (Ankle), Aaron Rowe (Hamstring) and Josh Andrews (Quad) are all likely to miss out Saturday’s game.
Bradley Dack (hamstring), Tim Dieng (knee) and Ethan Coleman (knee) have all been on the grass training this week but it remains to be seen if the game has come too soon for them.
Tim Dieng (knee) is also getting closer to match fitness but he may have to miss out another game or two before being made available.
As for Barrow, it seems very unlikely that Connor Mahoney will feature due to injury. Robbie Gotts and Sam Barnes are unavailable.
Manager Comments:
Mark Bonner – “I think it will be a game where they'll make it difficult for us to create chances.
“They've got some very good attacking players in wide areas. Full-backs get forward and join attacks well. They've got some threats throughout the team, as you'd expect.
“We know that they're top scorers from set plays at the moment in the league, so that's another area where they're strong and they'll make it hard for us.”
Stephen Clemence - "We know that Gillingham have some very good players, but we have to remind ourselves that we do as well.
"We just have to play our own game and see if we can pick up what would be an excellent win away from home."
Previous Meetings:
The clubs have met on 24 previous occasions with Gillingham edging the head-to-head statistics with 11 wins to seven. The first meeting took place at Priestfield in 1958 with the hosts winning 4-2.
The most recent fixture was also held at ME7. Gillingham cruised to a 3-0 win with Josh Andrews and Connor Mahoney on the scoresheet.
Odds:
Gills win – 7/5
Draw – 11/5
Barrow win – 7/4
Officials:
Referee – Neil Hair
Assistants – Paul Lister-Flynn and Marc Wilson
Fourth Official – James Hurst
