Swindon Town v Gillingham
Sky Bet League 2
The County Ground
Saturday October 26, 2024
Kick-Off, 3pm
Team News:
Mark Bonner will be without Max Clark as the left back serves a one-match ban for accumulating his fifth yellow card of the season against Newport during the week.
Armani Little could make a return to the squad but George Lapslie and Joe Gbode are doubts having picked up knocks on Tuesday night.
Josh Andrews is back in training but the game may come too soon for him.
As for Swindon, they named Ian Holloway as their new manager on Friday and changes could be made as a result. Former Gills defender, Will Wright, joined the club over the summer and is likely to start.
Manager Comments:
Ian Holloway [Swindon’s new manager] - "I want to be able to bring everyone together to deliver success and positivity on and off the pitch.”
Mark Bonner – “Anyone can beat anyone (in the league). We can beat anyone but anyone can beat us and a run of consecutive bad results means you can drop places quite quickly, but the reverse is also true.
“When we were in a really good position in the league, I wasn't a genius and we weren't a complete team, and now that we've slipped to 11th and we're on a run of defeats, I'm not hopeless and neither is the team.
“The truth is always somewhere in the middle.”
Previous Meetings:
The clubs have met on no fewer than 104 occasions with the first game being played in December 1920. Swindon only narrowly edge the head-to-head stats with 36 wins to 35.
The last meeting took place at MEMS Priestfield Stadium on February 13 this year when a 2-2 draw was played out. Oli Hawkins and Connor Mahoney were on target for the hosts.
How to watch / listen:
Overseas fans can watch Saturday’s game by purchasing a video match pass for £10 by clicking here. Domestic audiences cannot stream the game but can listen to the BBC Radio Kent commentary for £2.50 by buying an audio pass.
This game is not available on Sky Sports +.
Odds:
Swindon win – 6/5
Draw – 21/10
Gills win – 2/1
Special bet: Oli Hawkins to score first in a 2-1 Gills win = 55/1
Officials:
Referee – Anthony Backhouse
Assistants – Alex James and George Byrne
Fourth Official – Conor Farrell
