GILLINGHAM. Cheltenham Town had a surprising win over Gillingham with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. May (60′) and a goal from S. Long (30′).

The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the help of Matthew Jones and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Chris Pollard. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Gillingham was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Cheltenham Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham was was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Cheltenham Town was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Gillingham shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Gillingham received 1 yellow card (M. Ehmer). Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (S. Flinders).

Standings

After this encounter, Gillingham will stay with 17 points to remain in the 20th place. On the other side, Cheltenham Town will have 26 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Gillingham will host Portsmouth on the 27th of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Gillingham (3 draws).

Cheltenham Town will play away agasint Bolton Wanderers on the 27th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Bolton Wanderers (1 draw).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Jamie Cumming (6.4), Ryan Jackson (7.1), Jack Tucker (7.1), Max Ehmer (6.4), Robbie McKenzie (7.1), Daniel Adshead (7.0), Daniel Phillips (6.8), Harvey Lintott (6.4), Oliver Lee (7.6), Mustapha Carayol (6.5) and John Akinde (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Joseph Gbode (6.6), Sam Gale (6.8), Gerald Sithole (6.2), B. Akehurst and A. Chapman.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 3 changes: M. Carayol for G. Sithole (77′), O. Lee for J. Gbode (81′) and D. Phillips for S. Gale (86′).

Best player: Oliver Lee​

The most impressive player for Gillingham was Oliver Lee.

His rating is (7.6) with 18 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Michael Duff played with: Scott Flinders (7.2), Sean Long (7.8), Matthew Pollock (7.6), Lewis Freestone (7.1), Kyle Joseph (6.9), Liam Sercombe (7.0), Ellis Chapman (6.8), Chris Hussey (7.2), Daniel Crowley (6.6), Kyle Vassell (6.8) and Alfie May (7.7).

They had on the bench: W. Armitage, Callum Wright (6.6), Andy Williams (6.4), D. Barkers, Christian Norton (6.1), G. Horton and O. Evans.

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: D. Crowley for C. Norton (64′), A. May for C. Wright (73′) and K. Vassell for A. Williams (86′).

Best player: Sean Long​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Sean Long.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• AFC Wimbledon – Crewe Alexandra – 3-2
• Burton Albion – Accrington Stanley – 4-0
• Cambridge United – Wigan Athletic – 2-2
• Gillingham – Cheltenham Town – 0-2
• Ipswich Town – Rotherham United – 0-2
• Lincoln City – Portsmouth – 0-3
• Morecambe – Charlton Athletic – 2-2
• Oxford United – Fleetwood Town – 3-1
• Plymouth Argyle – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-3
• Sheffield Wednesday – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-1
• Shrewsbury Town – Sunderland – 1-1
• Bolton Wanderers – Doncaster Rovers – 3-0