Gillingham FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Gillingham FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One at MEMS Priestfield.
- Gillingham FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L 09 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–2 L 02 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 0–2 L 28 Sep Cambridge United FC A 2–0 W 25 Sep Oxford United FC A 1–1 D 21 Sep Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Oct Gillingham FC A 2–1 W 02 Oct Portsmouth FC A 0–4 L 28 Sep Cheltenham Town FC H 5–0 W 25 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 18 Sep Fleetwood Town FC A 2–2 D 11 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Sunderland AFC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Luke O'Nien has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' It looks surprising Gillingham FC does not make any changes. Dennis Cirken has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Gillingham FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' Gillingham FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Danny Lloyd on 25.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Gillingham FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' It’s high time Steve Evans made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 43' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 48' GOAL! Aiden O'Brien scores on 45.
- 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rhys Bennett made 382 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' Sensational shot from Tom Flanagan. Sunderland AFC is back in the lead.
- 59' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 61' Time for substitution for Gillingham FC. Mustapha Carayol is replaced by John Akinde.
- 66' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 67' Elliot Embleton is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
- 71' Bailey Wright is replacing Alex Pritchard for the Sunderland AFC side.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 348 games and scored 398 goals.
- 81' Charlie Kelman is replacing Rhys Bennett for the Gillingham FC side.
- 84' Ross Stewart was booked on 84.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- With this win, Sunderland AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Gillingham FC
Starting XI- 14
- 6
- 5
- 8
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18
Rhys Bennett ↓ Charlie Kelman 81'
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- 2
- 19
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24
Mustapha Carayol ↓ John Akinde 61'
- 17
- 1
Bench- 11
- 12
- 16
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15
John Akinde ↑ 61'
- 10
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9
Charlie Kelman ↑ 81'
- 22
Coach Steve EvansSunderland AFC
Starting XI-
21
Alex Pritchard ↓ Bailey Wright 71'
- 10
- 8
- 3
- 13
- 15
- 39
- 14
- 24
- 17
- 6
Bench-
26
Bailey Wright ↑ 71'
- 33
- 1
- 25
- 45
Coach Lee Johnson -
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