Date:09 Oct 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:KRBS Priestfield Stadium

McDonald (2) Payne (36)
Pulis (80)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee brings the game to a close.

95mins Paul Turnbull concedes a free kick for a foul on Dennis Oli. Direct free kick taken by Kevin Maher.

94mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Tom Fisher on Chris Palmer. Alan Julian restarts play with the free kick.

93mins Foul by Tom Fisher on Matthew Lawrence, free kick awarded. Barry Fuller takes the free kick.

92mins Barry Fuller fouled by Tom Fisher, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Julian restarts play with the free kick.

92mins Barry Fuller gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Griffin. Matthew Glennon takes the direct free kick.

90mins The referee books Alan Julian for time wasting. Free kick awarded for a foul by Adam Griffin on Barry Fuller. Alan Julian takes the direct free kick.

89mins John Nutter fouled by Danny Pilkington, the ref awards a free kick. John Nutter takes the direct free kick.

88mins Dennis Oli produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

87mins Shot by Luke Rooney from 25 yards. Save made by Matthew Glennon.

87mins Adam Griffin fouled by Mark McCammon, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.

85mins Tony Sinclair challenges Tom Fisher unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Adam Griffin.

84mins Tony Sinclair fouled by George Donnelly, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by John Nutter.

83mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark McCammon by Mansour Assoumani. Direct free kick taken by John Nutter.

83mins Mark McCammon is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.

83mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Matthew Lawrence.

81mins Inswinging corner taken by Jake Simpson from the left by-line, free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Swailes on Dennis Oli. Free kick taken by Alan Julian.

80mins Anthony Pulis finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Gillingham 2-1 Stockport.Assist by George Donnelly.

79mins Jake Simpson takes a inswinging corner.

78mins George Donnelly takes a shot. Alan Julian makes a save.

77mins (Gillingham) makes a substitution, with Luke Rooney coming on for Curtis Weston.

75mins (Gillingham) makes a substitution, with Dennis Oli coming on for Cody McDonald.

73mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Barry Fuller by George Donnelly. Free kick taken by Alan Julian.

70mins Unfair challenge on Kevin Maher by Tom Fisher results in a free kick. Kevin Maher takes the free kick.

70mins Danny Pilkington comes on in place of Mark Lynch.

69mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Cody McDonald by Anthony Pulis. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Chris Palmer.

67mins Corner taken by Chris Palmer from the right by-line, save made by Matthew Glennon.

66mins Booking for Paul Turnbull for dissent.

65mins Long range shot by Anthony Pulis goes wide right of the target.

61mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Curtis Weston on Mark Lynch. Jake Simpson takes the direct free kick.

59mins The referee shows Adam Griffin a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for a foul by Adam Griffin on Barry Fuller. John Nutter takes the direct free kick.

57mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Lynch on Curtis Weston. Chris Palmer takes the free kick.

53mins Inswinging corner taken by Jake Simpson, free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Swailes on Alan Julian. Alan Julian restarts play with the free kick.

52mins Effort from just outside the box by Jack Payne goes over the bar.

50mins Mark McCammon is brought on as a substitute for Adebayo Akinfenwa.

48mins Danny Swailes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adebayo Akinfenwa. Free kick taken by Kevin Maher.

48mins George Donnelly takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.

45mins Tom Fisher on for David Poole.

The second half has started.

The players leave the pitch at half time.

49mins Header by Adebayo Akinfenwa from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

48mins Anthony Pulis is cautioned. Unfair challenge on Adebayo Akinfenwa by Anthony Pulis results in a free kick. Chris Palmer takes the free kick.

46mins Corner taken by Adam Griffin from the right by-line played to the near post, Header from deep inside the area by George Donnelly goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

39mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adebayo Akinfenwa by Mansour Assoumani. Kevin Maher restarts play with the free kick.

39mins Unfair challenge on Paul Turnbull by Jack Payne results in a free kick. Anthony Pulis takes the free kick.

37mins Effort from inside the area by Cody McDonald misses to the left of the target.

36mins A goal is scored by Jack Payne from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Gillingham 2-0 Stockport.Cody McDonald provided the assist for the goal.

34mins Mansour Assoumani takes a shot. Save by Alan Julian.

33mins Unfair challenge on Paul Turnbull by Adebayo Akinfenwa results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Robbie Williams.

32mins Inswinging corner taken by Adam Griffin from the right by-line.

32mins Foul by Curtis Weston on David Poole, free kick awarded. Adam Griffin takes the direct free kick.

26mins Jake Simpson takes a shot. Save by Alan Julian.

25mins The official flags Adebayo Akinfenwa offside. Matthew Glennon takes the free kick.

24mins Anthony Pulis challenges Curtis Weston unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin Maher.

21mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Tony Sinclair on Jake Simpson. Free kick taken by Paul Turnbull.

21mins Corner taken by Chris Palmer.

20mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Chris Palmer from the left by-line, Adebayo Akinfenwa takes a shot. David Poole makes a clearance.

16mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mansour Assoumani on Tony Sinclair. Alan Julian takes the free kick.

15mins Unfair challenge on Paul Turnbull by Jack Payne results in a free kick. Robbie Williams takes the free kick.

13mins Unfair challenge on Anthony Pulis by Adebayo Akinfenwa results in a free kick. Matthew Glennon takes the free kick.

8mins Adam Griffin challenges Barry Fuller unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alan Julian takes the free kick.

5mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Anthony Pulis on Curtis Weston. Free kick taken by Matthew Lawrence.

2mins Cody McDonald gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Gillingham 1-0 Stockport.Inswinging corner taken by Chris Palmer, the assist for the goal came from Chris Palmer.

Danny Swailes goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Danny Swailes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Cody McDonald. Chris Palmer produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, blocked by Adam Griffin.

The game begins.

Match Preview

Worries a plenty for Hess Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler has a plethora of selection concerns ahead of Stockport's visit to Priestfield. Danny Spiller is ruled out for the next fortnight with an Achilles injury, while Mark Bentley is suspended following his red card last weekend. Striker Adebayo Akinfenwa is rated at 50/50 with a groin problem and Josh Gowling is doubtful after being sent home from training with flu-like symptoms on Thursday. Curtis Weston has been struggling with a thigh injury but could play through the pain barrier, Dennis Oli has returned to training following a hamstring injury and will be monitored ahead of the game. Despite the lengthy injury list, which also contains long-term absentees Garry Richards, Simon King, Andy Barcham and Danny Jackman, Hessenthaler is set to make changes to his side following last week's shambolic 7-4 defeat at Accrington. John Nutter and Mark McCammon are two of the players that could come back in to come back into the side. Stockport boss Paul Simpson could hand a debut to new signing Anthony Pulis. The Southampton midfielder, 26, has joined County on a one-month loan deal and will go straight into the squad to face the Gills. His arrival offsets the departure of Preston midfielder Jamie Proctor following the completion of his two-month loan spell. Simpson has no major injury worries but will again be without striker Barry Conlon, who is currently sidelined with an ankle injury. Stockport tasted defeat for the first time in six games after last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Burton and Simpson is targeting an immediate response. He said: "We've got to do things properly and lift ourselves after the defeat at Burton."

Formation:442Manager: Andy Hessenthaler

Gillingham

Formation: 442Manager: Paul Simpson

Stockport

Alan Julian
Barry Fuller
Matthew Lawrence
Tony Sinclair
John Nutter
Jack Payne
Kevin Maher
Curtis Weston
Chris Palmer
Cody McDonald
Adebayo Akinfenwa
SUBS
Lance Cronin
Mark McCammon
Luke Rooney
Bruce Inkango
Dennis Oli
Stefan Payne
Connor Essam

Home

Away

Matthew Glennon
Mark Lynch
Danny Swailes
Mansour Assoumani
Robbie Williams
Adam Griffin
Anthony Pulis
Paul Turnbull
David Poole
Jake Simpson
George Donnelly
SUBS
Owain Fon Williams
James Vincent
Greg Tansey
Matty Mainwaring
Danny Pilkington
Tom Fisher
Jordan Rose

Match Report

Gills bounce back Gillingham went some way to putting last weekend's embarrassment of shipping in seven goals behind them as goals from Cody MacDonald and Jack Payne fired them to a 2-1 victory over Stockport. The Priestfield faithful had not long taken their seats before they were up and cheering as MacDonald fired the Gills into the lead after just three minutes, heading home Chris Palmer's corner off Matt Glennon's right-hand post. And the home side dominated the first half and deservedly grabbed a second as Payne pounced from another Palmer corner for his first league goal. The second half became disjointed as the home side were happy to keep their two-goal lead while Stockport pressed but could not find a telling opening and rarely troubled Alan Julian. But Andy Hessenthaler saw his side concede with just 10 minutes to go as Anthony Pulis fired past Julian but Gillingham held on for the win and should have wrapped the game up when substitute Dennis Oli rounded Glennon but could not find the finish.

Form Guide

LWLWDL Gillingham VS Stockport WDWDDL

Last Meetings

Gillingham 1 - 3 Stockport 13/04/1991 Stockport 1 - 1 Gillingham 01/01/1991 Stockport 1 - 0 Gillingham 19/03/1990 Gillingham 0 - 3 Stockport 14/10/1989 Stockport 2 - 0 Gillingham 10/03/1974 Gillingham 2 - 1 Stockport 27/10/1973

Top Scorers

Gillingham A Akinfenwa 3 M Bentley 2 D Spiller 2 C Palmer 2 C McDonald 2 Stockport G Donnelly 6 P Turnbull 3 M Assoumani 1 T Fisher 1

Goals

Gillingham Total goals 29 Goals per game 13 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Stockport Total goals 27 Goals per game 11 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins