Stoke v Gillingham under threat

Gillingham's FA Cup third-round match with Stoke on Saturday could be postponed on police advice. The npower League Two side are due to face their Barclays Premier League opponents at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium. But Medway Council have revealed that police had advised them it would be unsafe for the game to go ahead without a police presence and had therefore issued a prohibition notice requiring their presence at the stadium.