Matchday Guide|Gillingham (A)

28 March 2024

Crewe Alexandra will aim to further their promotion ambitions when they visit Gillingham today (Friday, 3pm).

Lee Bell’s men start the game sitting fifth in League Two - just six points above the eighth-placed Gills who will be bidding to close the gap.

The Opposition

Gillingham are only outside the Play-Off places on goal difference, although Crawley, who sit above them, have two games in hand.

The Gills are one of the lowest-scoring teams in the division, with just 39 goals from their 40 matches played so far this season. But they are eight unbeaten at home.

The Gaffer

Stephen Clemence became manager of Gillingham after taking over from Neil Harris in November.

A former midfielder, he made nearly 250 appearances in the top flight for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Birmingham City and Leicester City. He has coached at Sunderland, Hull, Aston Villa and West Brom.

Fighting Talk

Lee Bell: “He plays a really good brand of football and he has turned it round in terms of how they play. I am sure he is pleased with how the team looks and they are a real threat.”

Stephen Clemence: “It will be a difficult opponent. They have had a good season; they play good football and so do we, so I expect it to be a good game.”

Head-to-Head

The two teams have met 56 times. Crewe have won one more time than their opponents, with 24 wins for the Railwaymen and 23 wins for the Gills. The remaining nine have ended in draws.

Conor O’Riordan and Joe White got the goals for the Alex as Crewe won 2-0 at Mornflake Stadium against today’s opposition earlier this season.

Match Officials

Tom Reeves will be the man in charge of today’s clash. Hugh Gilroy and Gary Maskell will accompany him as assistants. James Vallence will be the fourth official.

Reeves has handed out 83 yellow cards and four red cards in the 26 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Ticket Details

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Elsewhere in League Two

Accrington v Morecambe; AFC Wimbledon v Harrogate; Barrow v Grimsby; Bradford v Tranmere; Colchester v Newport; Crawley v Doncaster; Forest Green v Stockport; MK Dons v Walsall; Salford v Sutton; Swindon v Notts County and Wrexham v Mansfield.

Match Reports

Match Report | Gillingham 0 Crewe 0

29 March 2024

Match Report | Gillingham 0 Crewe 0

Railwaymen earn share of spoils
Clean sheet for keeper Booth
Alex drop a place to sixth

Crewe Alexandra will bring home a hard-earned point from their long trip to Gillingham.

On a windy Good Friday, it was a determined and dogged display that earned a share of the spoils for The Railwaymen.

Elliott Nevitt and Mickey Demetriou went closest for the visitors, while keeper Tom Booth made a couple of decent stops to prevent the Gills from closing the gaps to the Play-Off positions.

The result means Crewe drop to sixth in the standings, with the visit of Forest Green Rovers up next on Easter Monday.

Lee Bell made two changes to the side that drew with AFC Wimbledon, with Aaron Rowe and Ryan Cooney recalled. Charlie Kirk and Zac Williams dropped to the bench.

Gillingham, who had big man Oli Hawkins leading their line and were looking to extend an eight-match unbeaten home record, went close on six minutes when Tim Dieng headed goalwards but Booth made an acrobatic save.

Crewe took a while to find their feet, but slowly grew into the game and on 21 minutes some neat play forged a chance for Nevitt, but Dieng made a great block.

Cooney cleared off the line after Remeao Hutton had turned the ball across goal following a free-kick, while Nevitt glanced a header wide at the other end.

Rowe fired over the angle of post and bar after being teed up by Josh Austerfield early in the second half.

On 57 minutes a slick move down the left saw Rio Adebisi cross for Nevitt just a few yards out, but keeper Glenn Morris made a good stop with his legs.

Booth had to tip a looping header from sub Josh Andrews over the bar, while Mickey Demetriou didn’t get a strong contact on a header when Zac Williams found him in a Crewe attack.

But the sides could not be separated despite their undoubted efforts.

Crewe (4-3-3): Booth; Adebisi, Turns, Demetriou, Cooney; Austerfield, Leigh (Long, 82), Thomas (Holicek, 67); Tracey (Billington, 82), Rowe (Williams, 67), Nevitt.

Subs not used: Davies, Finney, Kirk.

Booked: Cooney, Austerfield, Turns

Team (4-2-3-1: Morris; Hutton, Masterson, Ehmer, Clark (Malone, 67); Coleman, Dieng; Mahoney, Lapslie (Clarke, 87), Williams (Walker, 78); Hawkins (Andrews, 67).

Subs not used: Turner, McKenzie, Ogie.

Booked: Morris, Ehmer

Referee: Tom Reeves.

Attendance: 7,112 (289).

Ticket News

Tickets | Gillingham (A)

27 March 2024

The Reds are back on the road this weekend as they head to Gillingham on Good Friday (March 29, 3pm).

Lee Bell's side will be looking to finish March on a high as they aim to take three points into Easter Monday's home game with Forest Green Rovers.

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