The Iron return to Sky Bet League One action when Gillingham make the journey north to Glanford Park on Saturday afternoon (3.00pm kick-off).
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8 December 2018Last time out, Stuart McCall’s side were beaten in the second round of the Emirates FA Cup, losing 1-0 away at Shrewsbury. They were also beaten by Southend United in their last league game.
Meanwhile, Gillingham, who are on the same points as the Iron in the league, have won their previous two games. Firstly, the Gills defeated Bristol Rovers 2-1 in the league, before seeing off non-league Slough Town in the FA Cup.
TEAM NEWS…
McCall confirmed that the Iron have two fresh injury doubts ahead of the weekend.
However, he will be boosted by the return of James Perch, who is available for selection again after serving a one-match suspension.
Levi Sutton made a return to the Iron’s bench away at Shrewsbury on Sunday, following a thigh injury.
Meanwhile, Jordan Clarke (shoulder) is back on grass again whilst Funso Ojo (hamstring) has resumed running. They will still be a while away yet though.
Elsewhere, Matt Gilks (knee) and Rory Watson (arm) continue to miss out, while Ryan Colclough (knee) is out for the remainder of the season.
PAST MEETINGS…
In the two sides' last meeting, the Kent side won 3-1 at Glanford Park in January. Josh Morris grabbed an equaliser for his side in the second-half, but the visitors managed to score two more to seal the three points.
The other match last season finished 0-0 at the Priestfield Stadium.
| SEASON / DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2017-18 - Sat Jan 20 | LG 1 | Iron 1-3 Gills | Morris |
| 2017-18 - Tue Sep 26 | LG 1 | Gills 0-0 Iron | |
| 2016-17 - Sat Mar 11 | LG 1 | Gills 3-2 Iron | Madden, Toffolo |
| 2016-17 - Sat Aug 20 | LG 1 | Iron 5-0 Gills | van Veen, Morris 2, Clarke, Hopper |
| 2015-16 - Sat Mar 5 | LG 1 | Iron 0-0 Gills | |
| 2015-16 - Tue 20 Oct | LG 1 | Gills 2-1 Iron | Laird |
| 2014-15 - Sat 25 Apr | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Gills | Adelakun, McSheffrey |
| 2014-15 - Sat 11 Oct | LG 1 | Gills 0-3 Iron | Madden, Bishop, McSheffrey |
| 2012-13 - Sat 3 Nov | FAC R1 | Gills 4-0 Iron | |
| 2006-07 - Sat 24 Feb | LG 1 | Iron 3-1 Gills | Hinds, Mulligan, Morris |
| 2006-07 - Fri 1 Sep | LG 1 | Gills 0-2 Iron | Hinds, Sparrow |
| 2005-06 - Sat 25 Feb | LG 1 | Gills 1-3 Iron | Sparrow, Hinds, Keogh |
| 2005-06 - Sat 13 Aug | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Gills | Hinds |
| 1999-00 - Sat 18 Mar | DIV 2 | Gills 3-1 Iron | Harsley |
| 1999-00 - Tue 23 Nov | DIV 2 | Iron 1-4 Gills | Ipoua |
| 1995-96 - Tue 27 Feb | DIV 3 | Gills 0-0 Iron | |
| 1995-96 - Sat 9 Sep | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Gills | Hope |
| 1994-95 - Sat 18 Mar | DIV 3 | Gills 2-2 Iron | Young, Turnbull |
| 1994-95 - Tue 30 Aug | DIV 3 | Iron 3-0 Gills | Thornber, Henderson, Smith |
| 1993-94 - Sat 19 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Gills | Juryeff |
| 1993-94 - Sat 25 Sep | DIV 3 | Gills 1-0 Iron | |
| 1992-93 - Mon 12 Apr | DIV 3 | Gills 1-1 Iron | Thompstone |
| 1992-93 - Mon 28 Dec | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Gills | Daws 2 |
| 1991-92 - Thu 26 Dec | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Gills | White, Martin |
| 1991-92 - Sat 17 Aug | DIV 4 | Gills 4-0 Iron | |
| 1990-91 - Tue 19 Mar | DIV 4 | Gills 1-1 Iron | Flounders |
| 1990-91 - Sat 13 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Gills | Hall |
| 1989-90 - Tue 13 Feb | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Gills | |
| 1989-90 - Sat 2 Sep | DIV 4 | Gills 0-3 Iron | Taylor, Flounders 2 |
| 1983-84 - Sat 12 May | DIV 3 | Gills 1-1 Iron | Cowling |
| 1983-84 - Sat 17 Dec | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Gills | Cammack, Cowling |
| 1973-74 - Tue 23 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Gills | Simpkin |
| 1973-74 - Wed 12 Sep | DIV 4 | Gills 7-2 Iron | Houghton, Welbourne |
| 1971-72 - Sat 22 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 3-3 Gills | Kirk, Kerr, McDonald |
| 1971-72 - Sat 4 Dec | DIV 4 | Gills 0-1 Iron | Fletcher |
| 1967-68 - Mon 15 Apr | DIV 3 | Gills 3-1 Iron | Kerr |
| 1967-68 - Fri 26 Jan | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Gills | Blyth 2 |
| 1966-67 - Sat 17 Dec | DIV 3 | Gills 0-1 Iron | Ash |
| 1966-67 - Sat 20 Aug | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Gills | Thomas |
| 1965-66 - Sat 19 Mar | DIV 3 | Gills 0-1 Iron | Sloan |
| 1965-66 - Sat 25 Sep | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Gills | |
| 1964-65 - Tue 3 Nov | DIV 3 | Iron 2-3 Gills | Scott, Lawther |
| 1964-65 - Wed 26 Aug | DIV 3 | Gills 0-0 Iron |
Our full record against Gillingham is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 |
| Away | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 33 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 58 |
ONE TO WATCH…
Tom Eaves, who is the joint top scorer in League One with 12 goals, will be a major threat for Gillingham.
The physical forward has played 71 games for Gillingham, scoring 31 goals during his time at the club.
The 26-year-old signed from Yeovil Town in 2017. He began his professional career at Oldham Athletic, before making a permanent switch to Bolton Wanderers in 2010.
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