Gillingham v Palace

Priestfield Stadium, Wednesday 7.45pm

Crystal Palace

Team news

Gills Manager, Andy Hessenthaler, is set to name the same side which earned a point against Watford on Sunday night.

Ty Gooden will be missing as he has yet to recover from a groin injury he suffered recently, as will Roland Egde who is currently out with a leg injury.

Another absentee is Mark Patterson who has yet to fully recover from a numbness he suffered in his left side after injuring his shoulder in a recent match.

This all means that Gillingham’s starting eleven will be lining up as follows: Bartram, Hope, Ashby, Nosworthy, King, Osborn, Browning, Smith, Samuel, Onuora, Ipoua.

Steve Kember and Terry Bullivant are set to name the same eleven that demolished Crewe ALEXandra 4-1 on Saturday.

Goalkeeper Matt Clarke was replaced by Latvian international ALEX KOLINKO at half time on Saturday due to a back injury. Clarke came off due to a twinge in his back that he picked up during training on Friday, however the problem is unlikely to be serious enough to force him to miss Wednesday night’s game.

Another player who was subbed off on Saturday was midfielder Aki Riihilahti. The Finnish international picked up a thigh strain and was replaced by Steve Thomson. If Riihilahti fails to recover in time Thomson will line up in the centre of midfield alongside Simon Rodger.

On the right hand side David Hopkin will once again replace wing-back Jamie Smith who is still recovering from keyhole surgery on his troubled knee.

Finally, on loan defender Christian Edwards will once again line up in defence after making his debut on Saturday. Edwards will be looking to impress the management team and Simon Jordan while on his month long loan in an attempt to secure a permanent move to Selhurst Park.

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Gillingham - current form

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Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
20/01/2001	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 2	Gillingham
26/12/2000	League	Gillingham	4 - 1	Crystal Palace
05/04/1977	League	Crystal Palace	3 - 1	Gillingham
27/12/1976	League	Gillingham	0 - 3	Crystal Palace
17/04/1976	League	Gillingham	1 - 2	Crystal Palace

All time results

One to watch

Marlon King

The Gills strikers, signed from Barnet, has come good this season for the Kent club. Seen now by the Priestfield faithful as the new Carl Asaba, his eye for goal and turn of pace are what the Palace defence need to look out for. With 7 league goals to his name already, he is the one to watch.

Last meeting

English Division 1 Gillingham 4 (1) Asaba 32,62,79 Onuora 90

C Palace 1 (0) Freedman 73 (p) 26-12-2000

Gillingham: Bartram, Edge, Hope, Ashby, Saunders, Lewis, Southall, Pennock, Smith, Shaw(King,36), Asaba (Onuora,84) Subs not used: Patterson, Butters,

C Palace: Kolinko, Smith, Austin (Ruddock,44), Fan Zhiyi, Mullins, Freedman, Rubins, Black (Carlisle,66), Pollock, Forssell, Morrison Subs not used Thomson, Harrison, Rodger,

Bookings: Asaba, Bartram, Hope, King (Gillingham) Fan Zhiyi, Kolinko, Mullins, Pollock (C Palace)

Attendance: 10518