Views from Chesterimp following tonight’s 3-0 win away at Gillingham in League One: “Maybe flattered by scoreline (but should have been 4!) but when we went through the gears Gills couldn’t live with it. Defensively stood up brilliantly to a physical challenge last season’s defence would have folded under.
Spine of the side- Palmer, Jackson, Walsh, Bridcutt, Hopper- really stood out, the others all contributed hugely, Grant was quality, Johnson and Rogers are growing by each match.
We are top of the league!”
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More views from the Match Thread:
hulloutpost: “A victory built on granite in our penalty area and some pure filth on the counter. Fantastic second half. Every time Gills tried to go up a gear we went up 2.”
Spinimp: “Fantastic win, didn’t expect it to be that comfortable.
The most incredible thing for me is that after 60/70 minutes of whacking long balls into our box and us clearing near enough every one, they never tried anything different. No plan B from Gills.”
German Imp: “Enjoyed it, the defence were fantastic with Palmer colossal. Fantastic display of goalkeeping, commanded his box, knew when to come, solid punching the ball away from an absolute bombardment of crosses. Decent saves all round. A confident and assured display.”
WellingtonImp: “Was far from our best footballing performance with the ball, but we defended well against a physical Gillingham side, who knew they would be outclassed, had a plan, and stuck to it. We coped with it admirably. A promotion side performance. Played so much better against Donny and lost, but won this one. It’s a strange game! And should have been four late on but for an awful linesman decision.”
Gillingham 0-3 Lincoln City:
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) February 5, 2021
Priestfield Stadium
League One
5/02/2021 7:00 pm
Referee: Samuel Barrott
| Gillingham | Lincoln City | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGrandles 14', Grant 59' (PEN), Hopper 64' | |||||||
| Bonham | Palmer | ||||||
| Jackson | Eyoma | 74' | |||||
| Ogilvie | Edun | ||||||
| Cundy | Jackson | ||||||
| Tucker | Walsh | ||||||
| Dempsey (C) | 90'+1 | Bridcutt | |||||
| Graham | McGrandles | ||||||
| Slattery | 90'+1 | Grant | |||||
| Lee | 67' | Hopper | |||||
| MacDonald | 67' | Johnson | 79' | ||||
| Oliver | Rogers | ||||||
Substitutes |
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| Bastien (GK) | Long (GK) | ||||||
| McKenzie | Bramall | ||||||
| Morton | 90'+1 | Montsma | |||||
| O'Connor | 67' | Poole | 74' | ||||
| O'Keefe | 90'+1 | Anderson | 79' | ||||
| Akinde | 67' | Jones | |||||
| Johnson | Scully | ||||||
Game Statistics |
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| 16 | Goal attempts | 9 |
| 6 | On Target | 5 |
| 4 | Corners | 1 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 46 | % | 54 |