Gillingham (a): Today’s Team News

The Imps take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium in League One this afternoon. This match will be refereed by Thomas Bramall. Kick-off is at 15:00, and team news will be provided below once we have it.

If you would like to get involved with the conversation on 100% Imps, you can join our Gillingham v Lincoln City Match Thread! Every page view helps raise money for Lincoln City Football Club!

Ahead of this match, we have published a summary of what Michael Appleton said yesterday, 3 things syimp thinks The Imps need to do to win, and a Q&A with one Gillingham supporter.

#Gills: Cumming, Bennett, Ehmer, Tucker, Tutonda, O'Keefe, Phillips, Dempsey, Lee, Lloyd, Oliver. pic.twitter.com/RUyM8DdxY1

— Gillingham FC (@TheGillsFC) August 7, 2021

#Gills subs: Chapman, Lintott, Akehurst, Maghoma, Sithole, Reeves, Carayol, pic.twitter.com/TR3YCNmjx7

— Gillingham FC (@TheGillsFC) August 7, 2021

Our first Starting XI of the 2021/22 season 📝 pic.twitter.com/biZVisjYKF

— Lincoln City FC 🇺🇦 (@LincolnCity_FC) August 7, 2021

Referee: Thomas Bramall.
Assistants Refs: Adam Ricketts and Michael Chard.
Fourth Official: Alan Dale.

Gillingham (a - 07/08/21): Will The Imps Win, Lose or Draw?

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Views from the Match Thread ahead of kick-off:

PortMacImp: “The iFollow is set up again for another season of late nights watching the Imps and it will be great the see the crowds returning to games again. Last season was better than expected from the team even though watching some games in empty stadiums had the feel of training sessions about them. The chance to see some of the new recruits for the first time is always a bonus in these early-season games as well. Come on the Imps, especially against any Evans-coached team.”

Impish: “Going to be a big battle towards the top for the auto and play-off spots. The bigger clubs in Lge 1 that were in a mess last season should potentially be stronger. Then throw in the relegated championship teams in and big spenders Bolton in from Lge 2 and it will be a tough job for us.

Hoping we can hit the ground running, though I still think we might have a slowish start to the season.

Really looking forward to see how the new players gell into the existing squad, and when everyone is fit, can we challenge again?”

hulloutpost: “Slow and steady wins the race this year. We came out flying last season and the understandable restrictions and workload on a young, small, squad inevitably caught up a bit at the end.

This year I think we’re going to benefit from the experience of last season, the games aren’t going to come quite as thick and fast and once we have a couple more players in the building I reckon we are going to be better set up and able to deal with the long haul.

I think we will need to be as I am convinced it will be a tougher, more competitive league this season which just makes it even more fascinating.”