By all accounts we were caught by the pace and power of a desperate team playing five strikers and running the game at 100 mph. Gillingham have a very strong home record and have already beaten most of the top sides in the division. It was of little surprise that Saints lost knowing there was nothing but pride to play for. A couple of changes in the side allowed a different formation to be tried and I'm sure Pardew found it a valuable lesson.
It was a dogged performance from Saints who only managed 42% of the possession and in the pouring rain struggled to match Gillingham's work-rate. Connelly managed to pull one back for Saints but it was not enough and Saints suffered a rare defeat.
Well done guys and well done Saints fans with a total gate of 9,504 which included 2,176 Saints fans - more than 20%!
COYR
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