Preview: Gillingham vs. Bromley - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Thursday's League Two clash betwixt Gillingham and Bromley, including predictions, squad quality and imaginable lineups.

Two sides separated by 1 constituent volition look disconnected erstwhile Gillingham invited Bromley to Priestfield for Thursday's League Two contest.

The Gills volition caput into their archetypal lucifer of the caller twelvemonth successful 13th place, portion the visitors are sitting successful 12th spot successful the League Two table.

Match preview

Mark Bonner, Gillingham manager, during the Sky Bet League Two lucifer connected September 7, 2024 © Imago

Gillingham volition anticipation that the caller twelvemonth volition spark an upturn successful fortunes aft finishing 2024 with a three-game winless run.

After playing retired a 2-2 gully against Cheltenham Town, the Gills went connected to suffer back-to-back distant matches against Colchester United and AFC Wimbledon.

They were beaten 2-0 successful their Boxing Day clash against the U's, earlier they fell to a constrictive 1-0 decision successful Monday's brushwood with Wimbledon pursuing Matty Stevens's 50th-minute effort astatine Plough Lane.

As a effect of those 2 defeats, Gillingham person present mislaid six of their erstwhile 9 distant games successful the 4th tier (W2, D1).

With that successful mind, they volition beryllium looking guardant to starting 2025 backmost astatine Priestfield, particularly arsenic they person avoided decision successful 3 of their erstwhile 4 location league games.

The Gills are looking to triumph their archetypal crippled of a calendar twelvemonth for the 2nd play successful a enactment aft claiming a constrictive 1-0 implicit Colchester successful their opening lucifer of 2024.

Bromley manager Andy Woodman connected December 1, 2024 © Imago

Bromley volition beryllium hoping to transportation their affluent vein of signifier into the caller year, having avoided decision successful each of their erstwhile 11 league matches since they mislaid 2-1 to Tranmere Rovers connected October 19 (W5, D6).

Impressively, the Ravens person recorded 4 wins successful their past six league outings, including a ascendant 5-2 triumph successful their Boxing Day clash with Newport County.

Unfortunately for Andy Woodman's side, they were incapable to assertion each 3 points successful their last lucifer 2024 against Swindon Town.

Omar Sowunmi saw his effort cancelled retired by Rosaire Longelo, ensuring Bromley had to settee for their 10th gully successful 22 league matches - lone Colchester person recorded much draws this term.

They volition present crook their absorption to Thursday's distant game, with the visitors looking to implicit a league treble aft clinching a 2-1 triumph successful the reverse fixture connected December 4.

The Ravens whitethorn fancy their chances of doing conscionable that, having taken maximum points from their past 2 distant games against Accrington Stanley and Morecambe.

Gillingham League Two form:

Bromley League Two form:

Team News

Bromley observe scoring a extremity against Solihull Moors connected December 1, 2024. © Imago

Gillingham are expected to beryllium without the services of Oli Hawkins, who has not played since the extremity of October owed to injury.

Defender Conor Masterson volition anticipation to beryllium his fittingness successful clip for Thursday's fixture aft being forced disconnected successful the 2nd fractional against Wimbledon with a knock.

Midfielder George Lapslie volition officially permission the nine connected January 1, having agreed to motion a two-and-a-year declaration with Bradford City.

Meanwhile, Bromley's Sowunmi whitethorn person scored successful each of the club's past 3 matches, but helium volition beryllium prioritising his antiaircraft duties erstwhile helium lines up successful a backmost 4 alongside Kamarl Grant, Callum Reynolds and Idris Odutayo.

Olufela Olomola could beryllium considered for a starting spot aft helium came disconnected the seat to play the bulk of the 2nd fractional against Swindon.

Michael Cheek volition proceed to pb the enactment for the visitors, having scored 12 goals successful 21 league appearances this season.

Gillingham imaginable starting lineup:
Morris; Gale, Ehmer, Masterson, Clark; Coleman, McKenzie; Clarke, Dack, Rowe; Nevitt

Bromley imaginable starting lineup:
Smith; Grant, Sowunmi, Reynolds, Odutayo; Arthurs, Thompson; Imray, Whiteley, Congreve; Cheek

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We say: Gillingham 1-1 Bromley

Bromley person developed a wont of drafting games this season, and we deliberation they whitethorn person to settee for different constituent erstwhile they look a Gillingham broadside that person avoided decision successful 3 of their past 4 outings astatine Priestfield.

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