Portsmouth v Gillingham preview
Thursday 4 October 2018 18:47, UK
Portsmouth boss Kenny Jackett must decide whether to freshen up his winning formula for the Sky Bet League One clash with Gillingham at Fratton Park.
Jackett named an unchanged line-up for the 1-0 victory at Coventry on Tuesday night, a result that cemented Pompey's place at the top of the table.
Andre Green is absent while the game has arrived too soon for Dion Donohue, although he could make his first appearance of the season next week after following a hamstring injury.
Gillingham have a number of injury concerns as they look to climb out of the bottom three. Regan Charles-Cook (ankle), Connor Ogilvie (ankle) and Elliott List (back) missed the 2-2 draw with Shrewsbury and are being monitored.
Billy Bingham (ankle) has also been missing and his fitness is to be assessed. Boss Steve Lowell said: "We have to brush up on our counter attacking against teams because too many goals have been conceded against teams who break out against us."
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Portsmouth have already beaten Gillingham once this season, winning 4-0 in a Football League Trophy match back in September.
Gillingham have won just one of their 17 away matches against Portsmouth in all competitions (D4 L12), however that victory did come in this exact fixture last season (3-1).
Portsmouth's Ronan Curtis has been involved in more League One goals than any other player this season (11 - 6 goals, 5 assists).
No League One side has taken fewer points across the last five league games than Gillingham (1, level with Oxford).
Portsmouth are unbeaten in all 11 league games this season (W8 D3 L0), the third time they've started a league season without losing any of their first 11 games (also 1948-49 and 1961-62).
