Back to Reality at Underhill After FA Cup Heroics

It's back to reality for Gillingham, as the excitement of the Aston Villa game in January will be forcefully pushed to one side for the trip to Barnet.

In one of Gillingham's more local games, as captain Barry Fuller has said, the Gills need to put the excitement of the FA Cup behind them and concentrate on gaining some valuable league points at Underhill.

It is not something that should seem too impossible for the Gills, considering Barnet's current position of 20th in the Coca Cola League Two table.

The Bees have not enjoyed the best of times at home this season, with their record at Underhill contributing greatly to their slump well into the bottom half of the table. In nine games at home, Barnet have so far won just once, drawn twice, and lost six.

Goals have been just as hard to come by for poor old Barnet. They have only scored seven times in nine league games at home.

With Gillingham currently on a massive four game unbeaten run (trust me, when you're a Gills fan, that really is a lot), their FA Cup heroics mean they will have confidence of continuing their run, something which is needed if they are polish up their dire away record this season.

Team News

Gillingham

For the fourth time this season, manager Mark Stimson could name an unchanged side after there were no new injury concerns in the game against Stockport.

Nicky Southall will be back after being cup-tied midweek, but key strikers Dennis Oli (foot) and Mark McCammon (hamstring) are still unavailable. Promising young talent Luis Cumbers also remains sidelined with a fractured fibula.

Barnet

Barnet manager Paul Fairclough is not as lucky as Mark Stimson, with Barnet having some real problems in defense. Full-back Abu Ogogo, on-loan from Arsenal, and French centre-half Kenny Gillet both missed Saturday's game through suspension.

Joe Devera, another full-back and Barnet's current Player of the Year, looks very doubtful for the game as he continues to recover from a knee injury.

Officials

Referee: AM Penn

Assistant Referees: R Lee and S Burt

Fourth Official: D Ford