Adver Sport have a look at Swindon Town's next opponents, Gillingham. 

THE CHALKBOARD

Saturday's 2-1 victory over Southend United will have been of huge relief to new Gillingham boss Ady Pennock, who has not exactly masterminded a dramatic turnaround in fortunes since taking over on January 4.

The Shrimpers game was just his ninth at the helm and although there have only been two defeats in that time, it was the first time he’d tasted a win as manager.

Although the three points pushed the Gills five clear of the relegation zone, there is an acceptance at the Priestfield Stadium that they are in a relegation zone.

Injuries forced Pennock into a defensive reshuffle at the weekend as he fielded an unfamiliar back three, which could be an area for Swindon Town to exploit tonight.

However, they are handy going forward and only Bury have scored more amongst the bottom eight teams still yet to hit the 40-point mark.

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Striker Cody McDonald is likely to be a prominant part of Gillingham's attack. 

LIKELY LINE-UP

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MAN IN FORM: Josh Wright

Midfielder Josh Wright was the catalyst for Gillingham ending their 11-match winless run on Saturday as he got both the hosts’ goals in a 2-1 win over visiting Southend United.

The 27-year-old, who is the brother of former The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright, broke the deadlock four minutes before the break at the Priestfield Stadium before getting a second goal from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time.

Wright also hit the back of the net in the Gills’ previous game as they drew 2-2 at home to AFC Wimbledon.

He is enjoying a real purple patch at present with a haul of six goals in his last eight appearances and no other player in the current squad as more than his nine strikers this season.

Wright is only in his second season with Gillingham and showed no signs of this prolific form last term as he only notched one goal in 44 appearances in all competitions.

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Josh Wright (red) in action

TREATMENT ROOM

Gillingham boss Ady Pennock has a raft of injury problems to deal with as his side prepare to travel to take on Swindon Town tonight, with the fitness of star man Bradley Dack sure to be his primary concern.

Dack was one of five players not fit to play for the Gills against Southend United on Saturday who had all featured in the previous game against AFC Wimbledon five days earlier.

The 23-year-old midfielder, who has named League One player of the year last season, sat out with a hamstring complaint but it is not thought to be too serious so Pennock will be hoping he can come back into the side to take on Town.

Bradley Garmston (hamstring), Deji Oshilaja (groin), Chris Herd (knee) and Mark Byrne (hamstring) were the other four to pull out prior to the Shrimpers clash and the problems did not stop there as Rory Donnelly limped off after just half-an-hour with an ankle injury.

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Bradley Dack 

Oppo Form Guide

Sat, Feb 25 - SkyBet League 1 - 2-1 Win v Southend (H)

Tue, Feb 21 - SkyBet League 1 - 2-2 Draw v AFC Wimbledon (H)

Sat, Feb 18 - SkyBet League 1 - 2-1 Loss v Coventry (A)

Tue, Feb 14 - SkyBet League 1 - 1-1 Draw v Chesterfield (H)

Sat, Feb 11 - SkyBet League 1 - 1-1 Draw v Port Vale (H)

Top Scorers

Josh Wright 9

Cody McDonald 7 

Max Ehmer 6

Disciplinary 

Deji Oshilaja 10Y, 1R 

Bradley Dack 8Y, 1R 

Paul Konchesky 6Y, 1R

The Stat

This will be the eighth meeting between these two sides at the County Ground in the month of February - Town have six wins and a draw in the previous seven.