Burnley Vs Gillingham

 Squad News:

Burnley have a near full squad for the FA Cup 4th round tie. Arthur Gnohere returns from a hamstring strain, while Richard Chaplow returns from his one match suspension. That leaves only Paul Weller out, with his very own hamstring injury.

Gillingham have a few more injury worries. Paul Shaw has left to Sheffield United, Sidibe, who scored the cracking header against Charlton, is at the African Nations Cup, while Patrick Agyemang is cup tied. That will probably leave Tommy Johnson and Darius Henderson up front for the Gills. Andy Hessenthaler has also brought in Alan Pouton from Grimsby, while Hessenthaler himself is available and fit to play for the Gills as well. Finally former Blackpool full back John Hills are expected to start, but Ian Cox is out injured.

Match Stats:

* Burnley reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup last season, the first time we did that for 21 years!

* We have drawn our last two games and won just once in seven league and cup matches.

* Gillingham reached the 5th round the season before last, while in 2000 they reached the quarter-finals.

* Since beating Charlton in the last round, Gillingham has lost both league games, they find themselves one position above us in the league - 18th.

Head to Head:

We have never met each other in the FA Cup before, but in all competitions the   record is:

Played: 29 // Burnley: 8 // Gillingham: 12 // Draws: 9

(Stats: BBC Sport)

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