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Gillingham could be without another of their midfielders this weekend when they host Sutton United.
Olly Lee and Dom Jefferies have been missing recently and now captain Stuart O’Keefe faces a battle to be fit after going off injured at Hartlepool on Saturday.
The Gills started the season with plenty of midfield options but are now looking thin on the ground. O’Keefe went off with a tight calf and manager Neil Harris is hoping the decision to take him off early has prevented any major issues.
“We are hoping that game management has prevailed there,” said the Gills boss.
Lee, meanwhile, has been struggling with tendinitis and has missed the last four league games.
Jefferies started the first league game of the season and came off the bench in the EFL Trophy match at Charlton but those are his only two competitive appearances he’s made since joining in the summer.
A free midweek will at least give those three players extra time to prove their fitness ahead of a return to Priestfield this Saturday. It could mean talks to sign former youth player Josh Chambers reach a conclusion, one way or another. The teenager has been back training at Gillingham following his summer exit.
The Gills will welcome defender Elkan Baggott back in the latter part of the week. He played the whole game for Indonesia on Saturday in a 3-2 win over Curacao. The two nations are to meet again tonight (Tuesday) for a second friendly encounter.
Indonesia will next be in action at the end of the year in the AFF Championship which runs from December 20 to the middle of January.
Gillingham, meanwhile, have fixed a date for their match against Crawley Town at the Broadfield Stadium. The game was postponed after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
That match will now take place on Tuesday, November 22nd (7.45pm). The club say refunds can be arranged if ticket holders are unable to make the game and that "tickets must be returned to the club either via post or in person on Fridays between the hours of 10am and 4pm."