Rotherham progressed into the next round of the FA Cup qualifiers with a 1-0 victory over National League side Stockport on Friday.
Michael Smith opened the scoring in the 43rd minute and that was enough to get the job done for Paul Warne’s men.
Prior to that, the Millers were held to a goalless draw in their last league outing versus Oxford United two Saturdays ago, which saw their lead at the top of the League One table reduced to just a point.
Next up for them is a clash versus an opposing side who have lost four of the last five meetings between the sides, while also failing to score in each of the last two.
Having not tasted defeat since September, Tuesday’s hosts head into the contest with the wind in their sails and will be confident of emerging victorious.
Gillingham were beaten for a third league game in a row following a 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth at the Priestfield Stadium on November 27.
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The contest was level heading into its final knockings before Michael Jacobs popped up with a 93rd-minute winner to sink Steve Evans’s men.
Currently lying in the relegation zone after the first 20 rounds of matches, the Gills are in need of an upturn in form to avoid being left too far behind.
Tuesday’s visitors, who have failed to find the back of the net in each of their last four matches, have it all to do against the league’s meanest defence
