[8] Gillingham 1-4 Sunderland [5] 2018-08-22 18:45
Weather: Good Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Pitch: Good Round: 4
Referee: Home Manager: Stephen John Lovell Away Manager: John James Ross
Home History
| England League 1 | 2018/08/18 14:00 | Walsall v Gillingham | L | 2-1 |
| England EFL Cup | 2018/08/14 18:45 | Millwall v Gillingham | L | 3-1 |
| England League 1 | 2018/08/11 14:00 | Gillingham v Burton Albion | W | 3-1 |
| England League 1 | 2018/08/04 14:00 | Accrington Stanley v Gillingham | W | 0-2 |
| UK Friendlies | 2018/07/24 18:45 | Chatham Town v Gillingham | D | 1-1 |
| UK Friendlies | 2018/07/24 18:30 | Eastleigh v Gillingham | W | 0-4 |
| Europe Friendlies | 2018/07/21 14:00 | Dover v Gillingham | W | 0-3 |
| UK Friendlies | 2018/07/21 13:54 | Ebbsfleet United v Gillingham | L | 2-0 |
Away History
| England League 1 | 2018/08/19 14:00 | Sunderland v Scunthorpe | W | 3-0 |
| England EFL Cup | 2018/08/16 18:45 | Sunderland v Sheff Wed | L | 0-2 |
| England League 1 | 2018/08/11 14:00 | Luton v Sunderland | D | 1-1 |
| England League 1 | 2018/08/04 11:30 | Sunderland v Charlton | W | 2-1 |
| UK Friendlies | 2018/07/27 18:30 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | D | 0-0 |
| Europe Friendlies | 2018/07/21 14:00 | St Mirren v Sunderland | W | 0-6 |
| UK Friendlies | 2018/07/17 18:20 | Grimsby v Sunderland | W | 0-1 |
| UK Friendlies | 2018/07/14 14:00 | Hartlepool v Sunderland | D | 1-1 |