Neil Harris is relishing the opportunity of taking his Gillingham side to the Stadium of Light where they face Sunderland on Saturday afternoon. In the build-up to the game, he called the Black Cats ‘a huge football club’ and is expecting a great atmosphere on Wearside.
The Gills are not yet clear of the possibility of relegation but given their five-point cushion and the horrendous form of the teams below, they should be safe. Meanwhile, Sunderland are competing at the other end of the table as they sit two points behind sixth-place Sheffield Wednesday.
Harris is hoping that the pressure on his side’s opponents to finish in the play-off places might work in Gillingham’s favour. “The Stadium of Light is a great place to play our football, probably in front of a crowd of around 30,000, a great atmosphere, huge football club that are under huge pressure to go up in the play-offs and get promoted this year,” he told KentOnline.
