1.   The Gills were staring at a second successive defeat in the final with just seven minutes of extra time remaining.

2.   They suffered three successive defeats and it seemed their little party at the top was over.

3.   SCARBOROUGH slumped to their third successive defeat against Maidstone to leave their season virtually in ruins.

4.   Millwall have hovered in mid-table and three successive defeats have virtually destroyed any lingering hopes of once again featuring in the end-of-season play-off drama.

5.   They hit a good League run after the Cup knock-out, before two successive defeats checked their progress.

6.   Keegan keeps the team which produced a last-gasp win over Portsmouth last Saturday after five successive League defeats.

7.   The Seasiders will be eager to put five successive defeats behind them and McHale will again field a youthful side featuring four junior team players.

8.   DARLINGTON boss Ray Hankin dropped England cap Nick Pickering, but his reshaped defence still leaked goals as Quakers sank to their fifth successive defeat at Feethams.