Gillingham travel to Fleetwood on Saturday as they look to end a run of five straight draws in League 2

Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth has told his players they need to win this weekend - or run the risk of falling away from the promotion chase.

The Gills have drawn their last five games and slipped to 10th in the League 2 table - level on points with Fleetwood, who they face on Saturday.

“I’ll be trying to put it right as much as I can now,” said Ainsworth, after his side threw away a 2-0 lead against Barrow last weekend at Priestfield to draw 2-2.

“I’ve said to the boys, we’ve got to go to Fleetwood and win.

“We have to because otherwise we’re going to fall away, and the league’s going to split into two sections.

“We’re going to be in the lower section again. We don’t want to be in there, but if that’s what it is, then I’m going to have to change things.”

Ainsworth has said he’s looking at the January transfer window to make changes.

It’s been a frustrating period for the Gills as once again they’ve dropped off after an impressive start.

They won six of their first nine games but have claimed just one win in the 11 since then.

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Despite the poor run of results, the Gills are still well placed thanks to their impressive start, and Ainsworth knows they have a chance of making something of this season.

“We [had] a chance of being seventh [last Saturday] if we’d have won, which is pretty good,” he said.

“We didn’t win it, and we dropped another two points. Our home form has not been great lately, and we’ve got to address that.

“I’ll try and put it right. We are better than we were this time last year. But I want us to be even better.

“I want us to be in that top seven, that top eight. This club should be in that position. It’s too big to not be a contender in this league and I want that to be the case.”