Tranmere v Gillingham preview: Head coach Stephen Clemence on the visit to Prenton Park in League 2

Building momentum is key now for Gillingham says their head coach Stephen Clemence.

A first league win under Clemence came last Saturday against Salford City and the Gills are on the road this weekend when they visit lowly Tranmere Rovers.

The Gills scored three goals against Salford - the first time they have netted more than two in a league game this season - and picked up a win to give fans hope that the current campaign can start to take off.

Clemence isn’t concerned about those expectations and now hopes to build on last weekend.

He said: “There is always pressure in football and the boys should be enjoying the attention, enjoy that people are talking nicely about them and taking that confidence into the next game.

“The way you move up the league is by building momentum and putting back to back results together, putting runs of three, four or five games together where you don’t get beat, that is what we are aiming to do now.

“Last Saturday was the first time the team had scored three goals at home in a long time and the boys have been happy, there have been smiles on faces, but there is a determination to get on with the next game now.

“You don’t go anywhere in this league unless you build a bit of momentum and you put runs of results together.”

Tranmere start the weekend just outside of the League 2 relegation zone on goal difference but Clemence doesn’t expect them to be struggling for long under experienced manager Nigel Adkins.

The former Scunthorpe, Southampton and Charlton manager was handed the Tranmere job on a permanent basis in early November after taking over his home-town club in September on an interim basis.

Following a run of four straight league defeats, Tranmere narrowly lost to League 1 Stevenage