Kick-off: 15:00
Venue: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6118
Referee: Lee, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

89 mins

Guy Butters is being taken off, Adam Hinshelwood has come on in his place.

82 mins

Goal!! Delroy Facey scores for Gillingham.

81 mins

Gillingham are replacing Aaron Brown with Barry Cogan.

74 mins

Bas Savage is being taken off, Alex Revell has come on in his place.

66 mins

David Martot is being taken off, Jake Robinson has come on in his place.

64 mins

Gary Mulligan is replaced by David Graham.

62 mins

Gillingham are replacing Simon King with Craig Armstrong.

58 mins

Bas Savage goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

52 mins

The referee has booked Adam El-Abd.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

40 mins

Steve Lomas goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, September 15th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Gillingham striker Delroy Facey grabbed a late winner to hand the managerless Kent side a morale-boosting win.

Facey struck with just eight minutes remaining with a calm finish for his first goal for the club.

Gillingham, who saw Ronnie Jepson depart the club last weekend, lined up in an untried 3-5-2 formation under the guidance of caretaker duo Mick Docherty and Iffy Onuora against Brighton's more familiar 4-4-2.

But after only 15 minutes of indifferent football, the Gills reverted to 4-4-2, as both sides struggled to find a cutting edge.

It took 31 minutes for either side to fashion a decent opening, Steve Lomas warming the hands of visiting keeper Michel Kuipers with a volley from distance that the Dutchman did well to palm away.

The standard of play marginally improved after the break, with Facey going close with a looping volley that landed on the roof of the net on 52 minutes.

Former Gill Bas Savage also began to enjoy greater freedom up front for the Seagulls, and his lay-off found substitute Jake Robinson whose close-range drive cannoned off Craig Armstrong's legs to safety.

Moments later, a Robinson cross appeared to strike Armstrong's arm under the noses of the travelling supporters, but the referee ignored their vociferous appeals.

Another Brighton substitute, Alex Revell, forced a smart stop out of Simon Royce in the 77th minute after Dean Cox had found him with a precise pass.

But just as Brighton appeared to be turning the screw, Nicky Southall's long throughball found Facey in space and the striker toe-poked the ball beyond Kuipers.

Brighton threw everything at Gillingham in an attempt to force an equaliser, but George O'Callaghan's late free-kick was comfortably saved by Royce.

Gillingham Team

Brighton and Hove Albion Team

Gillingham

Brighton and Hove Albion

Corners

Fouls

Goal attempts

Shots off target

Offsides

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