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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Priestfield Stadium
  • Attendance: 5022
  • Referee: Cook, S

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90 mins

Michael Collins goes into the referees book for dissent.

88 mins

Adam Miller takes a penalty for Gillingham and scores!.

76 mins

Luke Beckett is being taken off, Andy Booth has come on in his place.

72 mins

The referee has booked Adam Miller.

69 mins

Gillingham are replacing Simeon Jackson with Leroy Griffiths.

67 mins

Gillingham are replacing Gary Mulligan with Delroy Facey.

66 mins

Robbie Williams is booked for unsporting behaviour.

49 mins

Robert Page is replaced by Malvin Kamara.

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.

35 mins

The referee has booked Jonathan Worthington.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, February 23rd, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Adam Miller's late penalty handed relegation-threatened Gillingham a priceless win and halted Huddersfield's charge up the table.

Miller sent Town keeper Matt Glennon the wrong way from the spot in the 88th minute after Nathan Clarke was adjudged to have fouled Delroy Facey in the box.

Gillingham's victory ended a dreadful run of form that had seen them fail to score in three successive home games, with Mark Stimson's new regime threatening to send the Kent side into League Two.

It took until the 25th minute for either side to force a chance of note, Miller attempting a speculative effort from 30 yards that flashed wide of Glennon's left-hand post.

As a forgettable half drew to a close, both sides missed great chances to give the game the goal it so desperately needed.

Town striker Phil Jevons was the first to miss when he sliced his shot horribly wide from just inside the area following neat work down the left by Chris Brandon.

And his side should have fallen behind a minute later, only for Gillingham skipper Andrew Crofts to head a glorious chance wide from Sean Clohessy's perfect cross.

Chances remained at a premium in the second half as both managers made changes in an effort to break the deadlock.

Miller remained the chief threat for the home side and his low corner fashioned a chance for Simon King on 63 minutes that the defender side-footed narrowly over.

The visitors appeared content with a draw as Gillingham began to show greater signs of urgency in their play without creating anything clear cut.

But when Facey dramatically fell to the ground on 88 minutes under Clarke's challenge, referee Steven Cook surprisingly pointed to the spot and Miller kept his composure to score.

Huddersfield poured forward in response and both substitute Andy Booth and Andy Holdsworth missed late chances to snatch an equaliser.

Gillingham Team

Huddersfield Town Team

Gillingham

Huddersfield Town

Corners

6 3

Fouls

14 17

Goal attempts

14 6

Shots off target

9 3

Offsides

5 7

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