Neil Harris is hoping Gillingham’s thrilling 3-2 FA Cup replay win over Dagenham will bring the excitement back to Priestfield.It took a winner five minutes into stoppage time from Hakeeb Adelakun to separate the sides and book a third-round tie with Leicester after George Saunders had equalised late on for the National League side.Earlier, goals from Elkan Baggott and Max Ehmer had put th...Full Story »

Hakeeb Adelakun was the last-gasp hero as Gillingham beat a determined 10-man Dagenham 3-2 in their FA Cup replay to reach the third round.The hosts struck deep into stoppage time after the visitors had equalised late on through George Saunders.With a home tie against 2021 FA Cup winners Leicester awaiting in the next round, both sides had chances in a hectic start.There are only 14 places betwe...Full Story »

Neil Harris conceded Gillingham’s forward players are out of their depth in Sky Bet League Two after they once again failed to score in a 3-0 home loss to Salford.The Gills have scored just six times in 20 League Two games and Harris watched on in frustration as they failed to convert their first-half dominance into a half-time lead.They were made to pay in the second half, as Theo Vassell...Full Story »

Theo Vassell, Ryan Watson and Callum Hendry all scored in the second half as Salford snapped a four-game winless run in Sky Bet League Two with a 3-0 victory at Gillingham.Only a smart save from City goalkeeper Tom King prevented midfielder Ben Reeves from scoring a 25-yard opener for the goal-shy hosts.Robbie McKenzie failed to test King with a curling effort from the edge of the box before Ree...Full Story »

Gillingham defender Dave Tutonda has returned to training ahead of the visit of Salford.The left-back is fit again after a knee operation in mid-October but may not rejoin the squad immediately.Forward Callum Harriott is still “a few weeks away” having joined on a short-term contract last week.Olly Lee’s fitness is improving having trained for a week after recovering from a bro...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Neil Harris admitted his side were fortunate to still be in the FA Cup after a last-gasp equaliser against non-league Dagenham and Redbridge.The League Two strugglers, who are one place off the bottom of the Football League, appeared to be crashing out until substitute Scott Kashket saved their embarrassment with a goal in the second minute of added time.Dagenham, who are just...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris was pleased his side stopped the rot with a 0-0 draw at Crawley, but felt certain they should have won.Harris was delighted with the reaction he got after severely criticising his men following Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Newport which extended their League Two losing run to four matches.The Gills boss had called on the team to show more leadership and admitted the...Full Story »

Struggling Gillingham ended a run of four successive League Two defeats with a point from a battling 0-0 draw at Crawley.The Reds were seeking to make it four consecutive home league wins, but rarely sparkled in a game short of exciting goalmouth action.Gills boss Neil Harris went into the clash calling on his players to show more leadership and that they were “playing for their futures&rd...Full Story »

Crawley will be without suspended defender Ludwig Francillette as they host Gillingham in Sky Bet League Two.Francillette must serve a one-match ban for his sending off for two bookable offences in the first half of Saturday’s defeat at Walsall.On-loan Liverpool midfielder James Balagizi remains on the sidelines following groin surgery.The 19-year-old is hoping to return to action for inte...Full Story »

Under-pressure Gillingham manager Neil Harris insists he will not resign despite seeing his side slip into the bottom two after a 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Newport.Harris was in charge when the Gills were relegated from League One last season, and they have won just twice in 18 games so far this season to slump to 23rd in the League Two table – just a point above bottom club Hartlepo...Full Story »

Priestley Farquharson was Newport’s unlikely match-winner after scoring both goals in County’s 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Gillingham at Rodney Parade.The 25-year-old centre-back had never previously netted in his professional career but he headed home from Aaron Lewis’ corner to break the deadlock two minutes before half-time.And he was credited with the second 11 minut...Full Story »

Newport will be without striker Offrande Zanzala for the visit of Gillingham.The 26-year-old returned from a hamstring injury in the Exiles’ 2-1 win over Southampton Under-21s but has since suffered a setback and is ruled out once again.Midfielder Aaron Wildig could be included after sitting out the 2-1 defeat to Stockport last week.Winger Aaron Lewis will be looking to keep his place afte...Full Story »

Gillingham avoided an FA Cup upset as Lewis Walker struck the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 first-round replay victory over National League North side AFC Fylde.The hosts’ passage into round two could have been made a lot more comfortable had Scott Kashket not missed a penalty after 10 minutes having been fouled by Fylde captain Alex Whitmore.Despite sitting 34 places below Gillingham in the...Full Story »

Jake Turner is set to return in goal for Gillingham when they host Fylde in their FA Cup first-round replay.Turner was in goal for the Carabao Cup win at Brentford but was replaced by Glenn Morris for Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two defeat by Northampton.However, Morris suffered a shoulder injury against the Cobblers and looks set to miss out.Ben Reeves could start after returning as a late ...Full Story »

Neil Harris warned his misfiring players to start urgently producing results after Gillingham slumped to a dismal 2-0 defeat against Northampton, saying: “I’ve not got a magic wand.”Sam Hoskins netted the opener before then turning provider in the second half to set up Kieron Bowie and help clinch a comfortable victory.Gillingham dumped Premier League Brentford – who stun...Full Story »

Sam Hoskins scored one and set up another as Northampton beat Carabao Cup giantkillers Gillingham 2-0 at Priestfield.Town started the day 19 places ahead of their hosts – who memorably knocked out Premier League side Brentford on Tuesday – and the gulf in quality was evident throughout.The visitors were only denied an opening-minute lead when Gills goalkeeper Glenn Morris saved well ...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris must decide whether to freshen up his side for the clash with Northampton following their Carabao Cup heroics against Brentford in midweek.Midfielder Olly Lee is a doubt after missing the third-round victory on penalties because of a tight quad.Midfielder Ben Reeves also sat out the GTech Community Stadium showdown with an unspecified knock and his fitness is being mo...Full Story »

Neil Harris revealed Gillingham had to walk the last part of their journey to Brentford before running away with a place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.The League Two Gills stunned their top-flight hosts with a 6-5 win on penalties after battling to a 1-1 draw.Ivan Toney’s early goal put the Bees ahead but Gillingham hit back through a 73rd-minute header from substitute Mikael Mand...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris was left disappointed after a late AFC Fylde equaliser meant his side will need a replay to reach the second round of the FA Cup.Mikael Mandron opened the scoring for the visitors on the stroke of half-time, but Tom Walker struck with seven minutes to go for the non-league outfit to force a repeat at Priestfield.Harris said: “We got the mentality right, that&rsq...Full Story »

Brentford striker Ivan Toney is back from suspension for the Carabao Cup visit of Gillingham.Christian Norgaard could make his return to action after an Achilles injury.Kristoffer Ajer, Aaron Hickey, Pontus Jansson and Thomas Strakosha are out injured.League Two strugglers Gillingham have fitness concerns over Stuart O’Keefe and Olly Lee.Captain O’Keefe came off with a quad injury du...Full Story »