Gillingham Extend Run to 11 at Home

Gillingham extended their unbeaten home run in the league to eleven games, after battling out a hard fought draw against current Coca Cola League Two leaders Wycombe Wanderers.

The Gills went behind just past the half hour mark, when a defensive mix-up led to an attempted Simon Royce clearance being cannoned off Stuart Lewis—the stand-in right back for suspended captain Barry Fuller—and into the back of the net.

However, determined not to lose the title of "Fortress Priestfield" Gillingham pressed and pressed in the remainder of the game, and got a deserved equaliser through a stunning volley from Curtis Weston, seven minutes from time.

The opener for Wycombe came against the run of play, as Gillingham carved out more of the chances, with both Albert Jarrett and Nicky Southall coming close.

However, being league leaders Wycombe were expected to at least cause a few problems, and they did just that as Angelo Balanta broke free of the Gills defence and was denied only by a last-ditch Garry Richards tackle.

In the second-half Gillingham continued to carve out chances. Gary Mulligan first had a chance when he tried an overhead kick, before Adam Miller tried his luck after some good build-up play.

The Gills kept the pressure going and eventually the strong Wycombe defence cracked, as a Nicky Southall free-kick bounced off the wall and fell to Weston, who hit a cracking volley to send the record attendance at Priestfield into ecstasy.

Gillingham then tried to punch above their weight as they looked for a winner against the side who has only lost once in the league all season, with Simeon Jackson and then Adam Miller both having shots on goal.

The Gills couldn't find a winner in the end, but will nonetheless be happy after taking two points off Wycombe and pushing up into 10th, just a point off the play-off places.