Match ends, Swindon Town 0, Gillingham 3.
SwindonSwindon Town0GillinghamGillingham3
Swindon's League One automatic promotion hopes were dented with defeat by play-off hopefuls Gillingham.
Cody McDonald back-heeled home Doug Loft's left-wing centre to put the Gills in front at the break.
Jake Hessenthaler doubled the lead 18 seconds into the second half when he glanced in Bradley Dack's centre.
Swindon substitute Ben Gladwin struck a post with a crisp shot before McDonald crowned Gillingham's deserved victory by coolly lobbing Wes Foderingham.
The Robins slip to fourth in League One as a result of their defeat, while Gillingham climb to 12th.
Line-ups
Swindon
Formation 3-5-2
- 1FoderinghamBooked at 64mins
- 29Rossi BrancoBooked at 59minsSubstituted forGladwinat 73'minutes
- 2Thompson
- 6TurnbullBooked at 36mins
- 3Byrne
- 14Swift
- 8Kasim
- 4Luongo
- 15Toffolo
- 10WilliamsSubstituted forHyltonat 61'minutes
- 9SmithSubstituted forObikaat 52'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Gladwin
- 20Obika
- 23Barthram
- 24Hylton
- 25Belford
- 26Rodgers
- 34Ouldridge
Gillingham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Nelson
- 31Hoyte
- 4EganBooked at 60mins
- 5Ehmer
- 3Martin
- 8Hessenthaler
- 18PritchardBooked at 48mins
- 23DackBooked at 64mins
- 7LoftBooked at 41mins
- 9MarquisSubstituted forNorrisat 78'minutes
- 10McDonald
Substitutes
- 6Legge
- 11McGlashan
- 12Morris
- 13Galbraith
- 15Morris
- 19Norris
- 24Dickenson
- Referee:
- Tim Robinson
- Attendance:
- 7,025
Match Stats
Home TeamSwindonAway TeamGillingham
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home0
- Away5
- Corners
- Home6
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Swindon Town 0, Gillingham 3.
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Attempt missed. Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. John Swift (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal!
Goal! Swindon Town 0, Gillingham 3. Cody McDonald (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Nelson.
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Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
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Attempt saved. Doug Loft (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Cody McDonald (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town).
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Attempt missed. Doug Loft (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Cody McDonald (Gillingham).
Substitution
Substitution, Gillingham. Luke Norris replaces John Marquis.
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Foul by Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town).
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Max Ehmer (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Cody McDonald (Gillingham).
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Ben Gladwin replaces Raphael Rossi Branco.
