Scunthorpe United 0-0 Gillingham

Gillingham ended a run of three successive defeats.

League One high-flyers Gillingham were lucky to escape with a point in a one-sided draw at Scunthorpe.

The home side dominated from start to finish, but could not find their finishing touch as Paddy Madden wasted a number of opportunities.

He was twice denied in the first half by a full stretch Stuart Nelson, and he also crashed a header against the bar.

Nelson thwarted Madden again in the second half, and also kept out Conor Townsend and Kyle Wootton.

Scunthorpe sit 15th in the League One table after the result, eight points behind sixth-placed Barnsley in the play-off spots.

Although they had little attacking edge, Gillingham climb to third, five points behind second-placed Wigan and an automatic promotion place.

Scunthorpe boss Nick Daws told BBC Radio Humberside:

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Daws on Scunthorpe United v Gillingham

"We were dominant from start to finish, perhaps apart from the last six minutes when they managed the game well. We gave away a few sloppy free-kicks but we're really pleased with the performance.

"We restricted them to one shot on target and we had 13 attempts on target if you account the two blocks and the two that hit the woodwork. Another frustrating afternoon but I can't ask any more from the lads in terms of everything until we put the ball in the net.

"The keeper has pulled off three really good saves, we've hit the woodwork, we've not got the bounce of the ball and our finishing has been wasteful. If our finishing is wasteful then the most I can ask is we don't lose the game."

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Line-ups

Scunthorpe

• 1Daniels
• 33Clarke
• 5Mirfin
• 23Wallace
• 17Townsend
• 12Bishop
• 26NessBooked at 90mins
• 22HopperSubstituted forWoottonat 71'minutes
• 15DawsonSubstituted forMcSheffreyat 77'minutes
• 11O'BrienBooked at 59minsSubstituted forVoseat 85'minutes
• 9Madden

Substitutes

• 2Wiseman
• 3Laird
• 8Vose
• 13Anyon
• 18King
• 28McSheffrey
• 29Wootton

Gillingham

• 1Nelson
• 15MorrisBooked at 40mins
• 5Ehmer
• 6El-Abd
• 24Dickenson
• 44Wright
• 8HessenthalerBooked at 87mins
• 7Loft
• 9WilliamsSubstituted forMcGlashanat 45'minutes
• 19NorrisSubstituted forDonnellyat 64'minutes
• 14SamuelSubstituted forGarmstonat 73'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Garmston
• 11McGlashan
• 12Morris
• 16Osadebe
• 17Donnelly
• 34Oldaker
• 35List

Referee:

Darren Deadman

Attendance:

3,355

Match Stats

Home TeamScunthorpeAway TeamGillingham

Possession

Home54%

Away46%

Shots

Home15

Away7

Shots on Target

Home9

Away1

Corners

Home13

Away3

Fouls

Home10

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Scunthorpe United 0, Gillingham 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 0, Gillingham 0.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 90'+5'

Brennan Dickenson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Jordan Clarke.

Booking

Posted at 90'+2'

Jamie Ness (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Jamie Ness (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 90'+2'

Doug Loft (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 89'

Brennan Dickenson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Kyle Wootton (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 88'

Foul by Kyle Wootton (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 88'

Max Ehmer (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Booking

Posted at 87'

Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 87'

Dominic Vose (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham).

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Dominic Vose replaces Jim O'Brien.

Posted at 81'

Attempt saved. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 81'

Attempt missed. Doug Loft (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 79'

Jermaine McGlashan (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 78'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Max Ehmer.

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Gary McSheffrey replaces Stephen Dawson.

Posted at 76'

Attempt saved. Kyle Wootton (Scunthorpe United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Gillingham. Bradley Garmston replaces Dominic Samuel.

Posted at 73'

Attempt missed. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Kyle Wootton replaces Tom Hopper.

Posted at 70'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Dominic Samuel.

Posted at 69'

Conor Townsend (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Jermaine McGlashan (Gillingham).

Posted at 67'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Stuart Nelson.

Posted at 66'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Stuart Nelson.

Posted at 66'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Rory Donnelly.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Max Ehmer.

Substitution

Posted at 64'

Substitution, Gillingham. Rory Donnelly replaces Luke Norris.

Posted at 63'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Stuart Nelson.

Posted at 63'

Attempt saved. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 62'

Attempt saved. David Mirfin (Scunthorpe United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 62'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Jermaine McGlashan.

Posted at 61'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Jake Hessenthaler.

Posted at 60'

(Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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