Match ends, Charlton Athletic 2, Gillingham 0.
CharltonCharlton Athletic2GillinghamGillingham0
Ben Reeves and Tariqe Fosu struck first-half goals as League One promotion hopefuls Charlton brushed aside Gillingham at The Valley.
Addicks goalkeeper Jed Steer survived an early scare after dropping Darren Oldaker's free-kick and spilling the ball to Connor Ogilvie, whose effort hit the outside of a post.
But Charlton went ahead in the sixth minute when Fosu's clever low pass picked out an unmarked Reeves in the box and he coolly slotted home.
The advantage was almost doubled on the quarter hour as Fosu hit the woodwork before Ogilvie hacked clear.
Brandon Hanlan was perhaps unfortunate to glance a header off target from Ogilvie's delivery but the Gills had goalkeeper Tomas Holy to thank for using his leg to deny Reeves a second.
However, there was nothing he could do to prevent Fosu's stunning strike from outside the box flying into the top corner six minutes before the break.
Hanlan almost had Gillingham right back in contention within a minute of the restart, placing a header agonisingly wide from a corner.
Holy was a relieved man after Reeves' 69th-minute cross cannoned back off the woodwork.
Gillingham's Elliott List headed wide from close range five minutes from time but Charlton never looked seriously troubled as they maintained their promotion push in a straightforward home success.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Charlton
Formation 4-4-2
- 21Steer
- 2Dijksteel
- 5Bauer
- 6Pearce
- 20Solly
- 11Fosu-HenrySubstituted forMarshallat 90+4'minutes
- 4BielikBooked at 56mins
- 17AriboSubstituted forPratleyat 73'minutes
- 12Reeves
- 25Ajose
- 9TaylorSubstituted forHackett-Fairchildat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Phillips
- 7Marshall
- 15Pratley
- 19Morgan
- 37Hackett-Fairchild
- 43Stevenson
- 44Sarpeng-Wiredu
Gillingham
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Holy
- 12FullerSubstituted forO'Neillat 66'minutes
- 4Lacey
- 6Zakuani
- 34Ogilvie
- 20OldakerSubstituted forReillyat 45'minutes
- 33Byrne
- 8Parrett
- 15List
- 14Parker
- 7HanlanSubstituted forCharles-Cookat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 2O'Neill
- 3Garmston
- 11Charles-Cook
- 13Reilly
- 16Bingham
- 24Rees
- 30Hadler
- Referee:
- Charles Breakspear
- Attendance:
- 12,836
Match Stats
Home TeamCharltonAway TeamGillingham
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home9
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away14
Live Text
Post update
Full Time
Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 2, Gillingham 0.
Post update
Attempt saved. Mark Marshall (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Post update
Foul by Krystian Bielik (Charlton Athletic).
Post update
Luke O'Neill (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Mark Marshall replaces Tariqe Fosu-Henry.
Post update
Foul by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Charlton Athletic).
Post update
Connor Ogilvie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Post update
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Regan Charles-Cook.
Post update
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Alex Lacey.
Post update
Attempt missed. Elliott List (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Post update
Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Darren Pratley.
Post update
Attempt blocked. Callum Reilly (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Post update
Ben Reeves (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Post update
Foul by Regan Charles-Cook (Gillingham).
Post update
Attempt missed. Ben Reeves (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Reeco Hackett-Fairchild replaces Lyle Taylor.
Post update
Nicky Ajose (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Post update
Foul by Gabriel Zakuani (Gillingham).
Post update
Foul by Darren Pratley (Charlton Athletic).
