Gillingham 1 Sutton United 0: Scott Malone on target as Gills dominate League 2 match at Priestfield
Defender Scott Malone came off the bench to volley in a winner for Gillingham at home to struggling Sutton United. The Gills were playing against 10 men for over an hour but were unable to capitalise on a dominant showing until substitute Malone scored with a terrific finish in the 72nd minute.
Gills head coach Stephen Clemence picked a team to combat Sutton’s physicality and that meant a first start of the season for Oli Hawkins, paired upfront alongside Ashley Nadesan.
A couple of early fouls from United defender Ben Goodliffe on Jonny Williams earned him a caution as the visitors showed what they were about.
The challenges were to get worse. Max Clark got his chance at left-back for the Gills, as Malone dropped to the bench, having been at fault for a few recent goals against.