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Gillingham manager Neil Harris on his defensive switch after Conor Masterson replaced Will Wright plus Oli Hawkins' rib injury

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A clean sheet on Saturday was welcomed by a Gillingham manager who had a sleepless night over his defensive selection for the Crawley game.

Gills boss Neil Harris had named the same eleven for three successive League 2 matches before making a switch to his back-line, bringing in Conor Masterson for Will Wright at the heart of the defence.

Masterson recently returned to the club on loan from QPR, having enjoyed a good spell under Harris at the back end of last season.

The Gills boss was keen to involve him again and felt now was the right time. “It was a really tough call,” he said. “I have to be honest I didn’t sleep very well on Thursday night having to make that decision and I explained it to Wrighty, he knows it was really tough. “I just felt that maybe we needed to be a bit more aggressive on the crosses if we are to play the way we are, whether it’s a four or a five (in defence).

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