Gillingham threatened a second-half comeback against Luton Town in the Carabao Cup after appearing to be dead and buried after the first 45 minutes.
There was to be no fairytale at Kenilworth Road but the Gills made Luton worried when Jayden Clarke pulled a goal back following Jacob Brown’s early opener and Alfie Doughty’s 30-yard stunner for the Premier League side.
Cauley Woodrow’s third for The Hatters calmed home nerves for a while before Tom Nichols made it 3-2 with an 88th minute header.
Manager Neil Harris made six changes to his side from the weekend league defeat against Colchester United. Nothing was expected of his team in this game and so he chose to mix things up, giving opportunities to others.
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