Gillingham endured a miserable trip to a Tranmere side who started the afternoon third from bottom in League 2. The Gills went behind shortly before the break after gifting Rob Apter an opener and two goals in a seven-minute spell early in the second half left Stephen Clemence’s men with too much to do.
Connor Mahoney scored in stoppage time direct from a free-kick, a consolation goal in a 3-1 defeat. More: Boss insists team will improve after defeat Tranmere had picked up some positive recent results prior to the game, albeit against clubs below them, winning on their previous home outing against Forest Green and picking up a point at Sutton.
The Gills were buoyed by a win of their own, beating Salford in their last game, and were looking to build on that with head coach Stephen Clemence talking pre-match about the importance of building momentum.
Scott Malone returned from injury at left-back for the Gills as the only change from the team which started against Salford.