Gillingham were finally ousted from the Carabao Cup as Premier League Wolves got the breakthrough from the penalty spot. World Cup player Ruben Neves hit the woodwork at the end of a goalless opening half and it needed a 77th minute penalty from Raul Jimenez and Rayan Ait-Nouri’s stoppage-time effort to settle the fourth round tie.
Premier League Wolves had their Portuguese captain Neves back from Qatar, where he played in all five of his country’s matches.
The challenge for the Gillingham defenders came from experienced forward Diego Costa. It was a first competitive game in charge for their new Spanish boss Julen Lopetegui.
League 2’s bottom side Gillingham, in contrast, had a threadbare squad to choose from, only naming five subs from a possible nine.