Gillingham boss Neil Harris' claims on Bolton Wanderers opening goal and Dan Phillips red card

Neil Harris felt Gillingham's clash against Bolton Wanderers was 'winnable' heading into the encounter and that the red card his side suffered changed the complexion of the encounter at Priestfield.

Wanderers took the lead in the first half thanks to a brilliant strike from Aaron Morley for his first goal as a Bolton player.

The Gills went down to 10 men midway through the second half when Daniel Phillips was shown a second yellow card.

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And Wanderers capitalised with the extra man with goals from Declan John and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson before full-time in a scoreline where Bolton could have won by a much greater margin.

The win sees them stay 11th in the League One table but narrow the gap to the top six to seven points with 10 games of the campaign still to go.

The Gills meanwhile remain in the relegation zone and three points from safety at the foot of the third tier of English football.

Harris felt the clash was a 'winnable' one for the Gills going into the game but that Morley's goal was one which they could not stop.

He believed the dismissal for Phillips changed the game, but raised questions over the circumstances of both the yellow cards handed out to the player.

Harris was unsure if the ball was out of play in the lead-up to the first booking and felt his side were the masters of their own downfalls with decisions that led to going down to 10 men.

He told KentOnline: "It is a harsh set-back to lose 3-0 at home infront of your own fans in a game you think is winnable.

"They got themselves infront with a really good goal, 25 yards into the top corner, you can’t stop them.

“We had chances, their build-up play was