Gillingham haven't scored in their last five League 2 fixtures and the strikers must do better says manager Neil Harris

Gillingham manager Neil Harris accepts his strikers have been “nowhere near good enough” this season.

Scott Kashket’s second goal of the campaign last Saturday earned Gills an FA Cup Round Two replay against Dagenham and it’s back to league action this weekend when Salford City come to town.

Harris - a lethal finisher as a player - has watched with anguish as his side have failed to find the target in 13 of their 19 League 2 fixtures - scoring only once in the other six matches. They have gone 466 minutes without a league goal and counting.

A lack of goals has left them second from bottom as they head into a first-ever game against the Ammies on Saturday (12.30pm kick-off).

Harris said: “All of my centre-forwards have got to be better, let’s be honest. I am not kidding on 4,000 people who come and pay their hard-earned money to watch every week.

“The centre-forwards have been nowhere near good enough and I feel for the centre-halves. They made a mistake for the goal (at Dagenham on Saturday) they should do better, they admit they should have done better, but they put one foot wrong in 90 minutes and we concede a goal.

“How many chances did they have around our six-yard box? Bundles. We weren’t front-foot and we weren’t aggressive.

“We don’t get those chances. Sometimes if there is not good service in the box you have to make it happen and I speak from experience.”

Gillingham got a breakthrough against Dagenham in the 92nd minute, Kashket getting into the right place to convert Jordan Green’s ball into the box. Both had been introduced off the bench.

“Jordan Green’s quality, [in a] one-versus-one situation and Scott Kashket taking a chance was the difference in getting a replay,” said the Gills boss.

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