Gillingham make an appeal after Notts County goalkeeper Sam Slocombe suffers head injury | Claims a vape was thrown from the crowd at Priestfield

Visiting goalkeeper Sam Slocombe received a cut to the head at Priestfield on Saturday after apparently being struck by an object.

There was a delay at the start of second-half stoppage-time in the League 2 match between Gillingham and Notts County after visiting boss Luke Williams claimed his goalkeeper had been hit by what he thought was a vape. The Gills have since launched an appeal to find the culprit.

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The Gills were losing 2-1 at the time - which is how the game ended - and eager to get back into the game.

Williams felt the incident wasn’t in keeping of a game that was watched by a crowd of close to 7,000 in Gillingham, blaming one person “making a terrible decision.”

“Unfortunately something was thrown,” said Williams, when asked about the incident.

“I think a vape, or something like that, hit him on the back of the head and he has a cut on his head.

“It upset him because anybody that has met Sam Slocombe doesn’t want to throw anything at him because he is a great guy. I don’t think he did anything to wind anyone up or something like that.

“That was a shame, but in general the atmosphere in the stadium was brilliant.

“I have been here in League 1 where there’s hardly been anyone there but the club can feel they are on the way up, the atmosphere was great, everyone behaved themselves.

“The minute’s silence at the beginning (as a mark of respect to those affected by the Israel-Gaza war) was impeccable, brilliant. This is just one person making a really terrible decision.

“I don’t think it should reflect on Gillingham and the fans in the stadium.”

Gillingham have only recently been fined by the FA and ordered to implement an action plan after admitting