Notts County 0 Gillingham 1: Reaction from Gills assistant manager Anthony Hayes after League 2 win at Meadow Lane

Gillingham assistant boss Anthony Hayes hailed their massive win over Notts County on Saturday.

The Gills beat Notts 1-0 thanks to Elliot Nevitt’s goal towards the end of the first half.

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The Magpies had the best goalscoring record in the division going into the game but couldn’t register against the Gills. One effort that did hit the back of the net late on was deemed offside by the officials.

“It was action-packed, wasn't it?” said the Gills no.2.

“Ultimately, you can't come here, win and not play well. There was a lot of control from our point of view, without the ball, because they do what they do and they're really, really good at it.

“We had to give up certain spaces to try and protect others. I thought the players were fantastic in terms of doing that.

“We also contributed with the ball. I thought we had some really, really good moments of control.

“We were a big threat to their goal and although they dominated the ball, we didn't come here to have a fight for the football. We came here to try and dominate in terms of chances.

“I think we've had more shots on target than them. I think they've had three, we've had five. One big chance each, a few melees in between.

“It was brilliant for Nev to score his first goal in the league for us and all in all, a brilliant away day, a massive win for us.”

Notts missed some big chances but the Gills - with the division’s best defensive record - put bodies on the line to keep them out and when keeper Glenn Morris was called upon, he was in top form.

Morris pulled off one save at full stretch in the opening half to deny Jodi Jones - arguably the league’s most potent attacking player - and denied him again with a stunning reflex block late