Rotherham United 1 Gillingham 4: League Two match report from the AESSEAL New York Stadium

Gillingham fought back from a goal down to thrash Rotherham United on Saturday.

Ronan Hale scored twice and Lamin Sillah also netted, before Tom Eaves bagged a penalty against one of his old clubs to seal a 4-1 win for the Gills, after they had gone behind to Paul Mullin’s goal for Rotherham.

Armani Little returned to the Gillingham starting eleven to replace injured Garath McCleary for the League Two clash.

Conor McManus didn’t make the squad after his international game for Ireland under-21s on Tuesday, coming off on 68 minutes after scoring in a 3-1 win over England.

Little has overcome a hamstring injury that kept him out for about six weeks.

The game took a while to come to life, with Rotherham adopting a patient approach and the Gills struggling to find the right pass to gain any forward momentum.

Rotherham took a 17th-minute lead with the game’s first shot.

Omar Beckles’ clearance fell to Kian Spence and he picked out Mullin with the aid of a dummy from Brandon Cover. Gills defender Andy Smith went to ground, claiming a foul, as Mullin slotted home.

The Gills were indebted to their keeper Ollie Wright for keeping it down to one as the hosts had a great chance to double their lead.

Josh Austerfield wrestled possession from Hale and played a brilliant throughball to Spence, who tried to beat Wright with a dinked effort, but the Gills keeper deflected the effort wide.

The Gills equalised with their first shot of the opening half and it was a well-struck shot from Hale that beat United keeper Julian Eyestone.

Nick Freeman’s cross from the right was flicked on by Lamin Sillah, and the ball was fired home on the volley, across the keeper and into the net.

Sillah tried an audacious lob from distance with the last kick of