(1-0 Preston North End)| 18¹ | RIIS dribbled past MINCARELLI and rattled a poor shot well wide. |
| 20¹ | The Preston North End 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from DANI CEBALLOS. |
| 23¹ | SPRINGETT rifled a simple chance past the far post. |
| 25¹ | A deadly shot from NICHOLS was pushed round the post by the 'keeper. |
| 26¹ | A lovely effort from CLYNE scraped the top of the crossbar. |
| 34¹ | The Gillingham 'keeper dived to his left to block an accurate drive from Preston North End's ZAROURY. |
| 40¹ | The hapless Gillingham 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from DANI CEBALLOS fell just wide. |
| 1² | TONI beat DILROSUN and hit the ball to RIIS who hit his shot wide. |
| 4² | IDAH headed just beyond the near post. |
| 5² | A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper. |
| 9² | A strike from RIIS held little difficulty for the Gillingham 'keeper. |
| 12² | GOAL!! A long goal-kick from MINGS caught the Preston North End defence square and MINCARELLI rushed through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-1)| 15² | IDAH hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area. | | 17² | GOAL!! Unlucky DILROSUN hit the post before DANI CEBALLOS poked the ball into the back of the net as BROWNE failed to clear. (2-1 Gillingham)| 18² | Uncertainty in the Gillingham defence enabled RIIS to blast the ball inches wide. | | 22² | A corner found DILROSUN who touched an effort inches wide. | | 25² | GOAL!! A long clearance by the Gillingham 'keeper beat the Preston North End defence and MINGS fired the ball past the oncoming 'keeper. (3-1 Gillingham)| 37² | A tame strike from IDAH bounced agonisingly wide. | | 41² | DILROSUN worked the ball to NICHOLS, IDAH gathered his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper. | | | |