Sheffield Wednesday and Gillingham could not be separated in a 1-1 draw, with goals coming in either half from Vadaine Oliver and Florian Kamberi.
The first clear chance of the game fell to Wednesday’s Callum Paterson, whose right-footed shot from the centre of the box rattled against the left post.
Oliver scored in the 22nd minute to put Gillingham ahead, producing a clinical finish from the middle of the area which went into the bottom right corner.
Wednesday went close as Theo Corbeanu went on a surging run down the right flank and got a shot off which forced Jamie Cumming to make a diving save.
Corbeanu continued to be the danger man for Wednesday as he produced a pinpoint cross which found Paterson in the penalty area and he struck the ball wide.
Kamberi found the equaliser for Wednesday in the 75th minute.
A powerful strike by Barry Bannan troubled the keeper and the ball fell to Kamberi, who slotted it into an open net.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Sheff Wed
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 28Wildsmith
- 2Palmer
- 22Dunkley
- 18JohnsonBooked at 81mins
- 23Corbeanu
- 17Dele-BashiruSubstituted forAdeniranat 90′minutes
- 26WingSubstituted forBerahinoat 61′minutes
- 7ShodipoSubstituted forSowat 83′minutes
- 10Bannan
- 13Paterson
- 20Kamberi
Substitutes
- 3Brown
- 8Adeniran
- 21Luongo
- 24Berahino
- 34Brennan
- 40Sow
- 42Render
Gillingham
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Cumming
- 2Jackson
- 6Tucker
- 5Ehmer
- 27AkehurstSubstituted forAdsheadat 71′minutes
- 20PhillipsBooked at 30mins
- 4O’Keefe
- 17Lloyd-McGoldrick
- 8DempseySubstituted forReevesat 74′minutes
- 15AkindeBooked at 90mins
- 19OliverSubstituted forSitholeat 56′minutes
Substitutes
- 11Reeves
- 12Chapman
- 16Adshead
- 22Sithole
- 23Lintott
- Referee:
- John Busby
- Attendance:
- 20,593
Live Text
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Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Gillingham 1.
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Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Gillingham 1.
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John Akinde (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
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Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Dennis Adeniran replaces Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
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Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
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Stuart O’Keefe (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Theo Corbeanu (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ben Reeves (Gillingham).
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Attempt saved. John Akinde (Gillingham) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Phillips.
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Foul by Florian Kamberi (Sheffield Wednesday).
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Daniel Adshead (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sylla Sow replaces Olamide Shodipo.
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Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
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Gerald Sithole (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Stuart O’Keefe (Gillingham).
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Cheyenne Dunkley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
