Lee Martin bagged a second-half brace as Gillingham came from behind to beat Portsmouth 3-1 at Fratton Park.
Jamal Lowe gave Pompey a 19th-minute lead when he fired a close-range effort into the roof of the net for his seventh goal in all competitions this season.
And the 23-year-old should have doubled his side's advantage just before the half-hour mark when he was in on goal but Gillingham defender Luke O'Neill got back to make a last-ditch tackle.
The visitors struck back through half-time substitute Conor Wilkinson in the 48th minute after he took a touch to set himself up before curling his shot into the bottom corner.
The Gills then took the lead through Martin when his free-kick managed to drift past everyone and find the back of the net.
And Martin got his second and secured all three points for the away side with a spectacular goal in the 80th minute, the Gillingham captain curling the ball into the top corner from outside the area.
English League One Standings
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hull City | 41 | +39 | 79 |
2 | Peterborough United | 40 | +32 | 76 |
3 | Sunderland | 39 | +29 | 71 |
4 | Blackpool | 38 | +17 | 64 |
5 | Portsmouth | 39 | +15 | 64 |
6 | Lincoln City | 38 | +15 | 63 |
7 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | +6 | 62 |
8 | Ipswich Town | 39 | +3 | 60 |
9 | Oxford United | 40 | +11 | 59 |
10 | Gillingham | 41 | +2 | 59 |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | +3 | 57 |
12 | Accrington Stanley | 39 | -5 | 57 |
13 | Fleetwood Town | 40 | +10 | 56 |
14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 40 | +1 | 55 |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | -7 | 54 |
16 | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | -16 | 52 |
17 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | +1 | 50 |
18 | Burton Albion | 39 | -13 | 48 |
19 | Northampton Town | 41 | -24 | 40 |
20 | AFC Wimbledon | 39 | -21 | 39 |
21 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | -24 | 38 |
22 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | -24 | 38 |
23 | Swindon Town | 40 | -27 | 37 |
24 | Rochdale | 39 | -23 | 33 |
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