GILLS made a host of changes in a desperate bid to halt their losing streak, but find themselves two goals down at the break against Millwall.

Goals from Barry Hayles and Alan Dunne have given Andy Hessenthaler’s side a mountain to hurdle in the second half.

Millwall had their visitors on the back foot for much of the half, and despite looking shaky at the back, the front line were able to wreak havoc amongst Gills nervous looking back four.

Millwall had looked threatening from the off, and Leon Johnson gifted Jo Tessem a great chance inside the first couple of minutes, but could only hit a shot at Steve Banks when clean through.

Gills had a couple of chances early on to score, with Hessenthaler cursing his luck after fluffing a chance from 10 yards out.

The Lions lost the service of their keeper Graham Stack after just 16 minutes, when Patrick Agyemang caught him in the face with a stud. The Arsenal loanee was replaced by Andy Marshall.

Hayles finally broke the deadlock on 32 minutes, scoring on his first start for the club, as he found space on the edge of the box and drilled in a well placed shot past the diving Banks.

Once more Banks was beaten just eleven minutes later, this time a sublime throughball from Jody Morris split the defence apart, allowing Alan Dunne to stroke home the Lions second.

Gills: Banks, Nosworthy, Cox, Hessenthaler, Agyemang, L Johnson (Southall HT), Rose, Spiller, Nowland, Sidibe, Robinson. Subs: Brown, Henderson, Byfield, Pouton.

Millwall: Stack (Marshall 16), Lawrence, Tessem, Livermore, Ward, Simpson, Wise, Morris, Hayles, Elliott, Dunne. Subs: Harris, Serioux, McCammon, Cogan.