Tom Eaves nodded in a 90th-minute equaliser as Gillingham snatched a point at Blackpool in League One on Tuesday night.

The Seasiders looked to be set for back-to-back wins after Kyle Vassell put them ahead in the first half.

Blackpool began on the front foot, twice seeing deflected efforts just wide before Colin Daniel’s 10th-minute header from Kelvin Mellor’s cross went inches past the near post.

But Gillingham had a golden chance to go ahead early on as Lee Martin’s superb whipped cross was met by a diving Gabriel Zakuani, but his header from six yards was wide.

Blackpool took the lead in the 40th minute through top-scorer Vassell as Kelvin Mellor’s mazy run split the Gillingham defence and the ball eventually dropped for Vassell, who lashed home from 18 yards.

Gillingham should have equalised when Blackpool’s defence allowed the ball to drop to Conor Wilkinson, but he scuffed wide from 12 yards.

But Eaves made no mistake when picked out by Luke O’Neil’s cross and made it four games unbeaten for Gillingham.

The point sees Steve Lovell’s side stay 20th in League One and three points against Oldham Athletic at Priestfield on Saturday could see The Gills climb into the mid-table positions.

 

Blackpool line up: Allsop, Mellor, Aimson, Tilt, Turton, Spearing, Cooke (D’Almeida 77), Longstaff, Daniel, Solomon-Otabor (Gnanduillet 87), Vassell (Menga 76).

Subs not used: Williams, Taylor, Ryan, Delfouneso.

Goal: Vassell (41).

Gillingham line up: Holy, O’Neil, Zakuani, Hessenthaler (List 84), Martin, Ogilvie, Parker, Clare, Byrne (Nugent 89), Wilkinson (Wagstaff 77), Eaves.

Subs not used: Nelson, Oldaker, List, Chapman, Cundle.

Goal: Eaves (90).

Booked: Hessenthaler (70).

Referee: Mr Darren Drysdale

Attendance: 2,650 (145 Gillingham)