_{Gillingham slipped into the Christmas programme on the back of disappointing Saturday afternoon as Bradford City made it three wins in their last four visits to Priestfield as they pushed Stephen Clemence’s side out of the Play Off places as the clubs move completely into the Festive Period.}

_{Jamie Walker’s first half goal and a second fifteen minutes from time from top striker Andy Cook was the difference on a desperately disappointing afternoon for the Gills and maintains Clemence’s bizarre League record since being appointed eight games ago – nine games that have been won, lost, won, lost, won, lost, won, and then this latest lost!} 

_{Brad Halliday had the game’s first chance as his low drive beat Jake Turner but also the far post, but the home side responded and were left shaking their own heads from their best early chance as Macauley Bonne got his head to Connor Mahoney’s corner and somehow City keeper Harry Lewis managed to scoop the ball out and prevent it crossing the line.} 

_{Walker opened the scoring on the half hour with a low drive which left the Head Coach to rally his troops after the break – and the early indications were good as Max Ehmer powered a header just too high from Jonny Williams’ cross before the biggest cheer of the afternoon came just past the hour as Ollie Hawkins came off the bench for the first time this season after his horrendous bad luck with injury.}

_{And but for another wonderful save from Lewis, the giant striker would have an assist on an equaliser – Hawkins found Jonny Willams and when his ball into Tim Dieng’s feet, the Frenchmen let fly and was only denied by a super save from the Bradford stopper.} 

_{Just as the faithful started thinking about getting a point Bradford settled it with Cook’s eighth goal of the season inside the last fifteen minutes with a free kick that would have disappointed Clemence and his coaches as the set-piece went under the Gillingham wall.} 

_{The home side did have a late shout for a penalty, but it was not the Gills day and they now head to the Forest of Dean on Friday night looking to kick start Christmas and come home with the three points}.

_{Gillingham: Turner, McKenzie, Ehmer, Masterson, Malone, Coleman (Jefferies 72), Dieng, Mahoney, Lapslie (Hawkins 61), Jonny Williams (Jayden Clarke 72), Bonne (Nichols 61).}  

_{Subs not used – Morris, Alexander, Ogie}.

_{Bradford City – Lewis, Halliday, Tomkinson, Platt, Kelly, Smallwood, Smith (Oliver 64), Richards, Walker (Pattison 83), Gilliead, Cook (Osadebe 83).} 

_{Subs not used – Doyle, Oduor, Stubbs, Derbyshire}.

_{Referee – Mr Scott Jackson}

Attendance: 4874