League Two Gillingham took the sting out of Brentford CarabaoCup
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The 26-year-old had endured a tough few days, having been suspended at Nottingham Forest on Saturday before it emerged that he is the subject of a Football Association probe into anSuch is his desperation to be at the World Cup, having been in Southgate’s last squad without getting on the pitch, that Bees boss Thomas Frank picked him to face Gillingham to help him ‘fight for his position.’
In fact, Frank named a surprisingly strong side, making six changes with two of them being Toney and Denmark midfielder Christian Norgaard, back after ten weeks out injured.Kick-off had been delayed by 20 minutes due to Gillingham falling foul of the west London traffic, but Toney did not waste any time in finding the net.
The defences in Qatar are not likely to be as accommodating as Gillingham’s, who let Damsgaard bring down David Raya’s clearance, wander through the centre and tee up Toney, who finished into an empty net.The Gills then celebrated their victory in front of their fansThen as half-time approached Saman Ghoddos planted a looping header against the woodwork.
Toney should have doubled the lead when he was found in the area by Josh Dasilva but he lashed his shot across goal and narrowly wide.Alex MacDonald had an instant impact off the bench with the inviting cross which was headed in by fellow substitute Mandron.Goalkeeper Jake Turner kept Gillingham on course for a shoot-out with a stunning save to keep out Ethan Pinnock’s 89th-minute header, and when Damsgaard’s spot-kick came back off the crossbar they celebrated a famous win.Open account offer.
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