Frustrated Kenny Jackett: Two points dropped for Portsmouth in disappointing Gillingham draw

It’s now one win in six Fratton Park games after Lee Brown’s first-half mistake gifted Vadaine Oliver an equaliser.

Sean Raggett had handed Jackett’s men the lead, while Marcus Harness struck a post and Gills keeper Jack Bonham made three excellent stops.

Yet the hosts were indebted to Craig MacGillivray’s stoppage-time save from John Akinde to even get a point in the end.

And Jackett conceded a point at home was not good enough against Steve Evans’ mid-table side.

He told The News: ‘Yes, it’s two points dropped and it’s frustrating.

‘When you are looking at a home game against Gillingham, no disrespect to them but you are aiming to win. If you want to keep pace with the top-two sides, that’s what we’ve got to do.

‘We’ve got to try to close the gap. We are on 61 points now and it’s slightly stretching, but it’s not impossible. There’s 16 games to go and still a lot of points.

‘Our best period was in the first half, we did get some good combinations going. We had chances, opportunities, hit the post and some good combinations of play.

‘We are disappointed with the goal against, the centre-forward has read Lee’s chest back to the goalkeeper.

‘I did feel optimistic in the break that we could go and repeat that and win the game, but we’ve had a period of us not really getting hold of the ball and not necessarily doing enough.

‘Then the final 15 minutes when John Akinde went up front, they had two big players up there and the chances to win the match.’

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