Gillingham 3-1 Bury

Gillingham are unbeaten at home after their first nine league matches this season

Dominic Samuel scored on his debut as Gillingham fought back to beat Bury and go top of the League One table.

Leon Clarke's header put the visitors ahead from a Danny Mayor cross, but on-loan Reading forward Samuel scored on the follow-up to level after John Ruddy saved Jake Hessenthaler's strike.

The Gills led 2-1 inside 10 minutes, Bradley Garmston's free-kick finding John Egan who fired the ball home.

And Emmanuel Osadabe's individual goal sealed the win with three minutes left.

Osadabe battled his way past several challenges and scored with a fine strike to ensure the Gills lead the table on goal difference from Coventry, who beat Colchester United.

But that scenario - and Gillingham's unbeaten home league record - was under threat when Clarke grabbed his 11th goal of the season after four minutes.

However, Samuel's cool finish and Egan's close-range effort completed a frenetic opening period and put the hosts in control.

Danny Rose had a header cleared off the line for the Shakers after the break but Gillingham, who have now won seven and drawn two of their nine home fixtures this season, capped their victory late on.

A minute's silence was observed prior to the match following the attacks in Paris on Friday

Gillingham defender and captain John Egan's strike was his fourth goal of the season

Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:

"We made a fantastic start. It's a difficult place to come and to score so early and get a grip on the game.

"It's important that you focus and heighten your senses at that point. You've just put a wound into an animal there and it awakened them. They then put two balls into our box.

"We've got a young keeper in today who did fantastically well. We didn't protect him enough, I wanted my players to stand up at 1-0 and we didn't, so it then becomes difficult.

"It's 2-1 and then you're chasing the game."