Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson picked up where he left off at the weekend as he scored the opener to help dump Championship side Plymouth out of the Carling Cup.

Fresh from scoring a hat-trick against Swindon, Jackson netted on 43 minutes before Andy Barcham grabbed a second just two minutes later.

Moments after the break Luke Summerfield fired in a freekick for the visitors, but the League One side managed to hold on.

Visiting keeper Romain Larrieu was in the thick of the action early on denying Barcham and then pulling off a great save to keep out a poor clearance from his own defender David McNamee.

But the home side did make the break through when Jackson capitalised on some good build up play from Barcham and Curtis Weston.

Plymouth were still recovering when moments later Barcham headed home debutant Chris Palmer's corner-kick at the far post.

The visitors did pull one back on 49 minutes courtesy of Summerfield's low freekick before striker Jamie Mackie wasted a glorious chance to send the game into the stoppage time right at the death.

Teams

Gillingham Royce, Fuller, Richards, Gowling, Nutter, Miller,Weston, Maher (McCammon 72), Barcham, Palmer (Rooney 79),Jackson.

Subs Not Used: Julian, Erskine, Wynter, Yussuff, Payne.

Booked: Richards.

Goals: Jackson 42, Barcham 45.

Plymouth Larrieu, McNamee, Sawyer, Seip, Paterson, Duguid,Summerfield (Barnes 80), Mackie, MacLean (Noone 72),Judge (Clark 73), Fallon.

Subs Not Used: Letheren, Arnason, Joe Mason, McCrory.

Booked: Mackie, Sawyer, Seip, Fallon.

Goals: Summerfield 49.

Att: 3,306

Ref: Jarnail Singh (Middlesex).