A stoppage-time equaliser from substitute Leon Clarke saved Wolves from a Molineux defeat at the hands of relegation-threatened Gillingham.

Gillingham took the lead for the second time in the 90th minute when Michael Flynn broke clear ahead of Clarke bundling home a leveller inside stoppage time.

But Clarke made sure Glenn Hoddle's side avoided an embarrassing home defeat with his late strike.

The Priestfield strugglers went into the clash lying third bottom of the table but took a second-half lead when Darius Henderson capitalised on a defensive error from Jody Craddock.

But the Black Country club restored parity just five minutes later when Kenny Miller converted a cross from full-back Rob Edwards.

The hosts, playing their first fixture for 15 days, who threatened from a 12th-minute free-kick routine which saw Keith Andrews find Joleon Lescott in the Gills penalty area.

Lescott, named captain for the day as Paul Ince was ruled out by a one-game suspension, then turned and pulled the ball back for Seol Ki-Hyeon to drive into the sidenetting - although team-mate Craddock, stationed behind the South Korean international, appeared to have been better placed.

The visitors were then presented with their first opening after Craddock failed to deal with Barry Ashby's long ball but goalkeeper Michael Oakes was quickly off his line to deny Flynn.

Miller's attempted curler was blazed well wide of the Gillingham net with 20 minutes gone before Henderson rose highest in the Wolves box to head a Nicky Southall corner over at the other end.

Then Southall went close to opening the scoring on the half-hour but his 20-yard free-kick effort rebounded from the woodwork.

Lee Naylor fired over from a set-piece at the other end and as the interval approached, Gills keeper Steve Banks saved Olofinjana's shot on the turn.

Both sides ran out unchanged for the second half and it was in the 55th minute Gillingham took the lead after Darren Byfield sprang the Wolves offside trap and broke along the right wing before crossing into the danger area where Craddock made a hash of what should have been an elementary clearance and presented the ball to Henderson.

The Priestfield striker then made the best use of the time and space he was gifted to slot a side-footed effort past Oakes from 18 yards out.

Wolves were soon back on terms though after Wales international Edwards teed up the ball for Miller who had arrived at the near post to head the equaliser past Banks.

Next Colin Cameron played Olofinjana into the box but Banks saved bravely from the Nigerian.

There was another scare for Gills when Banks dropped a free-kick from Andrews - but some panicky defending eventually forced the ball clear of the danger zone.

But then, in the 90th minute, a long punt from Banks skimmed off the head of Cameron and Flynn latched on to the ball before lofting the ball past Oakes.

The game was to take another twist though as Clarke, on as a 75th-minute replacement for Seol, scrambled the ball home.