Three added minutes to play at Priestfield at the end of this first half.

Only THREE added minutes at the end of the half, despite that lengthy pause for treatment to Kyle John.

Nobody, and I mean nobody, is complaining about it, however...

Phil Sproson
Former Port Vale captain on BBC Radio Stoke

Plymouth will be more pleased than Vale going in at 0-0.

We've had the better chances, we just haven't quite had the quality.

Wow, how are Barnet not two up?

Ryan Glover steams his way into the box from the right and places one towards the bottom corner.

It looks for all the world like it's going in but Gillingham skipper Bradley Dack does brilliantly to anticipate the effort, racing back onto the line to block it.

Nearly..

Devante Cole somehow pokes the ball in behind for Ben Garrity to whip in a low cross from the right of the box which was heading straight to Ruari Paton for a tap-in until the sliding Alex Mitchell intervened, turning the ball past his near post.

Vale pressure is mounting here.

Ruari Paton's curling free-kick from the right flank is nodded goalwards under immense pressure by defender Brendon Galloway at the back post but Conor Hazard flops to his right to clutch the ball near his near post.

David Norris
Former Plymouth Argyle midfielder on BBC Radio Devon

You can't fault the effort.

The players are working hard to track, tackle and stay in the game.

There is just a clear lack of quality here.

Finally a shot for Gillingham and it's an excellent chance for Bradley Dack.

A long throw from the right comes all the way to the back post and Dack crashes a shot on target but Barnet keeper Cieran Slicker does brilliantly to dive low and beat it away.

An improvement for the hosts.

We're 36 minutes in which means Vale's League One goal drought has officially now reached precisely 400 minutes.

The Vale fans are chanting 'what a waste of money' at Lorent Tolaj as he concedes a free-kick on the touchline.

They say that but he has scored seven league goals this season - Vale's current players have 10 between them.

It's been a very frustrating day for Gillingham striker Seb Palmer-Houlden so far.

He chases down an attempted through ball by Jonny Williams but he's beaten to it before blocking the clearance for a Barnet goal-kick.

Things haven't clicked at all for the hosts so far today.

Half an hour played at Priestfield. Gillingham still haven't had a shot.

The only disappointment for Barnet is that it's not more than one. Bees boss Dean Brennan will be thinking just that, I'm sure.

Phil Bowers
BBC Radio Stoke commentator

He should've scored, he was barely a yard out.

You would have put your mortgage on him scoring that - he's got there too early.

You wonder why Vale have only scored 11 goals this season.

Walsall think they have the ball in the net but the referee rules it out for a seeming handball after a scramble following an Evan Weir corner.

And just before that Lakin's sweet strike forced a superb save from Belshaw.

Walsall are really pushing Harrogate now.

Another wicked low delivery from Jaheim Headley on the Vale left, into the path of Devante Cole who was pointing out where he wanted it in the box.

Headley put it on a plate for him but Cole can't quite open his body enough to get the crucial touch a couple of yards out and the ball flies across the face of goal untouched.

Amber and black shirts are flooding forward yet again...

Barnet have Gillingham pretty much hemmed back in their own final third at the moment.

Lindokuhle Ndlovu fizzes a teasing ball hard and low across the six-yard box from the left... but it evades two in the box for the visitors. It just needed a touch.

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Matty Sorinola's cross from the Argyle right skids off the surface, just as Jaheim Headley's did at the other end moments ago, but keeper Joe Gauci is unable to gather under pressure from Owen Dale and the ball spoons off him and rolls away from danger, thankfully for the Australian, who was probably enjoying a good day until then.

Barnet are bossing this at the moment. Callum Stead shows lovely feet and great agility to spin his man. He curls one towards the far stick but it hasn't got enough bend on it and is harmlessly wide in the end.

Gills need to step it up.

Phil Sproson
Former Port Vale captain on BBC Radio Stoke

It's a little frustrating to watch at the minute.

Both sides are nervous to give the ball away, nobody is putting their foot on it.

There isn't a midfielder who is taking charge of the ball and driving their side forward.

Another good chance for Barnet to double their lead. It comes in from the right and it drops kindly for an unmarked Lindokuhle Ndlovu in the centre of the box but he fires over the bar.

Can the Bees make their early dominance really count here?