This was Paul Brickley's Westbury United side at their very best as they swept aside their hosts with pacy, attacking football that showed what could have been possible this season had consistency been in place throughout.

Left winger Nathan Hallett was the star player, but the whole team played their part and they would have had a clean sheet but for a poor decision by a referee's assistant.

When Hallett channels his aggression positively he is a dangerous prospect to opposition defences and a fine tackler when defending.

Bobby Mitchell returned to the starting line up after injury and partnered Ashley Groves in an energetic midfield.

United were dominant from the off and scored their first on five minutes.

Pete Ayton's throw in found Hallett who raced to the byline and fizzed in a teasing cross that was met by Matty Smith's finish at the back post.

A series of free kicks and corners went unrewarded and it was another brilliant move which saw the lead doubled on 11 minutes.

Wayne Wheeler and Hallett played a one-two on the left before Hallett fed the ball back to Wheeler who struck the ball low to Darren Wakeley's left hand side.

Gillingham slowly found their feet but the closest they came was when Jason Manley twice headed off target from Adam Fricker set pieces, from the second of these Nick Evans launched a counter attack and Wakeley left his box to try and clear but sliced the ball before just beating Hallett to it in a race back towards his goal.

In another break, Dan Cox took the ball off Jason Manley's head when he was better placed to meet Ben Thompson's cross. Town reduced their arrears on 34 but there should have been an offisde flag.

Fricker's strike was parried by Evans into the path of Cox who tapped it in and the goal was given despite him having been ahead of all the other players.

The second half started with Gillingham trying to level the score but the closest they came was when Nick Thomson fed Joe Smeeton who struck the ball over the bar.

Westbury were playing superbly and good play by Wheeler and Dan Kovacs set up Hallett whose fierce effort flew narrowly wide.

Nick Ridout made it 1-3 on 53 when, after he had a header cleared off the line by George Mapletoft, the ball broke to Hallett and his touch set up Ridout for a fine finish. The next goal came just five minutes later.

Luke Smith, captaining the side very well, lofted the ball forward and Wheeler raced forward before playing it to Matty Smith who notched his second of the night.

Matty Smith tried for a hattrick soon after but his volley was deflected wide and, in a rare home attack, Luke Smith denied Adrian Foster a shot before Smeeton hit a half chance off target.

The final goal came on 86 : substitute Tarick Yachou worked to retrieve the ball on the right wing and played an accurate ball beyond the home defence to Wheeler who broke clear to finish confidently.

There was almost a final nail in Gillingham's coffin when Matt Mead came off the bench to blast an angled shot against the crossbar.

STAR MAN - Nathan Hallett (Westbury United)

Westbury United: Nick Evans, Sayeed Ibrahim, Luke Smith, Pete Ayton, Nick Ridout, Bobby Mitchell, Ashley Groves, Matty Smith, Dan Kovacs, Wayne Wheeler, Nathan Hallett.

SUBS - Tarick Yachou, Matt Mead, Nick Mead (all used)