The drifting in to more central areas of Declan John and Marlon Fossey helped pose questions to Gillingham as Bolton Wanderers returned to winning ways in style.
Wanderers took the lead at Priestfield in the first half thanks to a brilliant strike from Aaron Morley for his first goal as a Bolton player.
The Gills went down to 10 men midway through the second half when Daniel Phillips was shown a second yellow card.
