Charlton midfielder Harry Arter will be aiming to impress on Thursday when he turns out for Gillingham reserves.

The 19-year-old is set to play for Gillingham’s second string against QPR this week along with Addicks youth striker Ben Godfrey.

Arter had been training with the Gills previously this season but a lack of reserve team matches means he has been unable to show what he can do to Gills manager Mark Stimson.

He and Godfrey will be among a handful of trialists playing in the reserve game on Thursday.

“There won’t be many first team players playing to be honest as we’ve got the game on Saturday,” said Stimson.

“What we don’t need is someone getting a knock in the reserves on Thursday and only having 48 hours to recover.

“He (Arter) looks good in training, central midfield, both feet, he likes to get on the ball and play and he’s tenacious.

“I look forward to seeing him play on Thursday.”

And if Arter impresses a loan deal could be considered.

“He is available if we think we need someone in that area of the pitch,” added Stimson.

Charlton academy player Godfrey will be a free agent in the summer after the Championship side decided against offering him a professional deal.