English League One

FT Saturday, March 11, 2017
Southend United WDWLD 0
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Bristol Rovers DDDDW 2
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SOUT000
BRI202
Memorial Stadium · 9,274 att.

Match Report

Bristol Rovers strengthen play-off challenge with win over Southend

Bristol Rovers strengthen play-off challenge with win over Southend

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Head to Head

SOUT leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

BRI · 4-4-2

  1. 31Joe LumleyG
  2. 33Ryan SweeneyCD-L
  3. 4Tom LockyerCD-R
  4. 3Lee BrownLB
  5. 2Daniel LeadbitterRB
  6. 7Lee MansellCM-L
  7. 14Chris LinesCM-R
  8. 21Cristian MontanoLM
  9. 23Billy BodinRM
  10. 29Luke JamesCF-L
  11. 30Rory GaffneyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Steve MildenhallSUB
  2. 22Byron MooreSUB
  3. 36Jake Clark-SalterSUB
  4. 15James ClarkeSUB
  5. 27Ryan BroomSUB
  6. 16Robert HarrisSUB
  7. 35Jonathan BurnSUB

SOUT · 4-4-2

  1. 22Edward SmithG
  2. 35Anton FerdinandCD-L
  3. 5Adam ThompsonCD-R
  4. 3Ben CokerLB
  5. 24Jason DemetriouRB
  6. 4Anthony WordsworthCM-L
  7. 8Michael TimlinCM-R
  8. 18Ryan LeonardLM
  9. 12Will AtkinsonRM
  10. 14Marc-Antoine FortunéCF-L
  11. 10Simon CoxCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 50Nile RangerSUB
  2. 11Stephen McLaughlinSUB
  3. 17Jermaine McGlashanSUB
  4. 31Theo RobinsonSUB
  5. 13Nathan BishopSUB
  6. 16Luke AmosSUB
  7. 2John WhiteSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Southend United 0. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Leadbitter.
  2. 22' Will Atkinson (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Ryan Leonard (Southend United) Yellow Card at 31'
  4. 31' Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Southend United 0. Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke James.
  5. 37' Substitution, Southend United. Nile Ranger replaces Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
  6. 38' Substitution, Southend United. Stephen McLaughlin replaces Will Atkinson.
  7. 58' Lee Mansell (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Byron Moore replaces Cristian Montaño.
  9. 67' Substitution, Southend United. Theo Robinson replaces Michael Timlin.
  10. 73' Simon Cox (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. James Clarke replaces Daniel Leadbitter.
  12. 89' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jake Clarke-Salter replaces Rory Gaffney.
  13. 90'+1' Anton Ferdinand (Southend United) is shown the yellow card.

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