Notts County vs Bristol Rovers, 2017-18 English FA Cup, Round 1

· English FA Cup

Notts County

30': Ryan Yates
31': Ryan Yates
58': Jon Stead
90'+6': Jorge Grant

FT
4 - 2

Bristol Rovers

8': Liam Sercombe
12': Stuart Sinclair

Notts County 4-2 Bristol Rovers

Match Timeline

8': Goal! Notts County 0, Bristol Rovers 1. Liam Sercombe (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Partington.
12': Goal! Notts County 0, Bristol Rovers 2. Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Lines following a corner.
30': Goal! Notts County 1, Bristol Rovers 2. Ryan Yates (Notts County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carl Dickinson following a set piece situation.
31': Goal! Notts County 2, Bristol Rovers 2. Ryan Yates (Notts County) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carl Dickinson with a cross following a corner.
58': Goal! Notts County 3, Bristol Rovers 2. Jon Stead (Notts County) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
60': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Stuart Sinclair.
64': Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Daniel Leadbitter replaces Joe Partington.
82': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Dominic Telford replaces Tom Nichols.
87': Substitution, Notts County. Alan Smith replaces Jon Stead.
87': Substitution, Notts County. Jonathan Forte replaces Shola Ameobi.
90': Substitution, Notts County. Daniel Jones replaces Carl Dickinson.
90'+4': Daniel Jones (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Goal! Notts County 4, Bristol Rovers 2. Jorge Grant (Notts County) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Terry Hawkridge.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Meadow Lane
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 4,228

Line-Ups

Notts County (4-4-2)

No.	Name
34	Ross Fitzsimons (GK)
16	Shaun Brisley
5	Richard Duffy
3	Carl Dickinson
2	Matt Tootle
4	Elliott Hewitt
22	Ryan Yates
10	Jorge Grant
11	Terry Hawkridge
9	Shola Ameobi
30	Jon Stead

Notts County Substitutes:

Alan Smith, Jonathan Forte, Nicky Hunt, Branislav Pindroch, Liam Walker, Daniel Jones, Lewis Alessandra.

Bristol Rovers (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
21	Adam Smith (GK)
16	Tom Broadbent
4	Tom Lockyer
24	Stuart Sinclair
3	Lee Brown
22	Joe Partington
8	Ollie Clarke
14	Chris Lines
7	Liam Sercombe
30	Rory Gaffney
11	Tom Nichols

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Byron Moore, Dominic Telford, Ellis Harrison, Daniel Leadbitter, Marc Bola, Ryan Sweeney, Sam Slocombe.

English FA Cup News

Erling Haaland warns rivals: Man City will be even better next season

Erling Haaland has warned the rest of the Premier League that Manchester City will be even better next season.

Manchester United edge closer to precious UCL spot

Michael Carrick's Red Devils increased their chances of competing in next season's Champions League with a hard-fought triumph against Brentford.

Ogden: Chelsea's players deserved a better coach than Rosenior

Mark Ogden explains why he has sympathy for any player wishing to leave Chelsea after the sacking of Liam Rosenior.

Chelsea reach FA Cup final, another ref scandal for Serie A, more

Chelsea advanced to the FA Cup final days after changing managers (again), but it's hardly proof of the club's "project" working. Plus: Is Serie A heading for another referee scandal, and can Arsenal hang on in the English title race?

Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah: Players need to take responsibility for poor form

Trevoh Chalobah admitted Chelsea's players must take their share of the blame for the chaos that led to the sacking of Liam Rosenior.