English League One

Bristol Rovers vs Accrington Stanley, 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Bristol Rovers
  • 14': Luke Leahy
  • 45'+1': Alex Rodman
  • 66': Sam Nicholson
  • 68': Zain Westbrooke
FT
4 - 1
Accrington Stanley
  • 77': Paul Smyth

About

Bristol Rovers are hosting Accrington Stanley at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
  • 3': Foul by Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers).
  • 3': Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
  • 8': Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke McCormick.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Russell with a headed pass.
  • 13': Foul by Jonah Ayunga (Bristol Rovers).
  • 13': Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Ben Barclay (Accrington Stanley).
  • 14': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Accrington Stanley 0. Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zain Westbrooke.
  • 16': Foul by Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers).
  • 16': Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Hand ball by Ben Barclay (Accrington Stanley).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Michael Nottingham.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zain Westbrooke with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by David Morgan.
  • 31': Foul by Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley).
  • 31': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Sean McConville.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. David Morgan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
  • 34': Foul by Ben Barclay (Accrington Stanley).
  • 34': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Ben Barclay (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Zain Westbrooke (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 38': Foul by Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley).
  • 38': Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Alex Rodman (Bristol Rovers).
  • 41': Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Sean McConville.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Zain Westbrooke with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Hand ball by Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers).
  • 45': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Sean McConville tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Accrington Stanley 0. Alex Rodman (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ed Upson.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 2, Accrington Stanley 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 2, Accrington Stanley 0.
  • 46': Ed Upson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Russell.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jonah Ayunga (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Rodman.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jonah Ayunga (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zain Westbrooke.
  • 51': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Toby Savin.
  • 51': Hand ball by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
  • 52': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Ed Upson tries a through ball, but Jonah Ayunga is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers).
  • 55': Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Ben Barclay (Accrington Stanley).
  • 56': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Sam Nicholson.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Morgan.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jonah Ayunga (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zain Westbrooke.
  • 63': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Adam Phillips replaces Dion Charles.
  • 66': Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Accrington Stanley 0. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 68': Goal! Bristol Rovers 4, Accrington Stanley 0. Zain Westbrooke (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke McCormick.
  • 70': Foul by George Williams (Bristol Rovers).
  • 70': Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Brandon Hanlan replaces Sam Nicholson.
  • 76': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Joe Day.
  • 77': Goal! Bristol Rovers 4, Accrington Stanley 1. Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean McConville following a corner.
  • 78': Alex Rodman (Bristol Rovers) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ed Upson.
  • 78': Foul by Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers).
  • 78': Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Adam Phillips (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sean McConville.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Adam Phillips (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Smyth with a headed pass.
  • 83': Brandon Hanlan (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley).
  • 84': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. James Daly replaces Jonah Ayunga.
  • 84': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cameron Hargreaves replaces Zain Westbrooke.
  • 85': Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Dangerous play by Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley).
  • 86': Attempt missed. James Daly (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Hargreaves.
  • 89': Foul by James Daly (Bristol Rovers).
  • 89': Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by George Williams (Bristol Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 4, Accrington Stanley 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 4, Accrington Stanley 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England

EFL League One Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Cardiff City 7 +10 17
2 Bradford City 8 +4 17
3 Barnsley 7 +5 16
4 Stevenage 7 +5 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRI Bristol Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
13 Joe Day (GK)
15 Alfie Kilgour
26 Jack Baldwin
43 George B. Williams
14 Luke McCormick Yellow Card
6 Edward Upson
3 Luke Leahy
33 Alex Rodman
21 Jonah Ayunga
11 Sam Nicholson
8 Zain Westbrooke
Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
Cameron Hargreaves, Jordi van Stappershoef, Max Ehmer, Pablo Martinez, James Daly, Zain Walker, Brandon Hanlan.

ACC Accrington Stanley (3-4-3)

No. Name
40 Toby Savin (GK)
3 Mark Hughes
4 Cameron Burgess
16 Ben Barclay Yellow Card
37 David Morgan
6 Matt Butcher
11 Sean Mcconville
2 Michael Nottingham
32 Dion Charles
8 Jonathan Russell
7 Paul Smyth
Accrington Stanley Substitutes:
Dan Martin, Harvey Rodgers, Adam Phillips, Joseph Maguire, Liam Isherwood, Harry Perritt, Tom Scully.

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