English League One

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

· English League One
Accrington Stanley
  • 8': Joe Pritchard
  • 12': Dion Charles
  • 17': Dion Charles
  • 28': Colby Bishop
  • 48': Colby Bishop
  • 70': Dion Charles
FT
6 - 1
Bristol Rovers
  • 11': Sam Nicholson

About

Accrington Stanley are hosting Bristol Rovers at Wham Stadium, Accrington, 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.
  • 3': Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Foul by Brandon Hanlan (Bristol Rovers).
  • 4': Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Joe Pritchard tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
  • 7': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 10': Foul by Brandon Hanlan (Bristol Rovers).
  • 10': Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 12': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Bristol Rovers 1. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seamus Conneely.
  • 13': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Sean McConville tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
  • 15': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Max Ehmer.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ben Barclay (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mark Hughes following a corner.
  • 17': Goal! Accrington Stanley 3, Bristol Rovers 1. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Baxter.
  • 20': Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Max Ehmer (Bristol Rovers).
  • 21': Erhun Oztumer (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Brandon Hanlan (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zain Westbrooke.
  • 25': Foul by Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley).
  • 25': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by George Williams.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Joe Day.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Charles.
  • 28': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
  • 28': Goal! Accrington Stanley 4, Bristol Rovers 1. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Colby Bishop tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
  • 31': Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Zain Westbrooke (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Brandon Hanlan.
  • 33': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
  • 38': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jonathan Russell replaces Matt Butcher because of an injury.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Zain Westbrooke (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Grant.
  • 39': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Zain Westbrooke (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Williams.
  • 42': Attempt missed. George Williams (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Hanlan.
  • 43': Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
  • 43': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Brandon Hanlan (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke McCormick with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Max Ehmer (Bristol Rovers).
  • 45'+5': Foul by Zain Westbrooke (Bristol Rovers).
  • 45'+5': Nathan Baxter (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Accrington Stanley 4, Bristol Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Accrington Stanley 4, Bristol Rovers 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Cameron Burgess replaces Michael Nottingham.
  • 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Harvey Rodgers replaces Tariq Uwakwe.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. James Daly replaces Brandon Hanlan.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jonah Ayunga replaces Erhun Oztumer.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Burgess.
  • 46': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
  • 47': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Jonah Ayunga tries a through ball, but Zain Westbrooke is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Pritchard.
  • 48': Goal! Accrington Stanley 5, Bristol Rovers 1. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 49': Hand ball by Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers).
  • 50': Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers).
  • 53': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Nathan Baxter tries a through ball, but Colby Bishop is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley).
  • 53': Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Jonah Ayunga (Bristol Rovers).
  • 54': Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 56': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Joe Day.
  • 57': Foul by Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley).
  • 57': Jonah Ayunga (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley).
  • 59': James Daly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
  • 61': Foul by George Williams (Bristol Rovers).
  • 61': Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': George Williams (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Russell.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by George Williams.
  • 62': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
  • 62': James Daly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. David Tutonda replaces Luke Leahy.
  • 63': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cameron Hargreaves replaces Zain Westbrooke.
  • 64': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cian Harries replaces Sam Nicholson.
  • 64': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Paul Smyth replaces Joe Pritchard.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. David Tutonda (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonah Ayunga.
  • 65': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Harvey Rodgers.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Cameron Hargreaves (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke McCormick.
  • 65': Hand ball by Cameron Hargreaves (Bristol Rovers).
  • 66': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Cian Harries.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross.
  • 67': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Jonathan Russell tries a through ball, but Sean McConville is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
  • 70': Goal! Accrington Stanley 6, Bristol Rovers 1. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Smyth with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Tom Scully replaces Sean McConville.
  • 73': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
  • 75': Foul by Tom Scully (Accrington Stanley).
  • 75': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
  • 81': Foul by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
  • 81': Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by David Tutonda (Bristol Rovers).
  • 81': Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harvey Rodgers following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Burgess.
  • 82': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seamus Conneely.
  • 83': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Cian Harries.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Jonah Ayunga (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cian Harries.
  • 84': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Harvey Rodgers.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Jonah Ayunga (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke McCormick with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
  • 87': Foul by Max Ehmer (Bristol Rovers).
  • 87': Paul Smyth (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Cian Harries (Bristol Rovers).
  • 89': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Josh Grant.
  • 90'+1': David Tutonda (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
  • 90'+3': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Harvey Rodgers.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Hargreaves with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 6, Bristol Rovers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Accrington Stanley 6, Bristol Rovers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Accrington Stanley 6, Bristol Rovers 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Wham Stadium
Location: Accrington, 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

ACC Accrington Stanley

No. Name
1 Nathan Baxter (GK)
3 Mark Hughes
2 Michael Nottingham
16 Ben Barclay
11 Sean Mcconville Yellow Card
6 Matt Butcher
28 Seamus Conneely
14 Tariq Uwakwe
10 Joe Pritchard Yellow Card
19 Colby Bishop
32 Dion Charles
Accrington Stanley Substitutes:
Cameron Burgess, Toby Savin, Harvey Rodgers, Paul Smyth, Jonathan Russell, Rhys-James Fenlon, Tom Scully.

BRI Bristol Rovers

No. Name
13 Joe Day (GK)
15 Alfie Kilgour
5 Max Ehmer
3 Luke Leahy
43 George B. Williams Yellow Card
11 Sam Nicholson
8 Zain Westbrooke
41 Erhun Oztumer
14 Luke McCormick
4 Josh Grant
9 Brandon Hanlan
Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
Jordi van Stappershoef, Jack Baldwin, Jonah Ayunga, Cian Harries, David Tutonda, James Daly, Cameron Hargreaves.

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