Bristol Rovers vs Scunthorpe United, 2021-22 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

18': Oliver Lobley (OG)
22': Connor Taylor
53': Aaron Collins
61': Antony Evans
76': Antony Evans
79': Aaron Collins
85': Elliot Anderson

FT
7 - 0

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Bristol Rovers are hosting Scunthorpe United at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers).
3': Jai Rowe (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Young.
5': Attempt missed. Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas following a corner.
6': Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by James Connolly.
8': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United).
8': Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Attempt missed. Trevor Clarke (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
10': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United).
10': Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United).
10': Trevor Clarke (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Offside, Scunthorpe United. Jack Moore-Billam tries a through ball, but Joe Nuttall is caught offside.
13': Foul by Cameron Wilson (Scunthorpe United).
13': Trevor Clarke (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
14': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Luke Thomas tries a through ball, but Sam Finley is caught offside.
15': Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
16': Attempt blocked. Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Beestin.
16': Foul by Ryan Delaney (Scunthorpe United).
16': James Connolly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Luke Matheson (Scunthorpe United).
18': Own Goal by Oliver Lobley, Scunthorpe United. Bristol Rovers 1, Scunthorpe United 0.
20': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Collins.
20': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Delaney.
21': Attempt blocked. Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross.
21': Attempt blocked. Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Attempt blocked. Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Luke Matheson.
21': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Scunthorpe United 0. Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
23': Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
23': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Owen Foster.
25': Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Luke Matheson (Scunthorpe United).
26': Attempt saved. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
26': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Owen Foster.
26': Attempt missed. James Connolly (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
27': Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Mason O'Malley replaces Oliver Lobley.
30': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Owen Foster.
30': Luke Matheson (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Cameron Wilson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
32': Offside, Scunthorpe United. Mason O'Malley tries a through ball, but Joe Nuttall is caught offside.
33': Foul by Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers).
33': Mason O'Malley (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Young.
39': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Young.
39': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Connolly.
44': Attempt saved. Finley Shrimpton (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie Beestin.
45': Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason O'Malley with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ryan Delaney (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+1': Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Ryan Delaney (Scunthorpe United).
45'+2': Ryan Delaney (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 2, Scunthorpe United 0.
45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 2, Scunthorpe United 0.
46': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
47': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers).
47': Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Mason O'Malley (Scunthorpe United).
48': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Collins with a through ball.
50': Foul by Finley Shrimpton (Scunthorpe United).
50': Trevor Clarke (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Finley Shrimpton (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card.
52': Attempt blocked. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Anderson.
53': Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Scunthorpe United 0. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
53': Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Liam Feeney replaces Jack Moore-Billam.
54': Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Luke Matheson (Scunthorpe United).
55': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Young.
56': Attempt blocked. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trevor Clarke with a cross.
56': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Young.
56': Foul by Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers).
56': Owen Foster (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Cameron Wilson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers).
59': Attempt missed. Alfie Beestin (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
60': Attempt missed. Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
61': Goal! Bristol Rovers 4, Scunthorpe United 0. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
63': Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Anderson.
64': Attempt saved. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Finley.
64': Foul by Liam Feeney (Scunthorpe United).
64': Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
65': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United).
66': Alfie Beestin (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by James Connolly (Bristol Rovers).
68': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Finley.
68': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Delaney.
68': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Alfie Beestin.
68': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Luke Matheson.
69': Foul by Alfie Beestin (Scunthorpe United).
69': Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Alfie Beestin (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jai Rowe.
71': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United).
71': Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Anthony Grant replaces Finley Shrimpton.
71': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Sam Nicholson replaces Trevor Clarke.
72': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Mason O'Malley.
73': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Finley.
74': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross.
75': Attempt saved. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
75': Foul by Alfie Beestin (Scunthorpe United).
75': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Goal! Bristol Rovers 5, Scunthorpe United 0. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
78': Foul by Cameron Wilson (Scunthorpe United).
78': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Goal! Bristol Rovers 6, Scunthorpe United 0. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Anderson.
81': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Wilson.
81': Foul by James Connolly (Bristol Rovers).
81': Luke Matheson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt blocked. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sam Nicholson with a cross.
85': Goal! Bristol Rovers 7, Scunthorpe United 0. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross.
90'+15': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Josh Grant replaces Luke Thomas.
90'+15': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
90'+15': Joe Nuttall (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+18': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Wilson.
90'+19': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Leon Clarke replaces Antony Evans.
90'+19': Attempt saved. Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
90'+19': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Liam Feeney.
90'+21': Anthony Grant (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+21': Foul by Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers).
90'+23': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Liam Feeney.
90'+25': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 7, Scunthorpe United 0.
0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 7, Scunthorpe United 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 9,790

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0
2	Barnet	0	0	0
3	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0
4	Cheltenham Town	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bristol Rovers (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Belshaw (GK)
2	James Connolly
17	Connor Taylor
26	Glenn Whelan
20	Trevor Clarke
19	Harry Anderson
6	Sam Finley
21	Antony Evans
12	Elliot Anderson
7	Luke Thomas
10	Aaron Collins

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Anssi Jaakkola, Leon Clarke, Ryan Loft, Sam Nicholson, Harvey Saunders, Josh Grant, Alex Rodman.

Scunthorpe United (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
34	Owen Foster (GK)
39	Ethan Young
4	Ryan Delaney
35	Oliver Lobley
41	Luke Matheson
20	Cameron Wilson
12	Jai Rowe
8	Alfie Beestin
36	Jack Moore
22	Finley Shrimpton
9	Joe Nuttall

Scunthorpe United Substitutes:

Harvey Cribb, Rory Watson, Anthony Grant, Tyrell Sellars-Fleming, Mason O'Malley, Liam Feeney, Harry Bunn.

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