Bristol Rovers vs Port Vale, 2021-22 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Bristol Rovers

15': Sam Finley
56': Aaron Collins
76': Cian Harries

FT
1 - 2

Port Vale

31': Ben Garrity
33': Ben Garrity

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Bristol Rovers are hosting Port Vale 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.
1': Attempt missed. Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
2': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Aaron Collins.
3': Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Gibbons with a cross following a corner.
3': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
3': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers).
6': Tom Pett (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Offside, Port Vale. David Worrall tries a through ball, but Devante Rodney is caught offside.
7': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
7': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt saved. Dennis Politic (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
9': Attempt missed. Dennis Politic (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
11': Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
12': Offside, Port Vale. Dennis Politic tries a through ball, but James Gibbons is caught offside.
14': Foul by Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers).
14': Tom Conlon (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
17': Offside, Port Vale. James Gibbons tries a through ball, but Dan Jones is caught offside.
19': Attempt missed. Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
21': Attempt saved. Dennis Politic (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Gibbons.
22': Attempt blocked. Devante Rodney (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Conlon.
22': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Harry Anderson.
24': David Worrall (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
25': Offside, Port Vale. Dan Jones tries a through ball, but Devante Rodney is caught offside.
26': Dennis Politic (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers).
26': Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Foul by Nathan Smith (Port Vale).
27': Attempt missed. Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross following a set piece situation.
30': Dennis Politic (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers).
31': Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Port Vale 1. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Conlon with a cross following a set piece situation.
33': Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Port Vale 2. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Cass.
35': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Glenn Whelan.
36': Dennis Politic (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
36': Offside, Port Vale. Tom Conlon tries a through ball, but Ben Garrity is caught offside.
37': Foul by Devante Rodney (Port Vale).
37': Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt missed. Tom Conlon (Port Vale) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
37': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by James Belshaw.
39': Attempt missed. Dennis Politic (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Conlon.
42': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Cian Harries (Bristol Rovers).
45': Foul by Devante Rodney (Port Vale).
45': Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
45'+1': Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Devante Rodney (Port Vale).
45'+2': Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Port Vale 2.
45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 0, Port Vale 2.
45': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Trevor Clarke replaces Antony Evans.
45': Substitution, Port Vale. Aaron Martin replaces David Worrall.
46': Offside, Port Vale. Nathan Smith tries a through ball, but Ben Garrity is caught offside.
49': Hand ball by Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers).
49': Offside, Port Vale. Tom Conlon tries a through ball, but Aaron Martin is caught offside.
51': Substitution, Port Vale. Brad Walker replaces Devante Rodney because of an injury.
55': Foul by Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers).
55': Tom Pett (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Port Vale 2. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
57': Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
58': Dan Jones (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
60': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Dennis Politic (Port Vale).
60': Dennis Politic (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
62': Foul by Trevor Clarke (Bristol Rovers).
62': Tom Conlon (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Dennis Politic (Port Vale).
66': Attempt blocked. Tom Conlon (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Pett.
73': Attempt saved. Tom Conlon (Port Vale) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Cass.
75': Foul by Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers).
75': James Gibbons (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Cian Harries (Bristol Rovers).
76': Cian Harries (Bristol Rovers) is shown the red card.
79': Attempt blocked. Tom Conlon (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Sion Spence replaces Sam Nicholson.
82': Offside, Port Vale. Dan Jones tries a through ball, but Dennis Politic is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Brett Pitman replaces Paul Coutts.
85': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers).
85': Tom Conlon (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Dennis Politic (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers).
86': Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Attempt saved. Tom Conlon (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
88': Foul by Trevor Clarke (Bristol Rovers).
88': Lewis Cass (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Foul by Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers).
90': Tom Pett (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Offside, Port Vale. James Gibbons tries a through ball, but Dennis Politic is caught offside.
90'+2': Substitution, Port Vale. Scott Burgess replaces Dennis Politic.
90'+3': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
90'+5': Foul by Brett Pitman (Bristol Rovers).
90'+5': James Gibbons (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Brett Pitman (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Port Vale 2.
0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Port Vale 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 6,071

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 (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	James Belshaw (GK)
25	Cian Harries
17	Connor Taylor
16	Nick Wilmer-Anderton
19	Harry Anderson
26	Glenn Whelan
6	Sam Finley
15	Paul Coutts
21	Antony Evans
10	Aaron Collins
11	Sam Nicholson

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Luke Thomas, Brett Pitman, Pablo Martinez, Trevor Clarke, Jed Ward, Zain Westbrooke, Sion Spence.

Port Vale (3-5-2)

No.	Name
26	Aidan Stone (GK)
6	Nathan Smith
3	Dan Jones
27	Lewis Cass
10	Tom Conlon
21	Devante Rodney
23	Thomas Pett
2	James Gibbons
7	David Worrall
22	Dennis Politic
8	Ben Garrity

Port Vale Substitutes:

Malvind Benning, Brad Walker, Leon Legge, Aaron Martin, Danny Amos, Lucas Caugnari, Scott Burgess.

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