English Carabao Cup

Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town, 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup
Bristol Rovers
    FT
    0 - 2
    Cheltenham Town
    • 58': Alfie May
    • 71': Kyle Vassell

    About

    Bristol Rovers are hosting Cheltenham Town at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Foul by William Boyle (Cheltenham Town).
    • 7': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Ben Liddle (Bristol Rovers).
    • 9': Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 16': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
    • 20': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town).
    • 22': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Long with a cross.
    • 28': Foul by Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers).
    • 28': Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wright.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Long.
    • 30': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
    • 31': Attempt missed. William Boyle (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ellis Chapman with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by William Boyle.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Freestone.
    • 33': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
    • 35': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Perry.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harvey Saunders.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 41': Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers).
    • 41': Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
    • 41': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
    • 48': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Zain Westbrooke tries a through ball, but Harry Anderson is caught offside.
    • 49': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Ben Tozer (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfie May.
    • 51': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by James Belshaw.
    • 51': Foul by William Boyle (Cheltenham Town).
    • 51': Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Hand ball by Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town).
    • 58': Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Cheltenham Town 1. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Wright with a through ball.
    • 63': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Ellis Chapman tries a through ball, but William Boyle is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers).
    • 65': George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Kyle Vassell replaces Alfie May.
    • 66': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Liam Sercombe replaces Taylor Perry.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Anderson with a cross.
    • 70': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jarmani Langlais replaces Ben Liddle.
    • 70': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Sion Spence replaces Zain Westbrooke.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Wright.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 71': Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Cheltenham Town 2. Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Wright.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Sercombe.
    • 78': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ryan Jones replaces Luke Thomas.
    • 79': Foul by Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers).
    • 79': Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Chris Hussey replaces Ellis Chapman.
    • 80': Foul by Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town).
    • 80': Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Callum Wright tries a through ball, but Kyle Vassell is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Wright with a cross.
    • 86': Foul by William Boyle (Cheltenham Town).
    • 86': Harvey Saunders (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Jones with a cross.
    • 86': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by William Boyle.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Harvey Saunders (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Jones.
    • 87': Foul by Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers).
    • 87': George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Foul by Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town).
    • 88': Sion Spence (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Sion Spence (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarmani Langlais.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Cheltenham Town 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Cheltenham Town 2.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 5
    45.7 Possession 54.3
    19 SHOTS 5
    7 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    323 Accurate Passes 413
    424 Passes 520
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    20 Crosses 8
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    88 Long Balls 103
    38 Accurate Long Balls 49
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 8
    16 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 9
    7 Effective Clearances 30
    7 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Memorial Stadium
    Location: Bristol, England
    Attendance: 2,409

    Line-Ups

    BRI Bristol Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 James Belshaw (GK)
    26 Jack Baldwin Yellow Card
    17 Connor Taylor
    16 Nick Wilmer-Anderton
    5 Alfie Kilgour
    4 Josh Grant
    27 Ben Liddle
    8 Zain Westbrooke
    22 Harvey Saunders
    19 Harry Anderson
    7 Luke Thomas
    Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
    Ryan Jones, Joseph Budd, Sion Spence, Cian Harries, Jarmani Langlais, Luca Hoole, Jed Ward.

    CHL Cheltenham Town (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    20 Scott Flinders (GK)
    4 Ben Tozer
    15 William Boyle
    24 Grant Horton
    11 Ellis Chapman
    18 Taylor Perry
    16 Callum Wright
    6 Lewis Freestone
    2 Sean Long
    19 George Lloyd
    10 Alfie May
    Cheltenham Town Substitutes:
    Owen Evans, Chris Hussey, Kyle Vassell, Charlie Raglan, Liam Sercombe, Callum Ebanks, Elliott Bonds.

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