English League One

Cheltenham Town vs Bristol Rovers, 2022-23 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Cheltenham Town
  • 54': Liam Sercombe (P)
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1 - 4
Bristol Rovers
  • 15': Aaron Collins
  • 23': Antony Evans
  • 42': Bobby Thomas
  • 45'+2': Aaron Collins

About

Cheltenham Town are hosting Bristol Rovers at EV Charger Points Stadium, Cheltenham, 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': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Caleb Taylor (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Ryan Loft (Bristol Rovers).
  • 7': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 9': Hand ball by Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. James Gibbons (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Coutts.
  • 11': Foul by Ryan Jackson (Cheltenham Town).
  • 11': Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Paul Coutts tries a through ball, but Lewis Gordon is caught offside.
  • 15': Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Bristol Rovers 1. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ben Williams (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by James Gibbons.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
  • 19': Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Bristol Rovers 2. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Collins with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross.
  • 30': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Ben Williams tries a through ball, but Ryan Broom is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers).
  • 36': Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Daniel N'Lundulu (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Lewis Gordon (Bristol Rovers).
  • 40': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Ben Williams tries a through ball, but Ryan Broom is caught offside.
  • 41': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Freestone.
  • 42': Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Bristol Rovers 3. Bobby Thomas (Bristol Rovers) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Paul Coutts with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Ryan Broom (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Jackson.
  • 44': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by James Gibbons.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Foul by Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town).
  • 44': Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Bristol Rovers 4. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Belshaw.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Cheltenham Town 0, Bristol Rovers 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cheltenham Town 0, Bristol Rovers 4.
  • 48': Foul by Ryan Loft (Bristol Rovers).
  • 48': Ryan Jackson (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Penalty Cheltenham Town. Ryan Jackson draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Penalty conceded by Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Goal! Cheltenham Town 1, Bristol Rovers 4. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Foul by Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town).
  • 58': James Gibbons (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Ryan Broom (Cheltenham Town).
  • 59': James Gibbons (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Elliott Bonds (Cheltenham Town).
  • 60': Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ryan Broom (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sean Long.
  • 63': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by James Belshaw.
  • 63': Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
  • 63': James Gibbons (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Bobby Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Daniel N'Lundulu (Cheltenham Town).
  • 68': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Sean Long.
  • 70': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Josh Coburn replaces Ryan Loft.
  • 70': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Harry Anderson replaces Jordan Rossiter.
  • 70': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Bristol Rovers).
  • 70': Ryan Broom (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Lewis Gibson (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Bobby Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Sean Long (Cheltenham Town).
  • 80': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luke McCormick replaces Sam Finley.
  • 81': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Christian Norton replaces Taylor Perry.
  • 82': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Olayinka replaces Daniel N'Lundulu.
  • 82': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by James Gibbons.
  • 89': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Trevor Clarke replaces Aaron Collins.
  • 89': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luca Hoole replaces Lewis Gibson.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+4': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Bristol Rovers 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Bristol Rovers 4.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: EV Charger Points Stadium
Location: Cheltenham, England
Attendance: 5,145

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

CHL Cheltenham Town (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Luke Southwood (GK)
14 Caleb Taylor
6 Lewis Freestone
2 Sean Long
23 Elliott Bonds
8 Liam Sercombe
3 Ben Williams
22 Ryan Jackson
9 Daniel N'Lundulu
28 Taylor Perry
32 Ryan Broom
Cheltenham Town Substitutes:
Christian Norton, Shaun MacDonald, Tom Bradbury, James Olayinka, Daniel Adshead, Ellis Chapman, Charlie Brown.

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

No. Name
1 James Belshaw (GK)
17 Lewis Gibson Yellow Card
37 Bobby Thomas
3 Lewis Gordon
28 James Gibbons
10 Aaron Collins
15 Paul Coutts
21 Antony Evans
6 Sam Finley
14 Jordan Rossiter
18 Ryan Loft
Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
Anssi Jaakkola, Sylvester Jasper, Trevor Clarke, Harry Anderson, Josh Coburn, Luke McCormick, Luca Hoole.

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