Bristol Rovers vs Port Vale, 2022-23 English League One, Regular Season
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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 One.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Tom Conlon (Port Vale).
- 1': Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Dennis Politic (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Harrison.
- 2': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
- 7': Attempt saved. Ellis Harrison (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Wilson with a through ball.
- 7': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by James Belshaw.
- 8': Bobby Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by James Wilson (Port Vale).
- 10': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
- 10': Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Gibson.
- 12': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
- 12': Lewis Gordon (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by David Worrall.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 16': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
- 16': Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Offside, Port Vale. Malvind Benning tries a through ball, but Dennis Politic is caught offside.
- 19': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by David Worrall.
- 19': Attempt saved. Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony Evans.
- 20': Attempt missed. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Rossiter.
- 22': Foul by Dennis Politic (Port Vale).
- 22': Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Bobby Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Ellis Harrison (Port Vale).
- 27': Foul by Ellis Harrison (Port Vale).
- 27': James Connolly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers).
- 29': Offside, Port Vale. James Wilson tries a through ball, but Dennis Politic is caught offside.
- 30': Offside, Port Vale. Tom Conlon tries a through ball, but Ellis Harrison is caught offside.
- 32': Dan Jones (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers).
- 33': Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
- 33': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jack Stevens.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Jordan Rossiter (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Tom Conlon.
- 39': Dan Jones (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers).
- 41': Dennis Politic (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers).
- 42': Foul by Nathan Smith (Port Vale).
- 42': Lewis Gibson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Dennis Politic (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers).
- 43': Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Smith with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Port Vale 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 0, Port Vale 0.
- 48': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
- 48': Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Ellis Harrison (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by James Connolly (Bristol Rovers).
- 56': Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antony Evans.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Dennis Politic (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Harrison.
- 58': Foul by James Wilson (Port Vale).
- 58': Lewis Gibson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Smith with a headed pass.
- 61': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by James Connolly.
- 62': Bobby Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Dennis Politic (Port Vale).
- 63': Dennis Politic (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Substitution, Port Vale. Daniel Butterworth replaces Dennis Politic.
- 63': Substitution, Port Vale. Gavin Massey replaces James Wilson.
- 65': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. John Marquis replaces Antony Evans.
- 66': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Paul Coutts tries a through ball, but Josh Coburn is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Dan Jones.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
- 67': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Malvind Benning.
- 70': Connor Hall (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by John Marquis (Bristol Rovers).
- 70': Substitution, Port Vale. Ademipo Odubeko replaces Ellis Harrison because of an injury.
- 75': Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
- 75': Jordan Rossiter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers).
- 75': Tom Conlon (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 79': Substitution, Port Vale. William Forrester replaces Dan Jones because of an injury.
- 81': Foul by William Forrester (Port Vale).
- 81': John Marquis (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Tom Conlon (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 84': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by James Belshaw.
- 85': Foul by Jordan Rossiter (Bristol Rovers).
- 85': Tom Conlon (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Daniel Butterworth (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Port Vale 0. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Marquis.
- 90': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
- 90': Jordan Rossiter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Offside, Port Vale. Daniel Butterworth tries a through ball, but Ademipo Odubeko is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. James Gibbons replaces Scott Sinclair.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Daniel Butterworth (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Garrity.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Glenn Whelan replaces Aaron Collins.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers).
- 90'+6': Foul by Nathan Smith (Port Vale).
- 90'+6': Jordan Rossiter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Port Vale 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Port Vale 0.
Game Information
Competition: English League One
Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 8,264
Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 8,264
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| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport County | 15 | +5 | 28 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 15 | +6 | 27 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | +8 | 26 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 14 | +8 | 26 |
Line-Ups
Bristol Rovers (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Belshaw (GK) |
| 2 | James Connolly |
| 17 | Lewis Gibson |
| 37 | Bobby Thomas |
| 15 | Paul Coutts  |
| 14 | Jordan Rossiter |
| 21 | Antony Evans |
| 3 | Lewis Gordon |
| 7 | Scott Sinclair |
| 40 | Josh Coburn |
| 10 | Aaron Collins |
Port Vale (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jack Stephens (GK) |
| 3 | Dan Jones |
| 5 | Connor Hall |
| 6 | Nathan Smith |
| 10 | Tom Conlon |
| 8 | Ben Garrity |
| 33 | Dennis Politic |
| 11 | Malvind Benning |
| 7 | David Worrall |
| 22 | Ellis Harrison |
| 9 | James Wilson |
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