Walsall vs Bristol Rovers, 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Walsall

69': Aaron Pressley
78': Aaron Pressley

FT
2 - 1

Bristol Rovers

27': Fabrizio Cavegn

About

Walsall are hosting Bristol Rovers at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

20': Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 20'
27': Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 27'
39': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 39'
45': Courtney Clarke (Walsall) Substitution at 45'
45': Brandon Comley (Walsall) Substitution at 45'
57': Priestley Farquharson (Walsall) Substitution at 57'
65': Jamie Jellis (Walsall) Substitution at 65'
67': Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 67'
69': Aaron Pressley (Walsall) Goal at 69'
75': Albert Adomah (Walsall) Substitution at 75'
77': Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 77'
78': Aaron Pressley (Walsall) Goal at 78'
83': Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 83'
84': Courtney Clarke (Walsall) Yellow Card at 84'
87': Frederick Issaka (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 87'
88': Ollie Dewsbury (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 88'
90'+3': Evan Weir (Walsall) Yellow Card at 93'
90'+10': Brandon Comley (Walsall) Yellow Card at 100'

Statistics

BRI		WAL
15	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	1
66.8	Possession	33.2
6	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 8,003

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Walsall	14	+6	26
2	Swindon Town	14	+5	26
3	Salford City	14	+2	25
4	Milton Keynes Dons	14	+12	24

Full Table

Line-Ups

Walsall (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Myles Roberts (GK)
4	Aden Flint
30	Evan Weir
5	Harrison Burke
8	Charlie Lakin
29	Ryan Finnigan
28	Lewis Warrington
18	Vincent Harper
2	Connor Barrett
15	Daniel Kanu
19	Aaron Pressley

Walsall Substitutes:

Albert Adomah, Courtney Clarke, Priestley Farquharson, Sam Hornby, Jamie Jellis, Brandon Comley, Jamille Matt.

Bristol Rovers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Luke Southwood (GK)
5	Alfie Kilgour
35	Kacper Lopata
3	Jack Sparkes
23	Macauley Southam
27	Bryant Bilongo
24	Alfie Chang
20	Josh McEachran
11	Luke Thomas
29	Fabrizio Cavegn
19	Ellis Harrison

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Ruel Sotiriou, Ollie Dewsbury, Clinton Mola, Kamil Conteh, Joel Senior, Taylor Moore, Frederick Issaka.

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