Wrexham vs Bristol Rovers, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Wrexham

76': Matty James

FT
1 - 1

Bristol Rovers

32': Taylor Moore

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Match Commentary

32': Taylor Moore (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 32'
45': Dan Scarr (Wrexham) Substitution at 45'
49': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 49'
59': Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 59'
59': Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 59'
63': James McClean (Wrexham) Substitution at 63'
64': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) Substitution at 64'
71': Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 71'
74': Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 74'
75': George Dobson (Wrexham) Substitution at 75'
76': Matty James (Wrexham) Goal at 76'
84': Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 84'
84': Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 84'
85': Jack Marriott (Wrexham) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

BRI		WXM
13	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	1
35	Possession	65
5	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
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
0	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 One

Venue: SToK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 12,740

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	6	+10	16
2	Doncaster Rovers	7	+4	16
3	Huddersfield Town	7	+6	15
4	Stevenage	6	+5	15

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wrexham (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
5	Eoghan O'Connell
3	Lewis Brunt
4	Max Cleworth
20	Oliver Rathbone
38	Elliott Lee
37	Matty James
47	Ryan Longman
29	Ryan Barnett
28	Sam Smith
16	Jay Rodríguez

Wrexham Substitutes:

Jack Marriott, Steven Fletcher, Dan Scarr, James McClean, Thomas O'Connor, George Dobson, Callum Burton.

Bristol Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
31	Jed Ward (GK)
5	James Wilson
17	Connor Taylor
4	Taylor Moore
26	Matt Butcher
14	Romaine Sawyers
37	Kofi Shaw
11	Luke Thomas
32	Jack Hunt
24	Gatlin O'Donkor
10	Ruel Sotiriou

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Clinton Mola, Matthew Hall, Grant Ward, Scott Sinclair, Isaac Hutchinson, Jamie Lindsay, Shaqai Forde.

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