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

· English League One

Bristol Rovers

FT
0 - 2

Reading

67': Lewis Wing
90'+4': Chem Campbell

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Match Commentary

59': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) Yellow Card at 59'
67': Lewis Wing (Reading) Goal at 67'
72': Ollie Dewsbury (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 72'
72': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 72'
76': Andy Yiadom (Reading) Substitution at 76'
82': Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 82'
82': Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 82'
86': Billy Bodin (Reading) Substitution at 86'
90': Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+2': Michael Stickland (Reading) Substitution at 92'
90'+4': Chem Campbell (Reading) Goal at 94'

Statistics

REA		BRI
14	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	4
54.7	Possession	45.3
11	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	5
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
3	Blocked Shots	3
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: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 9,035

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

Bristol Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
31	Jed Ward (GK)
17	Connor Taylor
25	Sil Swinkels
5	James Wilson
14	Romaine Sawyers
26	Matt Butcher
37	Kofi Shaw
6	Clinton Mola
32	Jack Hunt
10	Ruel Sotiriou
24	Gatlin O'Donkor

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Grant Ward, Luke Thomas, Ollie Dewsbury, Scott Sinclair, Taylor Moore, Matthew Hall, Jamie Lindsay.

Reading (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Joel Pereira (GK)
24	Tyler Bindon
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
30	Andre Garcia
14	Tivonge Rushesha
29	Lewis Wing
8	Charlie Savage
7	Harvey Knibbs
19	Jayden Wareham
9	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
20	Chem Campbell

Reading Substitutes:

Billy Bodin, Thomas Carroll, Tom Norcott, Michael Stickland, Andy Yiadom, Adrian Akande, Mamadi Camara.

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