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

· English League Two
Bristol Rovers
  • 45'+2': Ellis Harrison
  • 63': Fabrizio Cavegn
FT
2 - 1
Salford City
  • 11': Matt Butcher
  • Red Card 90'+6': Haji Mnoga

About

Bristol Rovers are hosting Salford City at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Commentary

  • 11': Matt Butcher (Salford City) Goal at 11'
  • 40': Kadeem Harris (Salford City) Yellow Card at 40'
  • 43': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 43'
  • 45'+2': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 47'
  • 45': Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 45'
  • 54': Luke Garbutt (Salford City) Yellow Card at 54'
  • 57': Ossama Ashley (Salford City) Yellow Card at 57'
  • 61': Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 61'
  • 63': Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 63'
  • 64': Jorge Grant (Salford City) Substitution at 64'
  • 64': Jay Bird (Salford City) Substitution at 64'
  • 74': Haji Mnoga (Salford City) Yellow Card at 74'
  • 81': Bryant Bilongo (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 81'
  • 84': Joshua Austerfield (Salford City) Substitution at 84'
  • 90'+3': Ollie Dewsbury (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 93'
  • 90'+6': Haji Mnoga (Salford City) Red Card at 96'
  • 90'+7': Luke Garbutt (Salford City) Penalty - Saved at 97'
  • 90'+7': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

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14 Fouls 17
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 5
52.6 Possession 47.4
18 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 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 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: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 7,601

EFL League Two Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Walsall 18 +10 35
2 Swindon Town 18 +7 34
3 Milton Keynes Dons 18 +15 32
4 Notts County 18 +10 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRI Bristol Rovers (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Luke Southwood (GK)
5 Alfie Kilgour
6 Clinton Mola Yellow Card
4 Taylor Moore
14 Joel Cotterill
24 Alfie Chang
20 Josh McEachran
3 Jack Sparkes
23 Macauley Southam
29 Fabrizio Cavegn
19 Ellis Harrison
Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
Bryant Bilongo, Ollie Dewsbury, Kian Hill, Frederick Issaka, Luke Thomas, Kamil Conteh, Joel Senior.

SAL Salford City (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Matt Young (GK)
22 Adebola Oluwo
29 Luke Garbutt Yellow Card
15 Brandon Cooper
18 Matt Butcher
4 Ossama Ashley Yellow Card
21 Kallum Cesay
14 Kadeem Harris Yellow Card
19 Haji Mnoga Yellow Card
23 Daniel Udoh
7 Ben Woodburn
Salford City Substitutes:
Ruben Butt, Mark Howard, Joshua Austerfield, Jay Bird, Thomas Edwards, Jorge Grant, Oliver Turton.

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