Bristol Rovers vs Salford City, 2026-27 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Bristol Rovers

57': Jack Sparkes

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1 - 2

Salford City

6': Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
20': Daniel Udoh

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

6': Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City) Goal at 6'
20': Daniel Udoh (Salford City) Goal at 20'
29': Elliott Bonds (Salford City) Yellow Card at 29'
37': Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 37'
38': Ciaran Kelly (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 38'
41': Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 41'
45'+1': Ryan Graydon (Salford City) Yellow Card at 45'+1'
48': Luke Garbutt (Salford City) Yellow Card at 48'
54': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Penalty - Missed at 54'
57': Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 57'
67': Matt Butcher (Salford City) Substitution at 67'
67': Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City) Substitution at 67'
67': Will Aimson (Salford City) Substitution at 67'
67': Jorge Grant (Salford City) Substitution at 67'
69': Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 69'
81': Arvin Appiah (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 81'
81': Joe Quigley (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 81'
81': Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 81'
83': Nathan Asilmwe (Salford City) Substitution at 83'
90'+3': Keenan Gough (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 90'+3'

Statistics

SAL		BRI
14	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	3
51.2	Possession	48.8
12	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
243	Accurate Passes	218
374	Passes	347
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
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
10	Effective Tackles	11
12	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
45	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 6,895

EFL League Two Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Salford City	12	+7	25
2	Barnet	10	+8	21
3	Crewe Alexandra	12	+4	21
4	Walsall	11	+9	19

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Bristol Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Brad Young (GK)
5	Alfie Kilgour
17	Ciaran Kelly
4	Kofi Balmer
6	Clinton Mola
22	Keenan Gough
7	Shaqai Forde
3	Jack Sparkes
2	Tom James
29	Fabrizio Cavegn
19	Ellis Harrison

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny, Bobby Kamwa, Ben Purrington, Richard Smallwood, Arvin Appiah, Joe Quigley, Charlie Binns.

Salford City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Will Norris (GK)
17	Dan Scarr
24	Taylor Allen
22	Adebola Oluwo
44	Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
21	Kallum Cesay
16	Elliott Bonds
29	Luke Garbutt
43	Luke Molyneux
23	Daniel Udoh
19	Ryan Graydon

Salford City Substitutes:

Nathan Asilmwe, Macaulay Langstaff, Will Aimson, Matt Butcher, Abraham Odoh, Jorge Grant, Lee Burge.

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