Salford City snatches a draw against Bristol Rovers. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Salford City was capable to clinch a late draw against Bristol Rovers with a late goal from T. Brandon.

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Salford City snatches a draw against Bristol Rovers. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Salford City was able to clinch a draw against Bristol Rovers with a late goal from T. Brandon scored in the (90′) after Bristol Rovers got a lead with a goal from S. Nicholson (14′). Bristol Rovers was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner who had the assistance of Johnathon Bickerdike and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was Christopher Ward. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Salford City

1 - 1

Team 1

Bristol Rovers

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 5 Total 20
  • 1 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 75 Attack 136
  • 15 Dangerous attack 64
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 18 Total 5
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 2 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Bristol Rovers had a superior ball possession 65% while Salford City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol Rovers has a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Bristol Rovers to win the match​.

Salford City shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 3 yellow cards (T. Brandon, T. Elliott and D. Love). On the other side, Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (N. Anderton).

Match Timeline

14'
33'
39'
41'
46'
48'
66'
76'
80'
85'
L. Thomas- sub ->S. Nicholson
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After this contest, Salford City will have 21 points like Crawley Town to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Bristol Rovers will have 23 points like Bradford City, Rochdale and Hartlepool United to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Oldham Athletic on the 27th of November with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Salford City (1 draw).

Bristol Rovers will play away agasint Forest Green Rovers on the 27th of November with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (1 draw).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Connor Ripley 26.England
7.5
D
Ashley Eastham 5.England
7.0
D
Jordan Turnbull 16.England
7.2
D
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
7.2
D
Liam Shephard 32.Wales
7.1
M
Donald Love  2.Scotland
6.6
48'
M
Josh Morris 11.England
6.6
66'
M
Jason Lowe 4.England
6.8
M
M. Willock 14.England
5.1
41'
M
T. Wright 7.Republic of Ireland
6.2
46'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 37.England
6.8
39' Goals90'
Substitutes
G
Zachary Jeacock 12.England
D
Andy Smith 24.England
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
M
A. Hunter 10.England
6.0
66' 89'
M
Marcus Dackers 36.England
F
T. Elliott 9.England
6.8
46' 80'
F
Aramide Oteh 20.England

Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gary Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Connor Ripley (7.5), Liam Shephard (7.1), Ashley Eastham (7.0), Jordan Turnbull (7.2), Ibou Touray (7.2), Jason Lowe (6.8), Donald Love (6.6), Tyreik Wright (6.2), Matthew Willock (5.1), Josh Morris (6.6) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Z. Jeacock, Ashley Hunter (6.0), Tom Elliott (6.8), Andrew Smith, T. Vassell, A. Oteh and M. Dackers.

Substitutions

Salford City made 2 changes: T. Wright for T. Elliott (46′) and J. Morris for A. Hunter (66′).

Best player: Connor Ripley​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was the goalkeeper: Connor Ripley. His rating is 7.52. He performed 6 saves.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers
G
James Belshaw 1.England
6.3
D
Cian Harries 25.Wales
6.7
D
Nick Anderton 16.England
6.2
33'
D
J. Grant 4.England
6.4
D
C. Taylor 17.England
7.1
M
Glenn Whelan 26.Republic of Ireland
7.3
90'
M
Paul Coutts 15.Scotland
6.6
M
S. Finley 6.England
7.9
M
Sam Nicholson 11.Scotland
7.3
85' Goals14'
F
A. Evans 21.England
7.7
F
A. Collins 10.Wales
6.9
76'
Substitutes
G
J. Ward 35.England
D
Pablo Martinez 18.Wales
M
L. Thomas 7.England
6.4
85'
M
Ryan Jones 44.England
M
Zain Westbrooke 8.England
F
B. Pitman 40.Jersey
6.4
76'
F
Sion Spence 24.Wales
90'

Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw (6.3), Joshua Grant (6.4), Connor Taylor (7.1), Cian Harries (6.7), Nick Anderton (6.2), Paul Coutts (6.6), Glenn Whelan (7.3), Sam Finley (7.9), Sam Nicholson (7.1), Aaron Collins (6.9) and Antony Evans (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Brett Pitman (6.4), J. Ward, Luke Thomas (6.7), P. Martinez, R. Jones, Z. Westbrooke and S. Spence.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: A. Collins for B. Pitman (76′), S. Nicholson for L. Thomas (85′) and G. Whelan for S. Spence (90′).

Best player: Sam Finley​

The most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was Sam Finley.

His rating is (7.9) with 59 passes (77% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​