Bristol Rovers grabs a 2-1 win against Portsmouth. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers beat Portsmouth to win 2-1. A goal from L. Thomas was decisive in the 90min.

December 27, 2023

BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers conquered Portsmouth to win 2-1. A goal from L. Thomas was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Bristol Rovers to strike first with a goal of A. Evans at the 66′. Then it was a goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Thomas gave the win to Bristol Rovers in the 90′ minute with a goal. Portsmouth was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 9,176 spectators. The referee was Scott Tallis with the help of Ollie Williams and Darren Wilding. The 4th official was Gary Parsons. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.09 degrees Celsius or 46.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

Bristol Rovers

2 - 1

Portsmouth

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

12 Total 11
3 On Target 6
6 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 1

74 Attack 110
40 Dangerous attack 54
61 Ball safe 68

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 3

Fouls

15 Total 15
4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Portsmouth was in firm control of the ball 63% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Bristol Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Bristol Rovers shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Portsmouth shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Bristol Rovers received 5 yellow cards (S. Finley, M. Cox, C. Martin, A. Evans and Matthew Taylor). Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth received 6 yellow cards (Paddy Lane, Abu Kamara, Joe Morrell, Sean Raggett, Jack Sparkes and Alex Robertson).

Match Timeline

20'

Alex Robertson - Yellow

48'

Jack Sparkes- Yellow

52'

Christian Saydee- sub ->Alex Robertson

65'

Joe Morrell- Yellow

A. Evans(goal)

66'

A. Evans- Yellow

69'

Sean Raggett- Yellow

72'

Paddy Lane- sub ->Jack Sparkes

C. Martin- sub ->J. Marquis

72'

73'

Kusini Yengi- sub ->Gavin Whyte

76'

Paddy Lane(goal)Marlon Pack

78'

Paddy Lane- Yellow

S. Finley- Yellow

80'

J. Hunt- sub ->T. Crama

87'

M. Cox- Yellow

90'

L. Thomas(goal)H. Vale

90'

C. Martin- Yellow

90'

Abu Kamara- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Bristol Rovers has 31 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Portsmouth will stays with 49 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will host Charlton Athletic on the 29th of December with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Charlton Athletic (4 draws).

Portsmouth will play away against Exeter City on the 29th of December with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (4 draws).

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers

M. Cox 33.England

7.1

90'

J. Wilson 5.Wales

6.6

L. Thomas 11.England

8.1

90'

C. Taylor 17.England

7.0

H. Vale 19.England

8.2

T. Crama 25.France

7.0

87'

S. Finley 6.England

7.0

80'

G. Ward 8.England

6.6

A. Collins 10.Wales

7.1

A. Evans 21.England

7.3

69'

66'

J. Marquis 9.England

7.3

72'

Substitutes

J. Ward 31.England

L. Bogarde 22.Netherlands

J. Hunt 42.England

7.0

87'

Ryan Woods 15.England

L. Hoole 30.Wales

C. Martin 18.Scotland

6.6

72'

90'

J. Brown 20.Jamaica

Bristol Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: M. Cox (7.1), L. Thomas (8.1), J. Wilson (6.6), C. Taylor (7.0), T. Crama (7.0), H. Vale (8.2), A. Evans (7.3), S. Finley (7.0), G. Ward (6.6), A. Collins (7.1) and J. Marquis (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: R. Woods, C. Martin (6.6), J. Brown, L. Bogarde, L. Hoole, J. Ward and J. Hunt (7.0).

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 2 changes: J. Marquis for C. Martin (72′) and T. Crama for J. Hunt (87′).

Player of the match: H. Vale

The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol Rovers was H. Vale even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 30 passes (53% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth

Will Norris 1.England

6.8

Conor Shaughnessy 18.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Sean Raggett 20.England

6.6

69'

Jack Sparkes 21.England

7.0

72'

48'

Joe Rafferty 17.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Abu Kamara 25.England

6.3

90'

Marlon Pack 7.England

7.7

Alex Robertson 8.Australia

6.6

52'

20'

Gavin Whyte 11.Northern Ireland

6.8

73'

Joe Morrell 16.Wales

7.3

65'

Colby Bishop 9.England

6.4

Substitutes

Ryan Schofield 31.England

Ryley Towler 4.England

Terry Devlin 24.Northern Ireland

Kusini Yengi 19.Australia

6.4

73'

Paddy Lane 32.England

7.0

72'

78'

76'

Anthony Scully 10.Republic of Ireland

Christian Saydee 15.England

6.8

52'

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

John Mousinho played with: Will Norris (6.8), Joe Rafferty (7.0), Sean Raggett (6.6), Conor Shaughnessy (7.3), Jack Sparkes (7.0), Joe Morrell (7.3), Marlon Pack (7.7), Abu Kamara (6.3), Alex Robertson (6.6), Gavin Whyte (6.8) and Colby Bishop (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryley Towler, Anthony Scully, Christian Saydee (6.8), Kusini Yengi (6.4), Terry Devlin, Ryan Schofield and Paddy Lane (7.0).