Bristol Rovers recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Carlisle United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers was able to reverse the scoreline against Carlisle United to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Bristol Rovers recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Carlisle United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers was able to turn the tables against Carlisle United to win 2-1. It was Carlisle United to strike first with a goal of Josh Vela  at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 34′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Sinclair gave the win to Bristol Rovers in the 51′ minute.

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Thomas Parsons who had the assistance of Alan Cresswell and Andrew Aylott. The 4th official was Kevin Howick. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.72 degrees Celsius or 47.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Bristol Rovers

2 - 1

Team 1

Carlisle United

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 114 Attack 104
  • 59 Dangerous attack 39
  • 94 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bristol Rovers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Carlisle United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bristol Rovers was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bristol Rovers won the match​.

Bristol Rovers shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Carlisle United shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards (J. Marquis, L. Thomas and J. Hunt). On the other side, Carlisle United received 2 yellow cards (Luke Armstrong and Harrison Neal).

Match Timeline

16'
Josh Vela(goal)
J. Hunt- Yellow
22'
C. Martin(goal)J. Brown
34'
L. Thomas- Yellow
50'
S. Sinclair(goal)J. Brown
51'
56'
Harrison Neal- Yellow
67'
Daniel Butterworth- sub ->Jordan Gibson
67'
Jack Ellis- sub ->Fin Back
H. Vaughan- sub ->L. Thomas
78'
J. Grant- sub ->J. Brown
82'
87'
Sean Maguire- sub ->Taylor Charters
87'
Alfie McCalmont- sub ->Jack Diamond
J. Marquis- sub ->H. Vale
89'
T. Crama- sub ->S. Sinclair
90'
90'
Luke Armstrong- Yellow
J. Marquis- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Bristol Rovers has 46 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Carlisle United will stays with 20 points to sit in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will play away with Leyton Orient on the 2nd of March with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Leyton Orient (4 draws).

Carlisle United will play away against Burton Albion on the 27th of February with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers
G
J. Ward 31.England
7.3
D
L. Gordon 3.Scotland
7.1
D
J. Wilson 5.Wales
6.7
D
Elkan Baggott 26.Indonesia
7.1
D
J. Hunt 42.England
7.0
22'
M
S. Sinclair 7.England
8.2
90' Goals51'
M
L. Thomas 11.England
7.1
78' 50'
M
H. Vale 19.England
7.3
89'
M
Kamil Conteh 22.Sierra Leone
7.0
F
C. Martin 18.Scotland
7.9
Goals34'
F
J. Brown 20.Jamaica
8.1
82'
Substitutes
G
M. Cox 33.England
D
J. Connolly 2.Wales
D
T. Crama 25.France
90'
M
J. Grant 4.England
6.4
82'
M
L. Hoole 30.Wales
M
H. Vaughan 45.England
6.4
78'
F
J. Marquis 9.England
6.3
89' 90'

Bristol Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: J. Ward (7.3), J. Hunt (7.0), J. Wilson (6.7), Elkan Baggott (7.1), L. Gordon (7.1), L. Thomas (7.1), Kamil Conteh (7.0), H. Vale (7.3), S. Sinclair (8.2), J. Brown (8.1) and C. Martin (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: James Connolly, J. Grant (6.4), J. Marquis (6.3), T. Crama, L. Hoole, M. Cox and Harry Vaughan (6.4).

Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of J. Grant (injured).

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 4 changes: J. Brown for J. Grant (82′), L. Thomas for Harry Vaughan (78′), H. Vale for J. Marquis (89′) and S. Sinclair for T. Crama (90′).

Player of the match: S. Sinclair​

The most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was S. Sinclair.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United
G
Harry Lewis 40.England
6.6
D
Fin Back 2.England
6.3
67'
D
Jack Armer 3.Scotland
6.3
D
Sam Lavelle 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Jon Mellish 22.England
6.4
M
Taylor Charters 15.England
6.8
87'
M
Harrison Neal 33.England
7.3
56'
M
Josh Vela 36.England
7.5
Goals16'
F
Jordan Gibson 7.England
6.6
67'
F
Jack Diamond 27.England
6.4
87'
F
Luke Armstrong 35.England
7.1
90'
Substitutes
G
G. Breeze 13.England
D
Paul Huntington  6.England
D
Jack Ellis 18.England
6.8
67'
D
S. Grehan 34.Republic of Ireland
M
Alfie McCalmont 10.Northern Ireland
6.7
87'
F
Daniel Butterworth 11.England
6.7
67'
F
Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland
6.6
87'

Carlisle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Paul Simpson played with: Harry Lewis (6.6), Fin Back (6.3), Samuel Lavelle (7.0), Jon Mellish (6.4), Jack Armer (6.3), Josh Vela  (7.5), Harrison Neal (7.3), Taylor Charters (6.8), Jordan Gibson (6.6), Luke Armstrong (7.1) and Jack Diamond (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Paul Huntington, Alfie McCalmont (6.7), Daniel Butterworth (6.7), Gabriel Breeze, Jack Ellis (6.8), Sean Maguire (6.6) and Sean Grehan.

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 4 changes: Jordan Gibson for Daniel Butterworth (67′), Fin Back for Jack Ellis (67′), Taylor Charters for Sean Maguire (87′) and Jack Diamond for Alfie McCalmont (87′).

Player of the match: Josh Vela ​

The most impressive player for Carlisle United was Josh Vela .

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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