BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers was in the end too good for Carlisle United. A. Evans (35′), S. Nicholson (86′) and H. Saunders (90′). Bristol Rovers took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Charles Breakspear with the help of Stephen Brown and Michael Begley. The 4th official was Andy Laver. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 7 Total 11
- 4 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 78 Attack 81
- 38 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 19 Total 21
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Bristol Rovers was in firm control of the ball 58% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Carlisle United was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bristol Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Bristol Rovers shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Carlisle United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards (G. Whelan, L. Thomas, H. Saunders and C. Harries). On the other side, Carlisle United received 6 yellow cards (J. Mellish, C. Guy, J. Armer, L. Alessandra, D. Devine and M. Feeney).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bristol Rovers will have 13 points like Stevenage to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Carlisle United will stay with 10 points like Colchester United and Mansfield Town to stay in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bristol Rovers will play away with Bradford City on the 16th of October with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Bristol Rovers (5 draws).
Carlisle United will host Tranmere Rovers on the 16th of October with a 10-10 head to head record.
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
37'
23'
35'
Bristol Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw , Luca Hoole , Connor Taylor , Cian Harries , Junior Brown , Paul Coutts , Glenn Whelan , Harry Anderson , Antony Evans , Harvey Saunders and Aaron Collins .
The home team had on the bench: Z. Westbrooke, Luke Thomas , Nick Anderton , P. Martinez, B. Pitman, Sam Nicholson and J. Ward.
Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of N. Anderton (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: J. Brown for N. Anderton (37′), H. Anderson for L. Thomas (68′) and A. Collins for S. Nicholson (78′).
Best player: Antony Evans
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol Rovers was Antony Evans.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.
Carlisle United – Formation
Carlisle United
Carlisle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Chris Beech played with: Lukas Jensen , Daniel Devine , Morgan Feeney , Corey Whelan , Jack Armer , Lewis Alessandra , Callum Anthony Guy , Jon Mellish , Zach Clough , Brad Young and Brennan Dickenson .
They had on the bench: Taylor Charters , M. Mampala, J. Dinzeyi, Jordan Gibson , G. Breeze, G. Touré and Tristan Abrahams .
Substitutions
Carlisle United made 3 changes: L. Alessandra for J. Gibson (53′), B. Young for T. Abrahams (63′) and J. Armer for T. Charters (72′).
Best player: Brennan Dickenson
The player that probably impressed the most for Carlisle United was Brennan Dickenson.
His rating is with 26 passes (46% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Forest Green Rovers – Swindon Town – 0-2
- Barrow – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Sutton United – Port Vale – 4-3
- Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 3-0
- Harrogate Town – Scunthorpe United – 6-1
- Hartlepool United – Northampton Town – 2-1
- Mansfield Town – Oldham Athletic – 0-0
- Newport County – Bradford City – 0-0
- Rochdale – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Stevenage – Exeter City – 2-2
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-1
