Bristol Rovers liquidates Cheltenham Town 4-1 with 2 goals from A. Collins. HIGHLIGHTS

CHELTENHAM. Bristol Rovers had a comfortable win over Cheltenham Town. The hero of the match was A. Collins who scored in the 15th and 45th minute.

Bristol Rovers liquidates Cheltenham Town 4-1 with 2 goals from A. Collins. HIGHLIGHTS

CHELTENHAM. Bristol Rovers had a easy win over Cheltenham Town. The hero of the match was A. Collins who scored in the 15th and 45th minute. Bristol Rovers was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with A. Collins (15′), A. Evans (23′), B. Thomas (42′) and A. Collins (45′). Cheltenham Town reduced the distance with a penalty (54′) by L. Sercombe, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the assistance of Steve Rushton and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Ian Smedley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 10 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 75 Attack 93
  • 43 Dangerous attack 30
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Cheltenham Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Bristol Rovers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cheltenham Town was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Bristol Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Cheltenham Town shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Cheltenham Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (L. Gibson).

Match Timeline

15'
23'
A. Evans(goal)A. Collins
42'
45'
Liam Sercombe(penalty)
54'
70'
70'
71'
80'
L. McCormick- sub ->S. Finley
81'
James Olayinka- sub ->D. N\'Lundulu
82'
89'
89'
L. Hoole- sub ->Lewis Gibson

Standings

After playing this match, Cheltenham Town will stay with 14 points like Oxford United to remain in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers will have 18 points like Exeter City to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).

Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town
G
Luke Southwood 1.England
D
Ryan Jackson 22.England
D
Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland
D
Ben Williams 3.Wales
D
Lewis Freestone 6.England
M
Liam Sercombe 8.England
Goals54'
M
Ryan Broom 32.Wales
M
Taylor Perry 28.England
81'
M
Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana
M
Caleb Taylor 14.England
F
Dan N'Lundulu 9.England
82'
Substitutes
G
Shaun MacDonald 20.England
D
Tom Bradbury 4.England
M
Ellis Chapman 11.England
M
Christian Norton 30.Wales
81'
M
James Olayinka 36.England
82'
M
Daniel Adshead 16.England
F
Charlie Brown 7.England

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

The manager Wade Elliott decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood, Ryan Jackson, Sean Long, Benjamin Williams, Lewis Freestone, Liam Sercombe, Ryan Broom, Taylor Perry, Elliott Bonds, Caleb Taylor and Dan Nlundulu.

The home team had on the bench: Ellis Chapman, Christian Norton, Thomas Bradbury, Charlie Brown, James Olayinka, Daniel Adshead and Shaun MacDonald.

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 2 changes: T. Perry for C. Norton (81′) and D. N’Lundulu for J. Olayinka (82′).

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers
G
J. Belshaw 1.England
D
James Gibbons 28.England
D
Lewis Gibson 17.England
89' 71'
D
L. Gordon 3.Scotland
D
Bobby Thomas 37.England
Goals42'
M
Paul Coutts 15.Scotland
M
S. Finley 6.England
80'
M
J. Rossiter 14.England
70'
M
A. Evans 21.England
Goals23'
F
A. Collins 10.Wales
89' Goals15', 45'
F
Ryan Loft 18.England
70'
Substitutes
G
Anssi Jaakkola 32.Finland
D
L. Hoole 30.Wales
89'
M
Harry Anderson 19.England
70'
M
Trevor Clarke 20.Republic of Ireland
89'
M
L. McCormick 23.England
80'
M
Josh Coburn 40.England
70'
F
Sylvester Jasper 11.Bulgaria

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

Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw, James Gibbons, Lewis Jack Gibson, Lewis Gordon, Bobby Thomas, Paul Coutts, Sam Finley, Jordan Rossiter, Anthony Evans, Aaron Collins and Ryan Loft.

These were the players on the bench: Anssi Jaakkola, Harry Anderson, Trevor Clarke, Luke McCormick, Luca Hoole, Sylvester Jasper and Josh Coburn.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: J. Rossiter for H. Anderson (70′), R. Loft for J. Coburn (70′), S. Finley for L. McCormick (80′), L. Gibson for L. Hoole (90′) and A. Collins for T. Clarke (90′).

Results of the day

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