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04/05/2047, Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England
League One, English Football League

Bristol Rovers Vs Villa

Bristol Rovers play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: I McCartney (GK) , M Atkins (CB) , B Factor (CB) , J Marshall (RB) , S Fitzgerald (LB) , B Lynch (CM) , S Stirling (CDM) , S Rennick (CDM) , D Wilde (RW) , H George (LW) , O Morris (ST) And the subs are: G McColl (CB) , A Ferguson (CB) , J Gibbs (CM) , J Somerville (CM) , R Toshack (ST)

Villa play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M McNiven (GK) , D Frew (CB) , C Ayrton (CB) , C Brewster (CB) , W Tait (RB) , C Gubay (LB) , D Dempsey (CDM) , J Wyburn (CAM) , C Clapperton (RM) , D McClenathan (LM) , G Hughes (ST) And the subs are: M Cooney (CB) , B Flynn (CB) , M Gemmill (CM) , J McGee (CM) , J Laidlaw (ST)

Welcome to Memorial Stadium in Bristol, England where Bristol Rovers will face Aston Villa.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 29674.

1' - Bristol Rovers kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Bruce Factor finds Shaun Stirling with a short pass.  Shaun Stirling finds Barry Lynch with a short pass.  Barry Lynch passes to Stephen Rennick.  Dennis McClenathan dispossesses Stephen Rennick and gains possession for his team.  Villa try to launch a quick counter attack.  Mark Atkins dispossesses Dennis McClenathan and gains possession for his team.  Mark Atkins spots a run from Oliver Morris.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

7' - Jonny Wyburn chips a long ball to Will Tait.  Will Tait sees a run from Colin Clapperton.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

9' - Stephen Rennick plays a long ball to Sam Fitzgerald.  Sam Fitzgerald speeds past Chris Brewster.  

18' - Chris Brewster hits the ball long to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Josh Marshall.  

22' - Josh Marshall passes to Mark Atkins.  Mark Atkins sees Oliver Morris making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Oliver Morris takes the ball.  Oliver Morris shoots, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Oliver Morris for Bristol Rovers!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

23' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

25' - Charles Ayrton passes the ball to Colin Clapperton.  Colin Clapperton passes the ball to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey spots a run from Jonny Wyburn.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

27' - Stephen Rennick passes a long ball to Barry Lynch.  Barry Lynch sees Oliver Morris making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

29' - Jonny Wyburn passes to Will Tait.  Will Tait brings the ball forward, outpacing Sam Fitzgerald.  

29' - Will Tait sees Griffith Hughes making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

41' - Stephen Rennick successfully tackles Chris Brewster and takes possession.  Bristol Rovers launch a counter attack.  Stephen Rennick passes to David Wilde.  David Wilde shoots from distance...but Matthew McNiven manages to stop the shot!  

45' - Matthew McNiven plays a long ball to Jonny Wyburn.  Jonny Wyburn passes a long ball to Will Tait.  Will Tait plays a short pass to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and Dale Dempsey scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Villa player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Colin Clapperton speeds past Stephen Rennick.  

51' - Colin Clapperton sees a run from Jonny Wyburn.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Jonny Wyburn takes the ball.  Jonny Wyburn attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but Ian McCartney gets down to stop the shot!  

53' - Ian McCartney sees David Wilde making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and David Wilde is able to control the ball.  David Wilde tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Dale Dempsey manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Harry George is going to be taken off.  Rhod Toshack is brought on from the bench.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonny Wyburn will come off.  Mike Gemmill joins the game from the bench.  

58' - With a turn of pace, Colin Gubay beats Stephen Rennick.  

59' - Colin Gubay sees a run from Mike Gemmill.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Mike Gemmill is able to take the ball.  Mike Gemmill tries to cutback, but Josh Marshall manages to get to the ball first!  

62' - Josh Marshall passes to David Wilde.  David Wilde tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a fine goal from David Wilde for Bristol Rovers!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

62' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

65' - Charles Ayrton finds Chris Brewster with a short pass.  Chris Brewster finds Dale Dempsey with a short pass.  Dale Dempsey shoots from long range...and Dale Dempsey scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Villa player!  The keeper had no chance!

66' - Bristol Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

69' - Mark Atkins passes to Sam Fitzgerald.  Sam Fitzgerald passes the ball to Bruce Factor.  Dennis McClenathan tackles Bruce Factor and takes the ball.  Villa attempt a quick counter attack.  Dennis McClenathan passes to Colin Clapperton.  Colin Clapperton sees Griffith Hughes making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Griffith Hughes is able to take the ball.  Griffith Hughes attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Griffith Hughes is going to be taken off.  Jay Laidlaw is brought on from the bench.  

71' - Ian McCartney sees a run from Barry Lynch.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Barry Lynch is able to take the ball.  Barry Lynch tries to cutback, but Chris Brewster intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

75' - Dale Dempsey tries to use ball skills to beat Shaun Stirling, but is brought down illegally.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Shaun Stirling.That will be a freekick for Villa.  

76' - Dennis McClenathan steps up to take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

77' - Dale Dempsey spots a run from Jay Laidlaw.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Jay Laidlaw takes the ball.  Jay Laidlaw takes a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Colin Gubay is going to be taken off.  Michael Cooney is going to be brought on.  

87' - Barry Lynch plays a short pass to Stephen Rennick.  Chris Brewster successfully tackles Stephen Rennick and gains possession for his team.  Chris Brewster plays the ball to David Frew.  David Frew plays a short pass to Chris Brewster.  Chris Brewster chips a long ball to Mike Gemmill.  Mike Gemmill crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Mark Atkins.  



The match has ended Bristol Rovers 2 - 2 Aston Villa.