English Carabao Cup

Bristol Rovers vs Birmingham City, 2015-16 English Capital One Cup, Round 1

· English Carabao Cup
Bristol Rovers
  • 65': Ellis Harrison
FT
1 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 57': Jacques Maghoma
  • 68': Andrew Shinnie

Shinnie is Blues' match-winner

Match Timeline

  • 45': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Birmingham City 1. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 64': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cristian Montaño replaces Jake Gosling.
  • 64': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Matty Taylor replaces Jermaine Easter.
  • 65': Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Birmingham City 1. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 68': Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2. Andrew Shinnie (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Davis.
  • 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Spector replaces Michael Morrison.
  • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Jacques Maghoma.
  • 81': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ryan Broom replaces James Clarke.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. Koby Arthur replaces Wes Thomas because of an injury.
  • 90'+6': Lee Novak (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 5,650

Line-Ups

BRI Bristol Rovers (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Steve Mildenhall (GK)
6 Tom Parkes
15 James Clarke
3 Lee Brown
2 Daniel Leadbitter
4 Tom Lockyer
8 Ollie Clarke
11 Jake Gosling
24 Stuart Sinclair
17 Jermaine Easter
9 Ellis Harrison
Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
Cristian Montano, Ryan Broom, Jay Malpas, Nathan Blissett, Matt Taylor, Kieran Preston, Billy Bodin.

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Adam Legzdins (GK)
4 Paul Robinson
28 Michael Morrison
3 Jonathan Grounds
2 Neal Eardley
8 Stephen Gleeson
19 Jacques Maghoma
26 David Davis Yellow Card
22 Andrew Shinnie
21 Lee Novak Yellow Card
10 Wes Thomas
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Tomasz Kuszczak, Reece Brown, Jonathan Spector, Demarai Gray, Koby Arthur, Clayton Donaldson, David Cotterill.

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