English League One

Rotherham United vs Bristol Rovers, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Rotherham United
  • 9': Michael Smith
  • 90': Caolan Lavery
FT
2 - 0
Bristol Rovers

    Rotherham secure top-six spot

    Match Timeline

    • 9': Goal! Rotherham United 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner.
    • 58': Substitution, Rotherham United. Caolan Lavery replaces Richard Towell.
    • 64': Substitution, Rotherham United. Ryan Williams replaces Jon Taylor.
    • 68': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Bernard Mensah replaces Byron Moore.
    • 69': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Dominic Telford replaces Tom Nichols.
    • 76': Substitution, Rotherham United. Semi Ajayi replaces Matthew Palmer because of an injury.
    • 77': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
    • 78': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Rory Gaffney replaces Ellis Harrison.
    • 90': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Caolan Lavery (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Newell.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League One

    Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
    Location: Rotherham, England
    Attendance: 8,579

    EFL League One Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Wycombe Wanderers 14 +16 32
    2 Birmingham City 13 +12 30
    3 Wrexham 14 +12 28
    4 Barnsley 14 +5 25
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ROT Rotherham United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Marek Rodák (GK)
    6 Richard Wood
    20 Michael Ihiekwe
    18 Ben Purrington
    2 Joshua Emmanuel
    17 Richard Towell
    8 Matthew Palmer
    4 Will Vaulks
    24 Michael Smith
    22 Joe Newell
    11 Jon Taylor
    Rotherham United Substitutes:
    Caolan Lavery, Semi Ajayi, Lewis Price, Ryan Williams, Anthony Forde, David Ball, Shaun Cummings.

    BRI Bristol Rovers (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Slocombe (GK)
    4 Tom Lockyer
    25 Tony Craig
    20 Marc Bola
    15 James Clarke
    14 Chris Lines
    8 Ollie Clarke
    19 Byron Moore
    26 Kyle Bennett
    11 Tom Nichols
    9 Ellis Harrison Yellow Card
    Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
    Bernard Mensah, Dominic Telford, Adam Smith, Tom Broadbent, Rory Gaffney, Lee Brown, Luke Russe.

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