English FA Cup

Bristol Rovers vs Darlington, 2020-21 English FA Cup, 2nd Round

· English FA Cup
Bristol Rovers
  • 29': James Daly
  • 38': Josh Hare
  • 44': Luke Leahy (P)
  • 45'+2': Erhun Oztumer
  • 53': Luke Leahy (P)
  • 59': Sam Nicholson
FT
6 - 0
Darlington

    About

    Bristol Rovers are hosting Darlington at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 9': Erhun Oztumer (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Tony McMahon (Darlington).
    • 11': Foul by Adam Campbell (Darlington).
    • 11': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Darlington. Conceded by Luke Leahy.
    • 14': Foul by Ben Liddle (Bristol Rovers).
    • 14': Will Hatfield (Darlington) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Max Ehmer (Bristol Rovers).
    • 15': Luke Charman (Darlington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 19': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Erhun Oztumer tries a through ball, but Sam Nicholson is caught offside.
    • 20': Adam Campbell (Darlington) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Adam Campbell (Darlington) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Joe Wheatley (Darlington) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Reid.
    • 25': Foul by Jarrett Rivers (Darlington).
    • 25': Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Adam Campbell (Darlington) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarrett Rivers.
    • 26': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Sam Nicholson tries a through ball, but James Daly is caught offside.
    • 29': Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Darlington 0. James Daly (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Will Hatfield (Darlington) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Charman.
    • 31': Foul by Nicky Hunt (Darlington).
    • 31': James Daly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Erhun Oztumer (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Liddle.
    • 35': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Ben Liddle tries a through ball, but James Daly is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Erhun Oztumer (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Luke Charman (Darlington) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tony McMahon with a through ball.
    • 38': Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Darlington 0. Josh Hare (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke McCormick with a through ball.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Will Hatfield (Darlington) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Campbell.
    • 40': Corner, Darlington. Conceded by Josh Grant.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Adam Campbell (Darlington) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Luke Charman (Darlington).
    • 42': Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Penalty Bristol Rovers. James Daly draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 43': Penalty conceded by David Atkinson (Darlington) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 44': Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Darlington 0. Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Attempt saved. James Daly (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erhun Oztumer.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke McCormick following a fast break.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Bristol Rovers 4, Darlington 0. Erhun Oztumer (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 4, Darlington 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 4, Darlington 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Darlington. Tyrone O'Neill replaces Sean Reid.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Luke Charman (Darlington) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 46': Foul by Luke Charman (Darlington).
    • 46': Max Ehmer (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers).
    • 50': Will Hatfield (Darlington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Jarrett Rivers (Darlington).
    • 52': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Jarrett Rivers (Darlington) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt saved. James Daly (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 52': Penalty Bristol Rovers. James Daly draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 52': Penalty conceded by Tony McMahon (Darlington) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 53': Goal! Bristol Rovers 5, Darlington 0. Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 54': Foul by Ben Liddle (Bristol Rovers).
    • 54': Jarrett Rivers (Darlington) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Tony McMahon (Darlington) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Campbell.
    • 57': Foul by Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers).
    • 57': Tony McMahon (Darlington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by David Atkinson.
    • 59': Goal! Bristol Rovers 6, Darlington 0. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Ehmer with a headed pass.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Leahy.
    • 63': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Alfie Kilgour replaces Max Ehmer.
    • 63': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Zain Westbrooke replaces Sam Nicholson.
    • 63': Substitution, Darlington. Omar Holness replaces Luke Charman.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Hare.
    • 64': Foul by Tyrone O'Neill (Darlington).
    • 64': Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Omar Holness (Darlington).
    • 64': Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Ben Liddle (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Will Hatfield (Darlington).
    • 66': Corner, Darlington. Conceded by Josh Hare.
    • 67': Offside, Darlington. Jarrett Rivers tries a through ball, but Omar Holness is caught offside.
    • 69': Will Hatfield (Darlington) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Jarrett Rivers (Darlington) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Campbell.
    • 71': Foul by Nicky Hunt (Darlington).
    • 71': James Daly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Hand ball by Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers).
    • 73': Attempt missed. James Daly (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Leahy with a cross.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Tyrone O'Neill (Darlington) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 78': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cian Harries replaces Ben Liddle.
    • 82': Foul by Tyrone O'Neill (Darlington).
    • 82': Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Cian Harries (Bristol Rovers).
    • 84': Tony McMahon (Darlington) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Erhun Oztumer (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Joe Wheatley (Darlington).
    • 87': Substitution, Darlington. Theo Hudson replaces Will Hatfield.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 6, Darlington 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 6, Darlington 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 6, Darlington 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 6, Darlington 0.

    Statistics

    DARL BRIhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/308.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    15 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 1
    4 Saves 3
    43.8 Possession 56.2
    11 SHOTS 15
    3 ON GOAL 10
    0.3 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    294 Accurate Passes 393
    384 Passes 496
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    73 Long Balls 73
    30 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    16 Interceptions 17
    20 Effective Clearances 12
    20 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: Memorial Stadium
    Location: Bristol, England

    Line-Ups

    BRI Bristol Rovers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Anssi Jaakkola (GK)
    26 Jack Baldwin
    5 Max Ehmer
    3 Luke Leahy
    22 Josh Hare
    41 Erhun Oztumer
    7 Ben Liddle
    4 Josh Grant
    17 James Daly
    11 Sam Nicholson
    14 Luke McCormick
    Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
    Jordi van Stappershoef, Cian Harries, Brandon Hanlan, Alfie Kilgour, Edward Upson, Ali Koiki, Zain Westbrooke.

    DARL Darlington (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonathan Saltmer (GK)
    36 David Atkinson
    6 Nicky Hunt
    2 Jordan Watson
    29 Tony McMahon
    4 Joe Wheatley
    44 Sean Reid
    8 Will Hatfield Yellow Card
    19 Luke Charman
    10 Adam Campbell
    11 Jarrett Rivers Yellow Card
    Darlington Substitutes:
    Tyrone O'Neill, Daniel Maguire, Omar Holness, Louis Laing, Ben Hedley, Theo Hudson, Melvin Minter.

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