Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United, 2021-22 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Bristol Rovers
  • 49': Elliot Anderson
FT
1 - 0
Colchester United

    About

    Bristol Rovers are hosting Colchester United at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by James Connolly (Bristol Rovers).
    • 1': Freddie Sears (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
    • 2': Owura Edwards (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers).
    • 5': Luke Hannant (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Offside, Colchester United. Luke Chambers tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
    • 7': Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers).
    • 8': Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Thomas Eastman (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Anderton.
    • 11': Offside, Colchester United. Myles Kenlock tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
    • 13': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Finley.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Noah Chilvers.
    • 15': Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Cole Skuse (Colchester United).
    • 15': Cole Skuse (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Coxe.
    • 23': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Coxe.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Luke Hannant (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Coxe with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Luke Chambers (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Foul by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United).
    • 27': Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
    • 30': Luke Hannant (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
    • 41': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
    • 41': Foul by Luke Hannant (Colchester United).
    • 41': Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Luke Hannant (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antony Evans.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Freddie Sears (Colchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 45': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by James Connolly.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Freddie Sears (Colchester United).
    • 45'+1': James Belshaw (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Colchester United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 0, Colchester United 0.
    • 46': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Nick Anderton.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Thomas Eastman (Colchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Paul Coutts.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross.
    • 47': Hand ball by Luke Hannant (Colchester United).
    • 49': Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Colchester United 0. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
    • 50': Foul by Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers).
    • 50': Owura Edwards (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Coutts.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Collins.
    • 54': Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Cole Skuse (Colchester United).
    • 56': Foul by Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers).
    • 56': Myles Kenlock (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Nick Anderton.
    • 59': Foul by Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers).
    • 59': Luke Hannant (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
    • 63': Cameron Coxe (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Nick Anderton (Bristol Rovers).
    • 64': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Luca Hoole.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Harvey Saunders replaces Harry Anderson.
    • 70': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Owura Edwards (Colchester United).
    • 70': Owura Edwards (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Coxe.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Anderton.
    • 76': Substitution, Colchester United. John Akinde replaces Luke Hannant.
    • 80': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Glenn Whelan replaces Sam Finley.
    • 85': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ryan Loft replaces Elliot Anderson.
    • 85': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 85': Substitution, Colchester United. Corie Andrews replaces Cole Skuse.
    • 87': Hand ball by Cameron Coxe (Colchester United).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 90'+1': Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers).
    • 90'+2': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Corie Andrews (Colchester United).
    • 90'+4': Glenn Whelan (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Colchester United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Colchester United 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Memorial Stadium
    Location: Bristol, England
    Attendance: 7,314

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Walsall 32 +27 66
    2 AFC Wimbledon 31 +23 56
    3 Doncaster Rovers 32 +7 55
    4 Notts County 31 +18 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 James Belshaw (GK)
    2 James Connolly
    17 Connor Taylor
    16 Nick Wilmer-Anderton
    30 Luca Hoole
    21 Antony Evans Yellow Card
    6 Sam Finley
    15 Paul Coutts
    10 Aaron Collins
    12 Elliot Anderson
    19 Harry Anderson
    Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
    Luke Thomas, Glenn Whelan, Trevor Clarke, Ryan Loft, Jed Ward, Cian Harries, Harvey Saunders.

    COL Colchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    29 Shamal George (GK)
    18 Tom Eastman
    4 Luke Chambers
    17 Myles Kenlock
    27 Cameron Coxe
    14 Noah Chilvers
    6 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
    8 Cole Skuse Yellow Card
    11 Freddie Sears
    12 Owura Edwards Yellow Card
    7 Luke Hannant Yellow Card
    Colchester United Substitutes:
    Miles Welch-Hayes, Marley Marshall, Corie Andrews, Sam Hornby, John Akinde, Tyreik Wright, Junior Tchamadeu.

    EFL League Two News

    How a YouTuber and author funded the most unusual transfer of the window
    How a YouTuber and author funded the most unusual transfer of the window

    Bestselling author, YouTuber and philanthropist John Green helped to fund the signing of a player for AFC Wimbledon himself. This is how it happened.

    How a YouTube-funded transfer happened
    How a YouTube-funded transfer happened

    Author and YouTuber, John Green and AFC Wimbledon Director of Football, Craig Cope explain how the transfer of Marcus Browne from Oxford United happened.

    Will Jay Rodriguez and Sam Smith get Wrexham promoted?
    Will Jay Rodriguez and Sam Smith get Wrexham promoted?

    ESPN's Mark Donaldson, Shaka Hislop and Luis Miguel Echegaray discuss Wrexham's new signings Jay Rodriguez and Sam Smith.

    FA blocks Welsh League Cup proposal, ends Wrexham Europe dream
    FA blocks Welsh League Cup proposal, ends Wrexham Europe dream

    The English Football Association (FA) has blocked the English Football League's Welsh clubs' plans to join a revamped Welsh League Cup next season.

    Wrexham to leave English League Cup for the Welsh League Cup?
    Wrexham to leave English League Cup for the Welsh League Cup?

    Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens react to news that four Welsh teams, including Wrexham, are trying to leave the English League Cup.