Bristol Rovers vs Crawley Town, 2021-22 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

47': Leon Clarke

FT
1 - 0

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Bristol Rovers are hosting Crawley Town 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.
3': Attempt missed. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross.
5': Foul by Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers).
5': Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
7': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Nicholas Tsaroulla.
8': Attempt missed. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross following a corner.
9': Dangerous play by Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town).
9': Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Cian Harries (Bristol Rovers).
9': Jack Powell (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Offside, Crawley Town. Glenn Morris tries a through ball, but Tom Nichols is caught offside.
11': Attempt saved. Tyler Frost (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Ashford.
11': Attempt missed. Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Frost with a cross.
15': Foul by Sam Ashford (Crawley Town).
15': Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Tom Nichols (Crawley Town).
17': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Sam Finley tries a through ball, but Sam Nicholson is caught offside.
18': Attempt blocked. Tyler Frost (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Tsaroulla with a headed pass.
18': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Tyler Frost (Crawley Town).
23': Offside, Crawley Town. Archie Davies tries a through ball, but Jake Hessenthaler is caught offside.
24': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Sam Ashford (Crawley Town).
29': Attempt missed. Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
29': Attempt blocked. Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Tsaroulla.
29': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Alfie Kilgour.
30': Attempt missed. Tyler Frost (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
32': Attempt saved. Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
34': Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town).
34': Harvey Saunders (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Archie Davies.
40': Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Sam Ashford (Crawley Town).
43': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
43': Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Attempt saved. Tony Craig (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Powell.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Crawley Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 0, Crawley Town 0.
45': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Leon Clarke replaces Aaron Collins.
47': Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Crawley Town 0. Leon Clarke (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross.
48': Foul by Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers).
48': Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Attempt blocked. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
52': Foul by Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town).
52': Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
57': Tyler Frost (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Sam Ashford (Crawley Town).
62': Attempt missed. Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake Hessenthaler.
64': Attempt blocked. Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
65': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Cian Harries.
66': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Paul Coutts replaces Antony Evans because of an injury.
67': Foul by Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town).
67': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Crawley Town. Kwesi Appiah replaces Tyler Frost.
68': Substitution, Crawley Town. Ashley Nadesan replaces Tom Nichols.
69': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by George Francomb.
70': Attempt saved. Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Coutts with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. Ashley Nadesan (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Powell.
73': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Nick Anderton replaces Sam Nicholson because of an injury.
74': Attempt missed. Sam Ashford (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicholas Tsaroulla with a cross.
79': Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Ashley Nadesan (Crawley Town).
81': Attempt saved. Sam Ashford (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kwesi Appiah.
82': Attempt saved. Jack Powell (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Nadesan.
82': Foul by George Francomb (Crawley Town).
82': Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Attempt blocked. Jack Powell (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Payne.
84': Substitution, Crawley Town. Alex Battle replaces Sam Ashford.
85': Attempt missed. Harvey Saunders (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cian Harries.
86': Foul by Archie Davies (Crawley Town).
86': Harvey Saunders (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Harvey Saunders.
89': Attempt saved. Ashley Nadesan (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
89': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by James Belshaw.
90'+1': Foul by Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers).
90'+1': Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Ashley Nadesan (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Tsaroulla.
90'+6': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Harvey Saunders.
90'+7': Foul by Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers).
90'+7': Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jack Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Crawley Town 0.
0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Crawley Town 0.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Crawley Town 0.
0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Crawley Town 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 6,513

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Port Vale	14	+8	30
2	Walsall	13	+12	26
3	Notts County	14	+10	26
4	Doncaster Rovers	14	+4	26

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bristol Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	James Belshaw (GK)
17	Connor Taylor
25	Cian Harries
5	Alfie Kilgour
6	Sam Finley
4	Josh Grant
22	Harvey Saunders
19	Harry Anderson
10	Aaron Collins
11	Sam Nicholson
21	Antony Evans

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Paul Coutts, Brett Pitman, Sion Spence, Alex Rodman, Jed Ward, Nick Wilmer-Anderton, Leon Clarke.

Crawley Town (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Glenn Morris (GK)
5	Tony Craig
4	George Francomb
25	Nicholas Tsaroulla
2	Archie Davies
28	Jack Payne
39	Jake Hessenthaler
11	Tyler Frost
8	Jack Powell
9	Tom Nichols
23	Sam Ashford

Crawley Town Substitutes:

Ashley Nadesan, Amrit Bansal-Mcnulty, Alex Battle, Blondy Nna Noukeu, Kwesi Appiah, Owen Gallacher, Rafiq Khaleel.

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