Bristol Rovers vs Bolton Wanderers, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Bristol Rovers

FT
0 - 2

Bolton Wanderers

52': Aaron Collins
90'+8': Aaron Morley (P)

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Bristol Rovers are hosting Bolton Wanderers at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by James Connolly.
2': Attempt missed. Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Josh Sheehan with a cross following a corner.
3': Foul by Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers).
3': James Connolly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers).
4': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Jevani Brown is caught offside.
6': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers).
7': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers).
7': Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross.
15': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by James Wilson.
17': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers).
21': Foul by Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers).
21': Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Kamil Conteh.
23': Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers).
26': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Josh Dacres-Cogley is caught offside.
28': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers).
28': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt missed. Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Iredale.
29': Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers).
29': Foul by Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers).
29': Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Scott Sinclair is caught offside.
32': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
32': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt saved. Jón Bödvarsson (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antony Evans.
38': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
39': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
41': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers).
41': Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Attempt missed. Nathanael Ogbeta (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
44': Attempt saved. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jevani Brown.
45': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Nathanael Ogbeta.
45': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Aaron Collins.
45': Foul by James Wilson (Bristol Rovers).
45': George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
45': Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
46': Attempt saved. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
47': Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Connolly with a cross.
47': Foul by Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers).
47': Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers).
48': Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers).
50': Attempt saved. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
51': Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
52': Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Bolton Wanderers 1. Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by George Thomason.
54': Attempt saved. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jevani Brown.
54': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Collins is caught offside.
55': Foul by Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers).
55': George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Jack Iredale (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
59': Attempt blocked. Jón Bödvarsson (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Collins.
59': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by James Connolly.
60': Attempt blocked. Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Nathanael Ogbeta.
60': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
61': Foul by James Connolly (Bristol Rovers).
61': Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': James Connolly (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt blocked. Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
63': Delay in match (Bolton Wanderers).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Foul by Nathanael Ogbeta (Bolton Wanderers).
66': James Wilson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Kyle Dempsey replaces Paris Maghoma.
70': Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers).
71': Attempt blocked. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin.
73': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Lewis Gordon replaces James Connolly.
73': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. John Marquis replaces Jevani Brown.
74': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Grant Ward replaces Brandon Aguilera.
74': Attempt missed. John Marquis (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
76': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers).
76': Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Morley replaces Josh Sheehan.
77': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Cameron Jerome replaces Aaron Collins.
78': Attempt saved. Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Bolton Wanderers).
85': Foul by Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers).
85': Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Nathan Baxter (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
89': Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antony Evans.
89': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luke McCormick replaces Kamil Conteh.
90': Foul by Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers).
90': Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers).
90'+4': John Marquis (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
90'+6': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by George Thomason.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross.
90'+7': Penalty Bolton Wanderers. Cameron Jerome draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+7': Penalty conceded by Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+8': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Bolton Wanderers 2. Aaron Morley (Bolton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+9': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
90'+10': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Caleb Taylor replaces Jack Iredale.
90'+10': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Randell Williams replaces Nathanael Ogbeta.
90'+12': Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Bolton Wanderers 2.
0': Match ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Bolton Wanderers 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 8,814

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	12	+12	29
2	Wycombe Wanderers	12	+10	26
3	Wrexham	13	+11	25
4	Mansfield Town	12	+6	24

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bristol Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
31	Jed Ward (GK)
17	Connor Taylor
2	James Connolly
5	James Wilson
22	Kamil Conteh
21	Antony Evans
10	Brandon Aguilera
7	Scott Sinclair
11	Luke Thomas
18	Chris Martin
20	Jeavani Brown

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

John Marquis, Matthew Cox, Lewis Gordon, Jordan Rossiter, Luca Hoole, Luke McCormick, Grant Ward.

Bolton Wanderers (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Nathan Baxter (GK)
5	Ricardo Santos
3	Jack Iredale
18	Eoin Toal
8	Josh Sheehan
19	Paris Maghoma
4	George Thomason
17	Nathanael Ogbeta
12	Joshua Dacres-Cogley
9	Jón Bödvarsson
28	Aaron Collins

Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:

Joel Coleman, Aaron Morley, Kyle Dempsey, Caleb Taylor, Cameron Jerome, Randell Williams, William Forrester.

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