English League One

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

· English League One
Stevenage
  • 6': Kane Hemmings
  • 24': Jake Forster-Caskey
FT
2 - 3
Bristol Rovers
  • 29': Luke Thomas
  • 62': Chris Martin
  • 67': Antony Evans
  • Red Card 90'+5': Kamil Conteh

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Lewis Gordon.
  • 4': Foul by Carl Piergianni (Stevenage).
  • 4': James Wilson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Goal! Stevenage 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Kane Hemmings (Stevenage) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jamie Reid (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Roberts.
  • 15': Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Dan Sweeney (Stevenage).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Gordon.
  • 18': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Jordan Roberts (Stevenage).
  • 19': Foul by Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers).
  • 19': Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Jamie Reid (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Roberts.
  • 21': Finley Burns (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
  • 21': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Elkan Baggott (Bristol Rovers).
  • 22': Jamie Reid (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Kane Hemmings (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Dan Sweeney (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers).
  • 24': Goal! Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Finley Burns (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Tristan Crama.
  • 28': Foul by Jamie Reid (Stevenage).
  • 28': Tristan Crama (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Scott Sinclair replaces Elkan Baggott.
  • 29': Goal! Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 1. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Martin.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Jamie Reid (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terence Vancooten with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Nick Freeman (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Terence Vancooten.
  • 37': Foul by Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers).
  • 37': Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Stevenage. Dan Sweeney is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers).
  • 39': Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Offside, Stevenage. Jordan Roberts is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Reid.
  • 43': Offside, Stevenage. Kane Hemmings is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
  • 45'+2': Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 1.
  • 48': Dan Butler (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Jamie Reid (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Nick Freeman (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Roberts.
  • 50': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Jed Ward.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
  • 52': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Carl Piergianni.
  • 54': Dan Butler (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers).
  • 57': Foul by Dan Butler (Stevenage).
  • 57': Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
  • 58': Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Stevenage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 62': Goal! Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 2. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Carl Piergianni (Stevenage).
  • 67': Goal! Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 3. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 70': Hand ball by Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers).
  • 72': Finley Burns (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers).
  • 73': Substitution, Stevenage. Nesta Guinness-Walker replaces Jake Forster-Caskey.
  • 74': Substitution, Stevenage. Vadaine Oliver replaces Kane Hemmings.
  • 74': Substitution, Stevenage. Ben Thompson replaces Jordan Roberts.
  • 74': Foul by Jamie Reid (Stevenage).
  • 74': Tristan Crama (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Reid (Stevenage).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Foul by Tristan Crama (Bristol Rovers).
  • 78': Jamie Reid (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Dan Butler (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Kamil Conteh.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Butler with a cross.
  • 82': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Tristan Crama.
  • 86': Foul by Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers).
  • 86': Nesta Guinness-Walker (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by James Wilson (Bristol Rovers).
  • 88': Jamie Reid (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Stevenage. Louis Thompson replaces Finley Burns.
  • 89': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Harry Vaughan replaces Luke Thomas.
  • 89': Offside, Stevenage. Vadaine Oliver is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers).
  • 90'+5': Louis Thompson (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Second yellow card to Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Nick Freeman (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Louis Thompson.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Josh Grant replaces Scott Sinclair.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. John Marquis replaces Jevani Brown.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Vadaine Oliver (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terence Vancooten.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by James Wilson.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Nick Freeman (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carl Piergianni with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 3.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Stevenage 2, Bristol Rovers 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Lamex Stadium
Location: Stevenage, England
Attendance: 3,231

EFL League One Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wrexham 6 +7 13
2 Birmingham City 5 +5 13
3 Charlton Athletic 6 +3 13
4 Huddersfield Town 5 +7 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

STE Stevenage (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
12 Craig MacGillivray (GK)
5 Carl Piergianni
6 Dan Sweeney
17 Finley Burns
3 Dan Butler
15 Terence Vancooten
11 Jordan Roberts
8 Jake Forster-Caskey
10 Nick Freeman
29 Kane Hemmings
19 Jamie Reid
Stevenage Substitutes:
Taye Ashby-Hammond, Ben Thompson, Vadaine Oliver, Alexander MacDonald, Luther Wildin, Louis Thompson, Nesta Guinness-Walker.

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

No. Name
31 Jed Ward (GK)
25 Tristan Crama
26 Elkan Baggott
5 James Wilson
21 Antony Evans Yellow Card
22 Kamil Conteh Yellow Card
11 Luke Thomas
3 Lewis Gordon
42 Jack Hunt
18 Chris Martin
20 Jeavani Brown
Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
Luca Hoole, John Marquis, Harry Vaughan, Matthew Cox, James Connolly, Scott Sinclair, Josh Grant.

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