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Bristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City · League Two

Bristol Rovers lost to Salford City 1-2 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Bristol Rovers and Salford City met in the League Two at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers: J. Sparkes 57'. Salford City: B. Sarpong-Wiredu 6'; D. Udoh 20'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Bristol Rovers had 14 shots with 6 on target, Salford City 12 with 5 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Bristol Rovers and 3 to Salford City. Bristol Rovers conceded 15 fouls, Salford City 14. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (4 for Bristol Rovers, 3 for Salford City).

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers started in a 3-4-1-2: Brad Young, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Ciaran Kelly, Tom James, Keenan Gough, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Shaqai Forde, Ellis Harrison, Fabrizio Cavegn.

Salford City started in a 3-5-2: Will Norris, Adebola Oluwo, Dan Scarr, Taylor Allen, Luke Molyneux, Kallum Cesay, Elliot Bonds, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu, Luke Garbutt, Ryan Graydon, Daniel Udoh.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 6'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Salford City. B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City) scores, assisted by K. Cesay.
  2. 20'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-2 Salford City. D. Udoh (Salford City) scores, assisted by L. Molyneux.
  3. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-2 Salford City.
  4. 54'Penalty missed! E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), off the woodwork.
  5. 57'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City. J. Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City.
Full commentary (62 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Salford City.
  2. 4'Attempt blocked. E. Bonds (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  3. 5'Attempt blocked. L. Molyneux (Salford City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  4. 6'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Salford City. B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City) scores, assisted by K. Cesay.
  5. 10'Attempt blocked. D. Udoh (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  6. 10'Corner, Salford City.
  7. 15'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
  8. 20'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-2 Salford City. D. Udoh (Salford City) scores, assisted by L. Molyneux.
  9. 22'Corner, Salford City.
  10. 29'Yellow card for E. Bonds (Salford City).
  11. 29'Attempt missed. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  12. 32'Attempt missed. L. Garbutt (Salford City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  13. 34'Attempt saved. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  14. 34'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  15. 35'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  16. 36'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  17. 37'Yellow card for K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  18. 38'Yellow card for C. Kelly (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  19. 41'Yellow card for S. Forde (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  20. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  21. 45+1'Yellow card for R. Graydon (Salford City) for argument.
  22. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-2 Salford City.
  23. 46'The second half is under way.
  24. 48'Yellow card for L. Garbutt (Salford City) for foul.
  25. 48'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  26. 49'Attempt blocked. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
  27. 50'Attempt missed. C. Kelly (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  28. 52'Attempt saved. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  29. 54'Penalty missed! E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), off the woodwork.
  30. 55'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  31. 55'Attempt missed. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  32. 57'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City. J. Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  33. 62'Offside, Salford City.
  34. 63'Attempt saved. T. James (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 64'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
  36. 64'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
  37. 64'Attempt missed. R. Graydon (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  38. 65'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  39. 67'Substitution, Salford City: J. Grant comes on for R. Graydon.
  40. 67'Substitution, Salford City: W. Aimson comes on for L. Garbutt.
  41. 67'Substitution, Salford City: M. Langstaff comes on for D. Udoh.
  42. 67'Substitution, Salford City: M. Butcher comes on for E. Bonds.
  43. 69'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: R. Russell-Denny comes on for F. Cavegn.
  44. 77'Attempt missed. M. Langstaff (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  45. 79'Attempt saved. R. Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  46. 80'Attempt saved. L. Molyneux (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  47. 81'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: B. Kamwa comes on for S. Forde.
  48. 81'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Quigley comes on for E. Harrison.
  49. 81'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: A. Appiah comes on for J. Sparkes.
  50. 82'Attempt saved. T. James (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  51. 83'Substitution, Salford City: N. Asiimwe comes on for L. Molyneux.
  52. 86'Attempt saved. M. Butcher (Salford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  53. 88'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  54. 89'Attempt missed. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  55. 90'Attempt saved. T. Allen (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  56. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  57. 90+1'Corner, Salford City.
  58. 90+2'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  59. 90+3'Yellow card for K. Gough (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  60. 90+4'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  61. 90+6'Attempt missed. T. Allen (Salford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  62. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City.
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