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Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City · League Two

Bristol Rovers beat Salford City 2-1 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 Saturday, 27 September 2025.

Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers: E. Harrison 45'; F. Cavegn 63'. Salford City: M. Butcher 11'.

How the match went

Salford City saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Bristol Rovers had 7 shots with 2 on target, Salford City 18 with 6 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Bristol Rovers and 5 to Salford City. Bristol Rovers conceded 17 fouls, Salford City 14. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (2 for Bristol Rovers, 5 for Salford City) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers started in a 3-5-2: Luke Southwood, Taylor Moore, Alfie Kilgour, Clinton Mola, Macauley Southam-Hales, Alfie Chang, Josh McEachran, Joel Cotterill, Jack Sparkes, Ellis Harrison, Fabrizio Cavegn.

Salford City started in a 3-1-4-2: Matthew Young, Brandon Cooper, Adebola Oluwo, Luke Garbutt, Matt Butcher, Haji Mnoga, Kallum Cesay, Ossama Ashley, Kadeem Harris, Ben Woodburn, Daniel Udoh.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 11'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Salford City. M. Butcher (Salford City) scores.
  2. 45+2'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-1 Salford City. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by A. Kilgour.
  3. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 1-1 Salford City.
  4. 63'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  5. 90+6'Red card! H. Mnoga (Salford City) is sent off for violent conduct.
  6. 90+7'Penalty missed! L. Garbutt (Salford City), saved.
  7. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City.
Full commentary (46 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Salford City.
  2. 0'Yellow card for K. Robinson (Salford City) for argument.
  3. 2'Attempt missed. B. Cooper (Salford City), header from a corner. xG 0.21.
  4. 11'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Salford City. M. Butcher (Salford City) scores.
  5. 13'Attempt blocked. A. Chang (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  6. 13'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.26.
  7. 16'Attempt saved. L. Garbutt (Salford City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  8. 28'Attempt missed. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), header. xG 0.07.
  9. 30'Attempt missed. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.34.
  10. 32'Attempt missed. H. Mnoga (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  11. 35'Attempt missed. D. Udoh (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  12. 39'Attempt saved. D. Udoh (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  13. 40'Yellow card for K. Harris (Salford City) for foul.
  14. 40'Attempt missed. K. Harris (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 43'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: L. Thomas comes on for J. Cotterill.
  16. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+2'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-1 Salford City. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by A. Kilgour.
  18. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 1-1 Salford City.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: K. Conteh comes on for T. Moore.
  21. 46'Attempt missed. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  22. 51'Attempt missed. H. Mnoga (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  23. 54'Yellow card for L. Garbutt (Salford City) for foul.
  24. 57'Yellow card for O. Ashley (Salford City) for foul.
  25. 59'Attempt saved. K. Harris (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  26. 60'Attempt missed. A. Chang (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  27. 61'Yellow card for C. Mola (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  28. 63'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  29. 63'Attempt blocked. L. Garbutt (Salford City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
  30. 64'Substitution, Salford City: J. Grant comes on for O. Ashley.
  31. 64'Substitution, Salford City: J. Bird comes on for B. Woodburn.
  32. 70'Attempt missed. J. Bird (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.24.
  33. 74'Yellow card for H. Mnoga (Salford City) for persistent fouling.
  34. 78'Attempt missed. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  35. 79'Attempt blocked. J. Bird (Salford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.13.
  36. 81'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: B. A. Bilongo comes on for J. McEachran.
  37. 84'Substitution, Salford City: J. Austerfield comes on for B. Cooper.
  38. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+2'Attempt missed. J. Bird (Salford City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  40. 90+3'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: O. Dewsbury comes on for F. Cavegn.
  41. 90+5'Attempt blocked. J. Austerfield (Salford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  42. 90+6'Red card! H. Mnoga (Salford City) is sent off for violent conduct.
  43. 90+7'Yellow card for L. Thomas (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  44. 90+7'Attempt saved. A. Oluwo (Salford City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.63.
  45. 90+7'Penalty missed! L. Garbutt (Salford City), saved.
  46. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City.
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