Blackpool 2-0 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 3 August 2019

Result

Blackpool 2-0 Bristol Rovers

League One · Saturday 3 August 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Blackpool 2-0 Bristol Rovers: match report

Blackpool beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 3 August 2019. It was 1-0 at half-time.

J. Spearing opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Blackpool's goals came from J. Spearing (28', penalty) and A. Gnanduillet (46'). Bristol Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Blackpool received 1 yellow card; Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Blackpool went on to finish that season 13th with 45 points, and Bristol Rovers 14th with 45.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jay Spearing of Blackpool (8.4), ahead of Curtis Tilt (8.3).

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Penalty goal · J. SpearingBlackpool · 1-0
  • 46'Goal · A. GnanduilletBlackpool · 2-0
  • 65'Yellow card · Ollie TurtonBlackpool
  • 72'Yellow card · Tyler SmithBristol Rovers

Team news

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Jak Alnwick, Ryan Edwards, Curtis Tilt, Ollie Turton, James Husband, Jay Spearing, Sullay Kaikai, Liam Feeney, Jordan Thompson, Nathan Delfouneso, Armand Gnanduillet

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Anssi Jaakkola, Mark Little, Tony Craig, Luke Leahy, Tom Davies, Matthew Upson, Liam Sercombe, Ollie Clarke, Kyle Bennett, Victor Adeboyejo, Alex Rodman