Bristol Rovers 2-0 Tranmere Rovers: result and report
League One · Tuesday 20 August 2019
Result
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
League One · Tuesday 20 August 2019, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Tranmere Rovers: match report
Bristol Rovers defeated Tranmere Rovers 2-0 in the League One on Tuesday 20 August 2019. The half-time score was 1-0.
Jonson Clarke-Harris opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Jonson Clarke-Harris (38') and Tyler Smith (88', penalty). Tranmere Rovers did not score.
Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card; Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 21st on 1 point from 3 and Tranmere Rovers 13th on 3 points from 3. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 14th with 45 points, and Tranmere Rovers 21st with 32.
Bristol Rovers lined up in a 5-3-2 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Josh Hare of Bristol Rovers (8.0), ahead of Matthew Upson (7.7).
Going into the match Bristol Rovers's last five read L-D-L and Tranmere Rovers's W-L-L.
Key events
- 13'Yellow card · Manny Monthe
- 29'Yellow card · Ollie Banks
- 38'Goal · Jonson Clarke-Harris
- 48'Red card · Corey Blackett-Taylor
- 57'Second yellow · Ollie Banks
- 68'Yellow card · George Ray
- 88'Penalty goal · Tyler Smith
- 88'Yellow card · Tyler Smith
Team news
Bristol Rovers line-up (5-3-2)
Anssi Jaakkola, Tony Craig, Luke Leahy, Alfie Kilgour, Tom Davies, Josh Hare, Abumere Tafadzwa Ogogo, Matthew Upson, Ollie Clarke, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Tyler Smith
Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Scott Davies, Liam Ridehalgh, George Ray, Manny Monthe, Kane Wilson, Kieron Morris, Connor Jennings, David Perkins, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Ollie Banks, Morgan Ferrier