Walsall vs Bristol Rovers · League Two
Walsall
8-1-2
2 – 1
FT
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Bristol Rovers
5-2-4
Bescot Stadium · Walsall · England
Walsall were behind against Bristol Rovers but won 2-1 at Bescot Stadium (crowd 8,003); Bristol Rovers had not lost in 5 until now. Bristol Rovers went ahead through Fabrizio Cavegn at the 27-minute mark and the equaliser came from Aaron Pressley after 69 minutes; Aaron Pressley scored the winner at the 78-minute mark. The game had six bookings. Bristol Rovers kept the ball 67% of the time and shot 6 times, Walsall 6. Bristol Rovers hit the target 3 times from 6 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League Two England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season
- Ground
- Bescot Stadium · Walsall · England
- Crowd
- 8,003
- Referee
- Stephen Martin
- Walsall form
- DWDWD
- Bristol Rovers form
- LLLLD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Side by side
12Fouls15
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
3Corner Kicks2
1Saves0
33.2%Possession66.8%
6Shots6
2On Goal3
30%On Target %50%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots1
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 2-1
🟨Brandon Comley
90'+10'
🟨Evan Weir
90'+3'
88'
🔁Ollie Dewsburyreplacing Luke Thomas
87'
🔁Frederick Issakareplacing Ellis Harrison
🟨Courtney Clarke
84'
83'
🟨Jack Sparkes
⚽Aaron Pressley
78'2 - 1
77'
🔁Ruel Sotirioureplacing Bryant Bilongo
🔁Albert Adomahreplacing Daniel Kanu
75'
⚽Aaron Pressley
69'1 - 1
67'
🔁Kamil Contehreplacing Josh McEachran
🔁Jamie Jellisreplacing Charlie Lakin
65'
🔁Priestley Farquharsonreplacing Harrison Burke
57'
🔁Brandon Comleyreplacing Lewis Warrington
45'
🔁Courtney Clarkereplacing Ryan Finnigan
45'
Half-time · 0-1
39'
🟨Ellis Harrison
27'0 - 1
⚽Fabrizio Cavegn
20'
🟨Alfie Chang
Kick-off
Teams
Walsall3-5-2
15↓Kanu
19⚽⚽Pressley
18Harper
8↓Lakin
2Barrett
29↓Finnigan
28↓Warrington
30🟨Weir
4Flint
5↓Burke
1Roberts
Bench
- 37Albert Adomahon for Daniel Kanu, 75'
- 17Courtney Clarkeon for Ryan Finnigan, 45' 🟨
- 6Priestley Farquharsonon for Harrison Burke, 57'
- 12Sam Hornby
- 22Jamie Jellison for Charlie Lakin, 65'
- 14Brandon Comleyon for Lewis Warrington, 45' 🟨
- 9Jamille Matt
Bristol Rovers4-4-2
29⚽Cavegn
19🟨↓Harrison
27↓Bilongo
20↓McEachran
24🟨Chang
11↓Thomas
3🟨Sparkes
5Kilgour
23Southam
35Lopata
1Southwood
Bench
- 10Ruel Sotiriouon for Bryant Bilongo, 77'
- 43Ollie Dewsburyon for Luke Thomas, 88'
- 6Clinton Mola
- 22Kamil Contehon for Josh McEachran, 67'
- 2Joel Senior
- 4Taylor Moore
- 30Frederick Issakaon for Ellis Harrison, 87'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Cheltenham Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  York City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 |  Walsall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | +7 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 |  Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Newport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 |  Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Meetings
0Walsall wins
1Level
4Bristol Rovers wins
Last times they met
FT
Bristol Rovers
1–0
Walsall · 2021-22 English League Two
FT
Walsall
1–2
Bristol Rovers · 2021-22 English League Two
FT
Walsall
1–2
Bristol Rovers · 2020-21 English FA Cup
FT
Bristol Rovers
2–2
Walsall · 2020-21 EFL Trophy
FT
Walsall
1–3
Bristol Rovers · 2018-19 English League One
Form
Last games: Walsall
W3-1W1-0D1-1W4-2W3-1
Last games: Bristol Rovers
W1-0W3-2W2-1D1-1W2-1
