Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dion Collymore | D. Collymore |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Nigel Burbage | N. Burbage | |||||||||
| Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Tony Taylor | T. Taylor | |||||||||
| John Heskey | J. Heskey | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 |  | Eric Zick | E. Zick | |||||||||
| Wes Laver | W. Laver | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Michael Patterson | M. Patterson | |||||||||
| Adam Jobson | A. Jobson | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Matt Morris | M. Morris | |||||||||
| Luigi Baronio | L. Baronio |  | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Anton Koster | A. Koster | |||||||||
| Nicholas Le Saux | N. Le Saux | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Steve Eadie | S. Eadie | |||||||||
| Warren Fenton | W. Fenton | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Mick Kanu | M. Kanu | |||||||||
| Syd Dixon | S. Dixon | | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Robert Philips | R. Philips | |||||||||
| Des Philips | D. Philips | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Ashley Jacobs | A. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Nigel Johnson | N. Johnson | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 |  | Juan Navarro | J. Navarro | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Burnley. A crowd of 7,548 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.27
1-0Adrian Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Des Philips. Des Philips is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
10.23
1-0Adam Jobson brings the ball forward. Adam Jobson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
12.10
Steve Eadie chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro knocks in a cross ball towards Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.06
1-0Luigi Baronio catches Robert Philips on the ankles. Luigi Baronio is warned by the referee! Robert Philips carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.17
Mick Kanu passes the ball forward to Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs goes all the way! Ashley Jacobs shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.32
Luigi Baronio advances with the ball. Luigi Baronio lofts in a cross ball towards Des Philips. Des Philips flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
40.02
1-1Mick Kanu clumsily knocks into Nicholas Le Saux. The referee calls over Mick Kanu and shows him a yellow card! Nicholas Le Saux runs off the knock.
45.00
Wes Laver flicks the ball to his team mate, Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio makes a probing pass to Des Philips. Des Philips shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Burnley kick off and get the second half underway!
51.30
1-1Bristol Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Burnley's defence.
54.14
1-1Wes Laver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Fenton. Warren Fenton advances with the ball. Warren Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Des Philips but he's offside!
55.05
1-1Eric Zick passes the ball forward to Anton Koster. Anton Koster makes a simple pass to Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Wes Laver.
57.59
Steve Eadie catches Nicholas Le Saux on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicholas Le Saux runs off the knock.
59.07
Juan Navarro hacks Adrian Hunt from behind! The referee calls over Juan Navarro and shows him a yellow card! Adrian Hunt stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.13
1-1Nigel Johnson catches Eric Zick on the ankles. Nigel Johnson is given a warning by the referee! Eric Zick runs off the knock.
67.28
Robert Philips comes in with a late challenge on Luigi Baronio. The referee calls over Robert Philips and shows him a yellow card! Luigi Baronio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.23
Michael Patterson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Philips. Robert Philips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.07
1-1John Heskey makes a beautiful solo run. John Heskey kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Nigel Burbage.
75.55
Anton Koster hacks Wes Laver from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wes Laver runs off the knock.
78.43
Adam Jobson makes a beautiful solo run. Adam Jobson flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Nigel Burbage manages to keep it out.
79.37
John Heskey chips the ball to his team mate, Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.33
Adrian Hunt makes a beautiful solo run. Adrian Hunt takes it forward alone. Adrian Hunt knocks in a cross ball towards Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
85.40
Tony Taylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Mick Kanu. Mick Kanu flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.09
Adam Jobson flicks the ball to his team mate, Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Nigel Johnson scores for Bristol Rovers!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
0
5
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
34.6%
43.2%
22.2%
Scorers
| Des Philips 6 Nigel Johnson 79, 89 | Ashley Jacobs 32 |