Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth

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Tuesday 26th December

League One Table

On Tuesday 26th December

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Portsmouth	23	14	7	2	39	19	20	49	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
2 Peterborough United	23	13	6	4	45	23	22	45	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
3 Bolton Wanderers	22	14	3	5	42	24	18	45	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
4 Derby County	22	13	4	5	39	18	21	43	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
5 Oxford United	23	13	4	6	38	25	13	43	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
6 Stevenage	24	12	7	5	36	23	13	43	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
7 Barnsley	22	12	5	5	43	25	18	41	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
8 Blackpool	24	10	6	8	40	29	11	36	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
9 Lincoln City	24	8	8	8	28	25	3	32	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
10 Bristol Rovers	22	8	7	7	30	29	1	31	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
11 Northampton Town	23	9	3	11	28	32	-4	30	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
12 Charlton Athletic	22	7	8	7	34	30	4	29	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
13 Leyton Orient	23	7	7	9	23	31	-8	28	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win
14 Cambridge United	23	7	6	10	21	30	-9	27	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
15 Shrewsbury Town	24	8	3	13	14	34	-20	27	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
16 Port Vale	22	7	5	10	21	33	-12	26	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
17 Wycombe Wanderers	22	6	6	10	25	31	-6	24	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
18 Burton Albion	23	6	6	11	19	33	-14	24	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
19 Wigan Athletic	23	9	4	10	32	29	3	23	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
20 Exeter City	22	6	4	12	14	33	-19	22	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
21 Reading	23	6	5	12	29	37	-8	19	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
22 Cheltenham Town	22	5	4	13	15	30	-15	19	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
23 Fleetwood Town	22	4	6	12	20	37	-17	18	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
24 Carlisle United	23	3	8	12	18	33	-15	17	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw

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Key

Position 1, 2 : Promotion
Position 3, 4, 5, 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 21, 22, 23, 24 : Relegation

Reading deducted 4 points due to Regulation breaches

Last Updated 26th December 2023 at 17:03

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home team, Bristol Rovers

Manager: Matt Taylor

Formation: 5 - 4 - 1

Number 33,
M. Cox , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 1
Number 25,
T. Crama , substituted for J. Hunt at 87 minutes
Number 17,
C. Taylor
Number 5,
J. Wilson
Number 19,
H. Vale
Number 11,
L. Thomas
Number 10,
A. Collins
Number 8,
G. Ward
Number 6,
S. Finley , Captain, Yellow Card at 80 minutes
Number 21,
A. Evans , Yellow Card at 69 minutes
Number 9,
J. Marquis , substituted for C. Martin at 72 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Bristol Rovers

Number 22,
L. Bogarde
Number 20,
J. Brown
Number 30,
L. Hoole
Number 42,
J. Hunt
Number 31,
J. Ward
Number 18,
C. Martin , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 7
Number 15,
R. Woods

away team, Portsmouth

Manager: John Mousinho

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 1,
W. Norris
Number 21,
J. Sparkes , Yellow Card at 48 minutes, substituted for P. Lane at 72 minutes
Number 18,
C. Shaughnessy
Number 20,
S. Raggett , Yellow Card at 69 minutes
Number 17,
J. Rafferty
Number 7,
M. Pack , Captain
Number 16,
J. Morrell , Yellow Card at 65 minutes
Number 11,
G. Whyte , substituted for K. Yengi at 73 minutes
Number 8,
A. Robertson , Yellow Card at 20 minutes, substituted for C. Saydee at 52 minutes
Number 25,
A. Kamara , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 7
Number 9,
C. Bishop

away team, Portsmouth

Number 19,
K. Yengi
Number 24,
T. Devlin
Number 32,
P. Lane , Yellow Card at 78 minutes
Number 15,
C. Saydee
Number 31,
R. Schofield
Number 10,
A. Scully
Number 4,
R. Towler

Bristol Rovers
Portsmouth

home team, Bristol Rovers

Manager: Matt Taylor

Formation: 5 - 4 - 1

Number 33,
M. Cox , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 1
Number 25,
T. Crama , substituted for J. Hunt at 87 minutes
Number 17,
C. Taylor
Number 5,
J. Wilson
Number 19,
H. Vale
Number 11,
L. Thomas
Number 10,
A. Collins
Number 8,
G. Ward
Number 6,
S. Finley , Captain, Yellow Card at 80 minutes
Number 21,
A. Evans , Yellow Card at 69 minutes
Number 9,
J. Marquis , substituted for C. Martin at 72 minutes

Substitutes

Number 22,
L. Bogarde
Number 20,
J. Brown
Number 30,
L. Hoole
Number 42,
J. Hunt
Number 31,
J. Ward
Number 18,
C. Martin , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 7
Number 15,
R. Woods

Referee:: Scott Tallis
Assistant Referee 1:: Ollie Williams
Assistant Referee 2:: Darren Wilding
Fourth Official:: Gary Parsons

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Match Facts

Bristol Rovers are winless in their last four league games against Portsmouth (D1 L3) since a 3-1 win in February 2021.
Portsmouth won their last away league game against Bristol Rovers last season – they haven’t won consecutive away games against the Gas since October 1923.
Bristol Rovers have lost their last three league games on Boxing Day since their last victory on this date in 2018 against Walsall.
Portsmouth have only lost one of their last five Boxing Day league games (W3 D1), going down 2-0 away at Gillingham in 2018.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 8
Match ends, Bristol Rovers 2, Portsmouth 1.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 8
Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 2, Portsmouth 1.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 7
Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 7
Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!at 90 minutes plus 4
Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Portsmouth 1. Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Vale.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Joe Morrell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Foul by Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers).
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 1
Matthew Cox (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt saved. Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
Postat 87 minutes
Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 87 minutes
Foul by Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers).
Substitutionat 87 minutes
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jack Hunt replaces Tristan Crama.
Postat 86 minutes
Attempt missed. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
Postat 83 minutes
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Tristan Crama.
Postat 83 minutes
Attempt blocked. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abu Kamara.
Postat 81 minutes
Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Postat 81 minutes
Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Postat 81 minutes
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
Bookingat 80 minutes
Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 80 minutes
Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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