Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town

League One 9 Dec 2023, 15:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town
🏟 Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire) 👤 C. Hicks Round 21

Match report

Bristol Rovers were held to a 1-1 draw by Cheltenham Town in the League One on 9 December 2023.

Bristol Rovers dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 15 shots to Cheltenham Town's 8.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire), with C. Hicks in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 15 - 8 On target 4 - 1 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 11 - 15 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Luke Thomas
Bristol Rovers · 1 assist
7 Jack Hunt 1 goal
7 Will Goodwin 1 goal
7 Matthew Cox captained the side
7 Connor Taylor captained the side
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 10–5
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–0
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 3–4 1–2
Attacks 27–39 51–56
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
78 Attacks 95
2 Attacks 0
44 Dangerous Attacks 44
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
4 On Target 2
10 Off Target 5
15 Shots Total 8
4 Shots On Goal 1
7 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 5
8 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 15
4 Corners 6
0 Offsides 3
61% Ball Possession 39%
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 4
386 Passes Total 248
257 Passes Accurate 113
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-2-3-1
33 M. Cox
42 J. Hunt 17 C. Taylor 5 J. Wilson 28 J. Gibbons
8 G. Ward 6 S. Finley
11 L. Thomas 20 J. Brown 19 H. Vale
18 C. Martin
Cheltenham Town · 3-5-2
1 L. Southwood
5 O. Bevan 33 C. Davies 6 L. Freestone
2 S. Long 8 L. Sercombe 23 E. Bonds 34 T. Pett 15 W. Ferry
19 G. Lloyd 9 W. Goodwin
Bristol Rovers
Coach
M. Taylor
Substitutes
  • 4 Joshua Grant
  • 21 Antony Evans
  • 10 Aaron Collins
  • 31 Jed Ward
  • 25 Tristan Crama
  • 7 Scott Sinclair
  • 9 John Marquis
Cheltenham Town
Coach
D. Clarke
Substitutes
  • 3 Ben Williams
  • 25 Cameron Peupion
  • 38 Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
  • 10 Aidan Keena
  • 21 James Pardington
  • 7 Oliver Hammond
  • 14 Curtis Thompson
Substitutions
  • 32' ↑ B. Williams ↓ O. Bevan Cheltenham Town
  • 46' ↑ J. Grant ↓ J. Gibbons Bristol Rovers
  • 55' ↑ A. Evans ↓ S. Finley Bristol Rovers
  • 65' ↑ C. Peupion ↓ G. Lloyd Cheltenham Town
  • 65' ↑ N. Butler-Oyedeji ↓ L. Sercombe Cheltenham Town
  • 80' ↑ A. Collins ↓ J. Brown Bristol Rovers
  • 83' ↑ A. Keena ↓ W. Goodwin Cheltenham Town
Cards
  • 45+4' J. Hunt Bristol Rovers
  • 59' G. Lloyd Cheltenham Town
  • 78' L. Freestone Cheltenham Town
  • 90+1' N. Butler-Oyedeji Cheltenham Town
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 5 2 draws 2 Cheltenham Town
2026-04-25 Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham 0 - 0
2025-11-22 Cheltenham vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0
2025-10-07 Cheltenham vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 1
2024-04-13 Cheltenham Town vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 3
2023-12-09 Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town 1 - 1
2023-09-05 Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town 4 - 1
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Cheltenham Town D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town?
Bristol Rovers drew 1-1 against Cheltenham Town on 9 December 2023.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire).
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town?
Bristol Rovers had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.