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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Prenton Park
  • Attendance: 5887
  • Referee: Boyeson, C

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

87 mins

Andy Williams is replaced by Sean Rigg.

80 mins

Bristol Rovers are replacing David Pipe with Craig Disley.

74 mins

Rickie Lambert is replaced by Richard Walker.

62 mins

Gareth Taylor is replaced by Craig Curran.

62 mins

Mike Jones is being taken off, Calvin Zola has come on in his place.

58 mins

Goal!! Rickie Lambert scores for Bristol Rovers.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by C Boyeson

12 mins

Goal!! Bristol Rovers have scored with Andy Williams putting it in the back of the net.

0 mins

It's 7:45pm on Friday, January 11th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Tranmere Rovers were comprehensively outplayed by a lively Bristol Rovers as they fell to their fourth home league defeat of the season.

Rovers were full value for their two-goal victory and it could have been a lot more as they were denied by the woodwork on three occasions.

The visitors went ahead in the 12th minute with an excellent angled shot by Andy Williams after he had been set up by Rickie Lambert.

David Pipe volleyed against a post from 20 yards five minutes later and ahead of the break Lambert struck the outside of a post from the corner of the box.

Steve Jennings volleyed over early on for Tranmere and it was not until the 55th minute that Rovers keeper Steve Phillips was tested when he made a diving save from a Gareth Taylor header.

Bristol Rovers doubled their lead in the 58th minute with a good finish by Lambert after the ball bobbed around in the box following a long throw-in.

Tranmere sent on strikers Craig Curran and Calvin Zola to try to salvage something from the game, but a Zola header was held by Phillips and the keeper made another fine save from the same player in the 73rd minute.

Substitute Craig Disley became the third Rovers player to hit the woodwork in the 82nd minute.

Tranmere could make few inroads as the visitors defended stubbornly and it summed up their night when Andy Taylor volleyed off target in injury time.

Williams, Lambert and skipper Stuart Campbell were excellent for the winners, while few emerged with any credit in a woeful Tranmere display which left manager Ronnie Moore totally frustrated.

Tranmere Rovers Team

Bristol Rovers Team

Tranmere Rovers

Bristol Rovers

Corners

3 3

Fouls

13 12

Goal attempts

6 9

Shots off target

3 3

Offsides

2 2

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