- Date:11 Jan 2011
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:The Memorial Stadium
- Attendance:5,369
- Hoskins (52)
Kuffour (53) - Grigg (4) Lescott (82)
Live Commentary
The match has reached full-time.
- 93mins
The ball is swung over by Matthew Richards. The referee blows for offside. Luke Daniels takes the indirect free kick.
- 93mins
Aaron Lescott produces a cross, clearance by Dominic Blizzard.
- 93mins
Jamie Paterson sends in a cross, Gary Sawyer makes a clearance.
- 92mins
(Bristol Rovers) makes a substitution, with Dominic Blizzard coming on for Chris Lines.
- 91mins
Corner taken left-footed by Ben Swallow, Chris Lines gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Butler. David Bevan restarts play with the free kick.
- 90mins
Unfair challenge on James Tunnicliffe by Jonathan Macken results in a free kick. Luke Daniels takes the direct free kick.
- 89mins
Foul by Andy Butler on Danny Coles, free kick awarded. Luke Daniels restarts play with the free kick.
- 89mins
Danny Coles gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Macken. Matthew Richards restarts play with the free kick.
- 88mins
Foul by Jamie Paterson on Chris Lines, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Luke Daniels.
- 87mins
A cross is delivered by Jamie Paterson, Gary Sawyer makes a clearance. Outswinging corner taken by Paul Marshall, clearance made by Chris Lines.
- 85mins
Jamie Paterson challenges Chris Lines unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Gary Sawyer.
- 85mins
Paul Marshall sends in a cross, clearance made by Gary Sawyer.
- 84mins
Emmanuele Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on Jo Kuffour. Gary Sawyer takes the free kick.
- 83mins
Carl Regan sends in a cross, Unfair challenge on Paul Marshall by Jeff Hughes results in a free kick. Free kick taken by David Bevan.
- 82mins
Aaron Lescott gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Bristol Rovers 2-2 Walsall.The assist for the goal came from Jonathan Macken.
- 80mins
Emmanuele Smith receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for a foul by Emmanuele Smith on Jo Kuffour. Shot on goal comes in from Chris Lines from the free kick, Emmanuele Smith gets a block in. The ball is swung over by Chris Lines. The offside flag is raised against Chris Lines. Indirect free kick taken by David Bevan.
- 79mins
William Grigg produces a cross, Ben Swallow manages to make a clearance.
- 78mins
Corner taken by Ben Swallow played to the near post, Headed effort from inside the area by Gary Sawyer misses to the right of the target.
- 78mins
The ball is sent over by Will Hoskins, Aaron Lescott gets a block in.
- 77mins
Jamie Paterson has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.
- 74mins
Effort from outside the penalty box by Jeff Hughes goes wide left of the goal.
- 74mins
Gary Sawyer takes a shot. Save by David Bevan.
- 73mins
Paul Marshall has an effort at goal. Blocked by Danny Coles.
- 72mins
The ball is delivered by Chris Lines, Andy Butler makes a clearance.
- 71mins
(Walsall) makes a substitution, with Jamie Paterson coming on for Alex Nicholls.
- 70mins
Andy Butler concedes a free kick for a foul on Jo Kuffour. Will Hoskins produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.
- 69mins
A cross is delivered by Gary Sawyer, clearance by Andy Butler.
- 69mins
The ball is delivered by Gary Sawyer, clearance by Andy Butler.
- 68mins
Stuart Campbell crosses the ball, Effort on goal by Chris Lines from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar.
- 67mins
Ben Swallow crosses the ball, blocked by Paul Marshall. Stuart Campbell takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Andy Butler.
- 66mins
Ben Swallow produces a cross.
- 65mins
James Tunnicliffe fouled by Jonathan Macken, the ref awards a free kick. Luke Daniels takes the free kick.
- 65mins
Will Hoskins takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.
- 63mins
The ball is swung over by Darryl Westlake, James Tunnicliffe manages to make a clearance.
- 61mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Matthew Richards on Stuart Campbell. Luke Daniels takes the free kick.
- 61mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jeff Hughes on Emmanuele Smith. Free kick taken by David Bevan.
- 60mins
Corner taken left-footed by Ben Swallow to the near post, Jeff Hughes takes a shot. Darryl Westlake gets a block in.
- 58mins
Jo Kuffour is ruled offside. Matthew Richards restarts play with the free kick.
- 57mins
Centre by Gary Sawyer, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Aaron Lescott by Ben Swallow. David Bevan takes the direct free kick.
- 55mins
Chris Lines concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Nicholls. Free kick crossed by Paul Marshall.
- 55mins
Unfair challenge on Emmanuele Smith by Jeff Hughes results in a free kick. Free kick taken by David Bevan.
- 53mins
Jo Kuffour finds the net with a goal from inside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Bristol Rovers 2-1 Walsall.Will Hoskins provided the assist for the goal.
- 53mins
Paul Marshall challenges Stuart Campbell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stuart Campbell takes the free kick.
- 52mins
Will Hoskins fires in a goal from close range low into the middle of the goal. Bristol Rovers 1-1 Walsall.Jo Kuffour provided the assist for the goal.
- 50mins
Alex Nicholls produces a cross.
- 49mins
Stuart Campbell crosses the ball, clearance made by Andy Butler.
- 49mins
The ball is crossed by Ben Swallow, save by David Bevan.
- 48mins
Unfair challenge on Stuart Campbell by Paul Marshall results in a free kick. Stuart Campbell restarts play with the free kick.
- 48mins
Gary Sawyer produces a cross, clearance by Julian Gray.
- 46mins
Ben Swallow produces a cross, Andy Butler manages to make a clearance.
- 45mins
The ball is delivered by Ben Swallow, clearance made by Emmanuele Smith.
The second half has started.
- 45mins
Jo Kuffour on for Eliot Richards.
The referee blows for half time.
- 45mins
The ball is delivered by Julian Gray, clearance made by James Tunnicliffe.
- 44mins
Ben Swallow sends in a cross, Matthew Richards makes a clearance.
- 44mins
Will Hoskins takes a shot. Paul Marshall gets a block in.
- 42mins
William Grigg takes a shot. Fantastic save by Luke Daniels. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Paul Marshall from the right by-line, Emmanuele Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on James Tunnicliffe. Luke Daniels restarts play with the free kick.
- 41mins
The ball is sent over by James Tunnicliffe, save made by David Bevan.
- 40mins
Ben Swallow delivers the ball, Chris Lines takes a shot. David Bevan makes a save.
- 40mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Lines by Paul Marshall. Gary Sawyer crosses the ball in from the free kick, Julian Gray makes a clearance.
- 39mins
Matthew Richards produces a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area and misses left.
- 38mins
The ball is delivered by Alex Nicholls, clearance by James Tunnicliffe. Paul Marshall takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Jeff Hughes.
- 38mins
Paul Marshall has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the goal.
- 37mins
The ball is crossed by Alex Nicholls.
- 36mins
Jeff Hughes takes a shot. Blocked by Emmanuele Smith.
- 36mins
Shot from 25 yards by William Grigg. Danny Coles gets a block in.
- 35mins
Jeff Hughes is flagged offside by the assistant referee. David Bevan restarts play with the free kick.
- 34mins
Jeff Hughes produces a cross, David Bevan makes a save.
- 34mins
Eliot Richards produces a cross, blocked by Matthew Richards. Corner taken by Ben Swallow, clearance made by Emmanuele Smith.
- 31mins
Shot by Jonathan Macken from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
- 30mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Will Hoskins on Andy Butler. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Paul Marshall, Gary Sawyer manages to make a clearance.
- 29mins
The ball is crossed by Aaron Lescott, James Tunnicliffe manages to make a clearance.
- 28mins
A cross is delivered by Julian Gray. Corner taken right-footed by Alex Nicholls to the near post, clearance by Jeff Hughes.
- 28mins
The ball is swung over by Alex Nicholls, clearance by Danny Coles.
- 28mins
Paul Marshall crosses the ball, Carl Regan makes a clearance. Alex Nicholls takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Jeff Hughes.
- 27mins
The ball is sent over by Gary Sawyer, save made by David Bevan.
- 24mins
Julian Gray produces a cross.
- 22mins
Carl Regan challenges Julian Gray unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alex Nicholls crosses the ball in from the free kick, Jeff Hughes manages to make a clearance.
- 22mins
Foul by Carl Regan on Julian Gray, free kick awarded. Alex Nicholls delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing.
- 18mins
Stuart Campbell takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Danny Coles has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
- 17mins
Corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell to the near post, clearance made by Andy Butler.
- 17mins
Jeff Hughes crosses the ball, blocked by Darryl Westlake.
- 16mins
Carl Regan delivers the ball, save made by David Bevan.
- 16mins
The ball is sent over by Paul Marshall, save by Luke Daniels.
- 15mins
The referee blows for offside. David Bevan takes the free kick.
- 13mins
The ball is crossed by Darryl Westlake, clearance made by Danny Coles.
- 12mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Will Hoskins. David Bevan takes the free kick.
- 12mins
Gary Sawyer delivers the ball, Matthew Richards makes a clearance.
- 11mins
Ben Swallow produces a cross, clearance by Emmanuele Smith.
- 6mins
Unfair challenge on Stuart Campbell by William Grigg results in a free kick. Stuart Campbell delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance by Andy Butler.
- 6mins
Will Hoskins is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by David Bevan.
- 5mins
Matthew Richards is adjudged to have handled the ball. Direct free kick taken by James Tunnicliffe.
- 4mins
Alex Nicholls produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 4mins
William Grigg grabs a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Bristol Rovers 0-1 Walsall.The assist for the goal came from Alex Nicholls.
- 2mins
A cross is delivered by Julian Gray, Alex Nicholls has an effort at goal from 18 yards. Save by Luke Daniels. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Paul Marshall from the right by-line, Effort on goal by Julian Gray from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
- 1mins
The ball is swung over by Gary Sawyer, clearance by Aaron Lescott.
- 1mins
The official flags Jonathan Macken offside. Luke Daniels takes the indirect free kick.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on William Grigg by James Tunnicliffe. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Alex Nicholls from left wing, clearance made by Jeff Hughes.
The referee gets the game underway.
Match Preview
Daniels set for debut New Bristol Rovers boss Dave Penney will hand Luke Daniels his debut when Walsall visit the Memorial Stadium. The West Brom goalkeeper will take over from another loanee, Mikkel Andersen, after his six-month deal from Reading expired this week. Penney has no injury or suspension problems ahead of his first game in charge. The former Doncaster and Oldham boss will be hoping to make an immediate impact on a team that have just one win in 12 games in all competitions and currently sit four points from safety in the League One table. Winger Mark Wright has joined Shrewsbury on a permanent deal after spending the first half of the season on loan at the Greenhous Stadium. Walsall caretaker manager Dean Smith may keep faith with the same XI who started Saturday`s thrilling 3-3 draw at Tranmere. The rock-bottom Saddlers scored twice in the closing minutes at Prenton Park to salvage a valuable point and have the chance to build on that against a Rovers side just four points above them. Smith has no new injury concerns and will check on both goalkeeper Jimmy Walker (hamstring) and midfielder Richard Taundry (ankle), who have an outside chance ahead of the trip to the Memorial Stadium. Both have been missing of late, as has striker Darren Byfield (knee) who continues to work his way towards a return later this month.
Bristol Rovers
Walsall
- Luke Daniels
- Carl Regan
- James Tunnicliffe
- Danny Coles
- Gary Sawyer
- Jeff Hughes
- Stuart Campbell
- Chris Lines
- Ben Swallow
- Eliot Richards
- Will Hoskins
- SUBS
- Mike Green
- Wayne Brown
- Dominic Blizzard
- Jo Kuffour
- Charles Reece
- Charlie Clough
- Harry Pell
Home
Away
- David Bevan
- Darryl Westlake
- Andy Butler
- Aaron Lescott
- Emmanuele Smith
- Matthew Richards
- Paul Marshall
- Julian Gray
- William Grigg
- Jonathan Macken
- Alex Nicholls
- SUBS
- Jon Brain
- Clayton McDonald
- Oliver Lancashire
- Steve Jones
- Jamie Paterson
- Sean Geddes
- Ryan McGivern
Match Report
Lescott snatches point for Saddlers Walsall full-back Aaron Lescott denied Dave Penney a winning start as Bristol Rovers boss with a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw against his old club. The full-back sent a fierce drive past Luke Daniels from Jon Macken's lay-off after 84 minutes to give Walsall a deserved share of the spoils. Will Grigg shot the Saddlers ahead from Darryl Westlake's cross in the fourth minute, but the introduction of Jo Kuffour as a substitute by Penney at the start of the second half changed the game. Kuffour set up Will Hoskins to fire home his 14th goal of the season after 52 minutes and then volleyed Rovers in front from a Hoskins pass two minutes later. Both teams created plenty of chances in an entertaining League One basement battle, but it was the 130 Walsall fans who went home happier with the result.
Form Guide
- LDDLLL
- Bristol Rovers
- VS
- Walsall WLWLLD
Last Meetings
- Bristol Rovers
- 0 - 1
- Walsall
- 09/02/2010
- Walsall
- 0 - 0
- Bristol Rovers
- 06/02/2010
- Walsall
- 0 - 5
- Bristol Rovers
- 14/03/2009
- Bristol Rovers
- 1 - 3
- Walsall
- 13/09/2008
- Walsall
- 0 - 1
- Bristol Rovers
- 15/04/2008
- Bristol Rovers
- 1 - 1
- Walsall
- 19/01/2008
Top Scorers
Bristol Rovers
- W Hoskins 10
- J Kuffour 3
- B Anthony 3
- C Lines 2
- J Hughes 2
- W Brown 1
Walsall
- M Richards 5
- J Macken 4
- J Gray 3
- A Nicholls 2
- D Byfield 1
- M Devaney 1
- A Butler 1
- P Marshall 1
- E Smith 1
Goals
Bristol Rovers
- Total goals 64
- Goals per game 25
- 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 8 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Walsall
- Total goals 61
- Goals per game 22
- 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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