Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town

League Cup - 1st Round 10 Aug 2021, 18:45
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town
🏟 Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire) 👤 L. Swabey

Match report

Cheltenham Town beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 10 August 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Cheltenham Town had 17 shots to Bristol Rovers' 5.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 5 - 17 On target 1 - 7 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 7 - 8 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Callum Wright
Cheltenham Town · 1 assist
8 Alfie May 1 goal
8 Ben Tozer captained the side
7 Kyle Vassell 1 goal
7 James Belshaw 5 saves
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 4 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–8 4–9
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–6
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 1–4 1–2
Attacks 31–43 54–53
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
85 Attacks 96
30 Dangerous Attacks 59
1 On Target 5
4 Off Target 11
5 Shots Total 17
1 Shots On Goal 7
1 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 4
2 Shots Inside Box 13
3 Shots Outside Box 4
7 Fouls 8
2 Corners 6
1 Offsides 2
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 0
5 Saves 1
467 Passes Total 395
374 Passes Accurate 304
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-3-3
1 J. Belshaw
5 A. Kilgour 17 C. Taylor 26 J. Baldwin 16 N. Anderton
8 Z. Westbrooke 4 J. Grant 27 B. Liddle
7 L. Thomas 22 H. Saunders 19 H. Anderson
Cheltenham Town · 3-5-2
20 S. Flinders
24 G. Horton 4 B. Tozer 15 W. Boyle
2 S. Long 18 T. Perry 16 C. Wright 11 E. Chapman 6 L. Freestone
10 A. May 19 G. Lloyd
Bristol Rovers
Coach
J. Barton
Substitutes
  • 35 Jed Ward
  • 25 Cian Harries
  • 30 Luca Hoole
  • 38 Joseph Budd
  • 44 Ryan Jones
  • 24 Sion Spence
  • 41 Jarmani Langlais
Cheltenham Town
Coach
M. Duff
Substitutes
  • 1 Owen Evans
  • 5 Charlie Raglan
  • 23 Elliot Bonds
  • 3 Chris Hussey
  • 8 Liam Sercombe
  • 9 Kyle Vassell
  • 25 Callum Ebanks
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ K. Vassell ↓ A. May Cheltenham Town
  • 66' ↑ L. Sercombe ↓ T. Perry Cheltenham Town
  • 70' ↑ J. Langlais ↓ B. Liddle Bristol Rovers
  • 70' ↑ S. Spence ↓ Z. Westbrooke Bristol Rovers
  • 78' ↑ R. Jones ↓ L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
  • 80' ↑ C. Hussey ↓ E. Chapman Cheltenham Town
Cards
  • 88' J. Baldwin Bristol Rovers
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 lost 0-2 against Cheltenham Town on 10 August 2021.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town?
Cheltenham Town won the match 2-0.
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 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.