Bristol Rovers 1–2 Salford City
Bristol Rovers
1–2HT 0–2
Salford City
Bristol Rovers played Salford City in the League Two on 20 October 2026 at Memorial Stadium. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 6'Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu (assist by Kallum Cesay)
- 20'Daniel Udoh (assist by Luke Molyneux)
- 29'Elliot Bonds — Yellow card
- 37'Kofi Balmer — Yellow card
- 38'Ciaran Kelly — Yellow card
- 41'Shaqai Forde — Yellow card
- 45+1'Ryan Graydon — Yellow card
- 48'Luke Garbutt — Yellow card
- 54'Ellis Harrison (Penalty missed)
- 57'Jack Sparkes
- 90+3'Keenan Gough — Yellow card
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers 3-4-1-2
- Brad Young
- T. James
- A. Kilgour
- C. Kelly
- K. Balmer
- Keenan Gough
- C. Mola
- J. Sparkes
- S. Forde
- F. Cavegn
- E. Harrison
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Appiah
- B. Kamwa
- B. Purrington
- J. Quigley
- R. Russell-Denny
- R. Smallwood
- Charlie Binns
- COACHES: S. Evans
Salford City 3-5-2
- W. Norris
- A. Oluwo
- D. Scarr
- T. Allen
- L. Molyneux
- K. Cesay
- E. Bonds
- B. Sarpong-Wiredu
- L. Garbutt
- R. Graydon
- D. Udoh
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Odoh
- M. Langstaff
- J. Grant
- M. Butcher
- L. Burge
- N. Asiimwe
- W. Aimson
- COACHES: P. Cklamovski
Match statistics
| Bristol Rovers | Salford City | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.69 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.67 |
| 220 | Accurate passes | 245 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 13 | Free kicks | 15 |
| 6 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 347 | Total passes | 373 |
| 14 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 7 | Corners | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 49% | Possession | 51% |