Bolton Wanderers vs Bristol Rovers

16 December 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee C Brook

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Eoin Toal 84’
  • John Marquis 10’
  • Antony Evans 41’

Match summary

Bristol Rovers won 2-1 away at Bolton Wanderers. Bristol Rovers led 2-0 at half-time.

John Marquis put Bristol Rovers ahead in the 10th minute, Antony Evans made it 0-2 in the 41st minute, and Eoin Toal pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 84th minute.

Shots finished 15-9 to Bristol Rovers, with 3 on target for Bolton Wanderers and 8 for Bristol Rovers. Bolton Wanderers had a player sent off.

Match stats

Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers
9 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 8
6 Corners 7
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0

Key events

Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
10’
John Marquis0-1 (Bristol Rovers)
41’
Antony Evans0-2 (Bristol Rovers)
Half-time0-2
Eoin Toal1-2 (Bolton Wanderers)
84’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bolton Wanderers
  • Ricardo Santos
  • Nathan Baxter
  • William Forrester
  • Kyle Dempsey
  • Randell Williams
Bristol Rovers
  • Connor Taylor
  • Luke Thomas
  • Sam Finley

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Bolton Wanderers attacking 
3’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 10’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 15’ Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, off target 20’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 27’ Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 36’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 41’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 44’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 50’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 51’ Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 46’ Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 47’ Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 53’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 54’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 59’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 65’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, saved 69’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, blocked 70’ Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, saved 70’ Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 72’ Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 84’ Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, goal 84’ Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers), direct free kick, blocked 85’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 3’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 10’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 15’ Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, off target 20’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 27’ Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 36’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 41’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 44’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 50’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 51’ Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 46’ Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 47’ Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 53’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 54’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 59’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 65’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, saved 69’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, blocked 70’ Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, saved 70’ Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 72’ Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 84’ Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, goal 84’ Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers), direct free kick, blocked 85’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ricardo Santos Sent off
33′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Paris Maghoma Taken off
61′ – – 2 – – – –
George Thomason Taken off
72′ – – 2 – – – –
Jack Iredale Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
Dion Charles Taken off
40′ – – 1 – – – –
Jón Daði Böðvarsson Taken off
73′ – – 2 – – – –
William Forrester Came on as a substitute
50′ – – – – – –
Kyle Dempsey Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 – – –
Randell Williams Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 – – –
Carlos Mendes Gomes Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Victor Adeboyejo Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bolton Wanderers win 58% Avg odds 1.63
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.03
Bristol Rovers win 19% Avg odds 4.98

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.