Bristol Rovers vs Carlisle United

24 February 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee T Parsons

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Chris Martin 34’
  • Scott Sinclair 51’
  • Josh Vela 16’

Match summary

Bristol Rovers came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Carlisle United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Josh Vela put Carlisle United ahead from a corner in the 16th minute, Chris Martin equalised in the 34th minute, and Scott Sinclair won it in the 51st minute.

Shots finished 13-11 to Carlisle United, with 4 on target for Bristol Rovers and 3 for Carlisle United.

Match stats

Bristol Rovers Carlisle United
11 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Bristol Rovers Carlisle United
Kick-off
16’
Josh Vela0-1 (Carlisle United)
Chris Martin1-1 (Bristol Rovers)
34’
Half-time1-1
Scott Sinclair2-1 (Bristol Rovers)
51’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Bristol Rovers
  • Jack Hunt
  • Luke Thomas
  • John Marquis
Carlisle United
  • Harrison Neal
  • Luke Armstrong

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Carlisle United attacking Bristol Rovers attacking 
6’ James Wilson (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 10’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 14’ Fin Back (Carlisle United), open play, off target 15’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 16’ Josh Vela (Carlisle United), from a corner, goal 21’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 25’ Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United), open play, off target 32’ Taylor Charters (Carlisle United), open play, hit the woodwork 32’ Jack Diamond (Carlisle United), open play, blocked 34’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 40’ Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United), open play, blocked 44’ Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 48’ Harrison Neal (Carlisle United), from a corner, off target 48’ Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United), from a corner, blocked 48’ Jon Mellish (Carlisle United), from a corner, blocked 48’ Jon Mellish (Carlisle United), from a corner, saved 48’ Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United), from a corner, saved 51’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 62’ Elkan Baggott (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 72’ Samuel Lavelle (Carlisle United), from a corner, off target 73’ Harrison Neal (Carlisle United), from a corner, off target 83’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 87’ Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 89’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 90+5’ Samuel Lavelle (Carlisle United), set piece, off target 6’ James Wilson (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 10’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 14’ Fin Back (Carlisle United), open play, off target 15’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 16’ Josh Vela (Carlisle United), from a corner, goal 21’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 25’ Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United), open play, off target 32’ Taylor Charters (Carlisle United), open play, hit the woodwork 32’ Jack Diamond (Carlisle United), open play, blocked 34’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 40’ Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United), open play, blocked 44’ Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 48’ Harrison Neal (Carlisle United), from a corner, off target 48’ Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United), from a corner, blocked 48’ Jon Mellish (Carlisle United), from a corner, blocked 48’ Jon Mellish (Carlisle United), from a corner, saved 48’ Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United), from a corner, saved 51’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 62’ Elkan Baggott (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 72’ Samuel Lavelle (Carlisle United), from a corner, off target 73’ Harrison Neal (Carlisle United), from a corner, off target 83’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 87’ Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 89’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 90+5’ Samuel Lavelle (Carlisle United), set piece, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Luke Thomas Taken off
78′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Harvey Vale Taken off
89′ – – 3 – – – –
Scott Sinclair Taken off
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Jevani Brown Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
Chris Martin
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Harry Vaughan Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Joshua Grant Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
John Marquis Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – –
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

Bristol Rovers win 56% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.80
Carlisle United win 19% Avg odds 4.93

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

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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.