Bristol Rovers vs Portsmouth

26 December 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee S Tallis

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Antony Evans 66’
  • Luke Thomas 90+4’
  • Paddy Lane 76’

Match summary

Bristol Rovers beat Portsmouth 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Antony Evans put Bristol Rovers ahead with a direct free kick in the 66th minute, Paddy Lane equalised in the 76th minute, and Luke Thomas won it in stoppage time.

Shots finished 12-11 to Bristol Rovers, with 3 on target for Bristol Rovers and 6 for Portsmouth.

Match stats

Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
12 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Antony Evans1-0 (Bristol Rovers)
66’
76’
Paddy Lane1-1 (Portsmouth)
Luke Thomas2-1 (Bristol Rovers)
90+4’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Bristol Rovers
  • Matthew Cox
  • Antony Evans
  • Sam Finley
  • Chris Martin
Portsmouth
  • Sean Raggett
  • Jack Sparkes
  • Joe Morrell
  • Abu Kamara
  • Alex Robertson
  • Paddy Lane

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Bristol Rovers attacking 
1’ Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth), open play, off target 11’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, saved 17’ Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth), direct free kick, saved 19’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 21’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 24’ Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 34’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 38’ Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 38’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 46’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, saved 56’ Tristan Crama (Bristol Rovers), set piece, hit the woodwork 57’ Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth), open play, off target 60’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 66’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, goal 75’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, off target 76’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, goal 79’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 80’ Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth), open play, saved 81’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, blocked 81’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, saved 83’ Christian Saydee (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 86’ Christian Saydee (Portsmouth), open play, off target 90+1’ Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+4’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 1’ Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth), open play, off target 11’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, saved 17’ Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth), direct free kick, saved 19’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 21’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 24’ Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 34’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 38’ Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 38’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 46’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, saved 56’ Tristan Crama (Bristol Rovers), set piece, hit the woodwork 57’ Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth), open play, off target 60’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 66’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, goal 75’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, off target 76’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, goal 79’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 80’ Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth), open play, saved 81’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, blocked 81’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, saved 83’ Christian Saydee (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 86’ Christian Saydee (Portsmouth), open play, off target 90+1’ Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+4’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Tristan Crama Taken off
87′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Grant Ward
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
John Marquis Taken off
72′ – – 1 – – – –
Chris Martin Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – –
Jack Hunt Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 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 29% Avg odds 3.19
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Portsmouth win 43% Avg odds 2.17

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.