Salford City vs Bristol Rovers

24 January 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Mather

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ryan Graydon 8’

Match summary

Salford City saw off Bristol Rovers 1-0. Salford City led 1-0 at half-time.

Ryan Graydon put Salford City ahead in the 8th minute.

Shots finished 12-6 to Salford City, with 5 on target for Salford City and 2 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
12 Shots 7
5 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 4
224 Passes 278
50.4% Pass accuracy 56.5%
10 Tackles 18
9 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Salford City Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Ryan GraydonRight foot shot1-0 (Salford City)
8’
Ryan GraydonShot on target
22’
Luke GarbuttFoul
29’
37’
Isaac HutchinsonShot on target
Haji MnogaFoul
43’
Half-time1-0
46’
Ellis HarrisonIsaac Hutchinson
46’
Joel SeniorLuke Thomas
46’
Tom LockyerAlfie Kilgour
Jorge GrantShot on target
48’
Second half underway
Kallum CesayShot on target
68’
Rosaire LongeloHaji Mnoga
70’
Ben WoodburnJosh Austerfield
70’
70’
Yusuf AkhamrichShaqai Forde
74’
Ellis HarrisonShot on target
78’
Kamil ContehKane Thompson-Sommers
Matt ButcherKallum Cesay
83’
Ossama AshleyJorge Grant
83’
Luke GarbuttShot on target
90’
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Salford City attacking 
5’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 6’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, off target 8’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, goal 9’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 22’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, saved 22’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, blocked 30’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 35’ Ryan De Havilland (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 37’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 45’ Daniel Udoh (Salford City), open play, off target 48’ Jorge Grant (Salford City), set piece, saved 61’ Ryan De Havilland (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 68’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, saved 74’ Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved 80’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), from a corner, off target 86’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), direct free kick, off target 90’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), direct free kick, saved 90+2’ Ben Woodburn (Salford City), open play, off target 90+2’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, blocked 5’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 6’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, off target 8’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, goal 9’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 22’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, saved 22’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, blocked 30’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 35’ Ryan De Havilland (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 37’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 45’ Daniel Udoh (Salford City), open play, off target 48’ Jorge Grant (Salford City), set piece, saved 61’ Ryan De Havilland (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 68’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, saved 74’ Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved 80’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), from a corner, off target 86’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), direct free kick, off target 90’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), direct free kick, saved 90+2’ Ben Woodburn (Salford City), open play, off target 90+2’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Salford City 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Young
Turton
Cooper
Garbutt
Grant 83’
N'Mai
Cesay 83’
Austerfield 70’
Mnoga 70’
Graydon
Udoh
Bristol Rovers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Young
Sparkes
Balmer
Harbottle
Kilgour 46’
Hutchinson 46’
Thompson-Sommers 78’
Havilland
Forde 70’
Thomas 46’
Cavegn

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Matthew Young
90′ 2 0 26 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Ollie Turton
90′ 2 – – 3 1 13 – – – –
Brandon Cooper
90′ 2 1 1 10 8 6 1 – – –
Luke Garbutt
90′ 1 – – 6 4 26 1 – –
Midfielders9 players
Jorge Grant Taken off
83′ – – 28 1 – 1 1 5 – 1 –
Haji Mnoga Taken off
70′ – – 18 – – 1 – 6 2 3
Kallum Cesay Taken off
83′ – – 14 1 – 1 – 5 – 1 –
Josh Austerfield Taken off
70′ – – 26 2 – 1 – 6 – – –
Kelly N'Mai
90′ – 1 23 1 – 1 – 5 1 1 –
Ben Woodburn Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 8 – – – – 2 1 – –
Rosaire Longelo Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 4 – – – 1 2 – 1 –
Matt Butcher Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 4 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Ossama Ashley Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 3 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Ryan Graydon
90′ 1 – 3 2 – – – 1 – 12 –
Daniel Udoh
90′ – – 1 – – – – 5 1 13 –
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

Salford City win 57% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92
Bristol Rovers win 19% Avg odds 4.73

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

Form going into the game

Salford City WWDWW
Bristol Rovers DLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City, 27 Sep 25 Next meeting: Bristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City, 20 Oct 26  All Salford City vs Bristol Rovers meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.