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Bristol Rovers vs Salford City: match report

Bristol Rovers hosted Salford City at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday 20 October 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 12). Dean Whitestone is the referee, averaging 3.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City. Goals: Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 6' for Salford City; Daniel Udoh 20' for Salford City; Jack Sparkes 57' for Bristol Rovers. Attendance: 6,895.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 6' Goal: Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City)
  • 20' Goal: Daniel Udoh (Salford City)
  • 29' Yellow card: Elliott Bonds (Salford City)
  • 37' Yellow card: Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers)
  • 38' Yellow card: Ciaran Kelly (Bristol Rovers)
  • 41' Yellow card: Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers)
  • 45'+1' Yellow card: Ryan Graydon (Salford City)
  • 48' Yellow card: Luke Garbutt (Salford City)
  • 54' Missed penalty: Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers)
  • 57' Goal: Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers)
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Keenan Gough (Bristol Rovers)
Match stats (contains the result)
48.8%Possession51.2%
14Shots12
6Shots on target5
7Corners3
15Fouls14
2Offsides1
3Saves5
4Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers 3-4-1-2

Coach: Steve Evans

  1. 1 Brad Young GK
  2. 2 Tom James DEF
  3. 5 Alfie Kilgour DEF
  4. 17 Ciarán Kelly DEF
  5. 4 Kofi Balmer DEF
  6. 22 Keenan Gough DEF
  7. 6 Clinton Mola MID
  8. 3 Jack Sparkes MID
  9. 7 Shaqai Forde FWD
  10. 29 Fabrizio Cavegn FWD
  11. 19 Ellis Harrison FWD

Bench

  • 8 Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny MID
  • 28 Arvin Appiah DEF
  • 10 Bobby Kamwa FWD
  • 9 Joe Quigley FWD
  • 32 Charlie Binns GK
  • 14 Ben Purrington DEF
  • 21 Richard Smallwood MID

Salford City 3-5-2

Coach: Peter Cklamovski

  1. 1 Will Norris GK
  2. 22 Adebola Oluwo DEF
  3. 17 Dan Scarr DEF
  4. 24 Taylor Allen DEF
  5. 43 Luke Molyneux FWD
  6. 21 Kallum Cesay FWD
  7. 16 Elliot Bonds MID
  8. 44 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu MID
  9. 29 Luke Garbutt DEF
  10. 19 Ryan Graydon FWD
  11. 23 Daniel Udoh FWD

Bench

  • 4 Will Aimson DEF
  • 8 Jorge Grant MID
  • 18 Matt Butcher MID
  • 9 Macaulay Langstaff FWD
  • 2 Nathan Asiimwe MID
  • 26 Lee Burge GK
  • 14 Abraham Odoh DEF
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 24 January 2026: Salford City 1-0 Bristol Rovers
  • Saturday 27 September 2025: Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City
  • Friday 15 April 2022: Bristol Rovers 1-0 Salford City
  • Tuesday 23 November 2021: Salford City 1-1 Bristol Rovers