Match Day Thread Bristol Rovers v Pompey

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• Adam May and Jamal Lowe in for injured Danny Rose and Gareth Evans
  
  
  
• Theo Widdrington recalled from the Hawks and second-year scholar Dan Smith on the bench
  
  
  
• In total, five Pompey Academy graduates named among the subs
  

 

Match kicks off

 

Billy Bodin shot saved by Luke McGee.

 

Bristol Rovers

• 21 Smith
• 22 Partington
• 16 Broadbent
• 4 Lockyer
• 3 Brown
• 8 O Clarke
• 14 Lines
• 24 Sinclair
• 10 Bodin
• 30 Gaffney
• 11 Nichols

Substitutes

• 1 Slocombe
• 6 Sweeney
• 7 Sercombe
• 9 Harrison
• 18 Telford
• 19 Moore
• 20 Bola

Referee: David Webb

 

Jamal Lowe's shot from Matty Kennedy's cross deflected wide of the post for a Pompey corner.

 

Rovers defenders Joe Partington and Tom Broadbent are both former Pompey academy players.

 

Attempt saved. Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. 27th minute.

 

45 minutes up. One minute added on.

 

Half time whistle goes, and it's 0-0.

 

Second half kicks off.

 

Today's attendance is 10,014 of which 1,165 are Pompey fans.

 

Attempt missed. Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner. 48th minute.

 

Bodin shot blocked by Luke McGee.

 

Tom Broadbent off for Rovers, replaced by Sweeney.

 

Adam May shot went close.

 

Oli Hawkins header in the 62nd minute, and it's 0-1 to Pompey

 

Adam May laid on the goal for Hawkins.

 

Ben Close shot blocked by a Rovers defender.

Matty Kennedy then goes close with a shot.

 

Rovers second substitution Dean Gaffney replaced by Ellis Harrison.