Forest Green Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers
John Marquis scored twice as Bristol Rovers came from behind to beat neighbors Forest Green 3-1 in the Premier League.
Manchester United loanee Charlie Savage put Rovers ahead with a goal that caused viral celebrations from papa Robbie during his time as a pundit at BT Sport.
Centre-back Brandon Cooper pumped a long ball forward to Jordon Garrick and the winger held the ball up in the box before Savage arrived to smash home from 14 yards to score his first senior goal.
But striker Marquis equalized seven minutes later after dashing towards goal from midfield before firing a low shot from the edge of the box.
Winger Scott Sinclair put the gas ahead with his sixth goal of the season in the 26th minute when he slotted in the rebound from 10 yards after goalkeeper Lewis Thomas saved his first try.
Marquis nodded Sinclair’s corner from six yards out in the 61st minute to score his seventh goal of the season and help Rovers to a second win in three games.
Gasward James Belshaw saved Corey O’Keefe’s penalty in the 85th minute as bottom Forest Green’s league run without a win was extended to 15 games.
Report provided by PA Media.
lineups
forest green
formation 4-2-3-1
- 24Thomas
- 3BernardBooked at 81 minutesReplaced bycargillat 86′protocol
- 22Godwin-Malife
- 23cooper
- 12Robson
- 4McGeouchReplaced bybunkerat 86′protocol
- 48Wild
- 2O’KeeffeReplaced byO’Brienat 86′protocol
- 25Peart Harris
- 11GarrickReplaced byMcAllisterat 62′protocol
- 21BakayokoReplaced byOmotoyeat 45′protocol
Substitute
- 6cargill
- 17McAllister
- 20O’Brien
- 27bunker
- 30Omotoye
- 31doohan
Bristol Rovers
formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Belshaw
- 30Hoole
- 5Quansah
- 17Gibson
- 7Sinclair
- 22BogardeBooked at 54 minutesReplaced bywhelanat 89′protocol
- 8thstation
- 3Gordon
- 10CollinsReplaced byMcCormickat 80′protocolBooked at 81 minutesReplaced byconnollyat 89′protocol
- 40CoburnReplaced byEvansat 63′protocol
- 9marquisBooked at 69 minutesReplaced byatticat 80′protocol
Substitute
- 2connolly
- 18attic
- 21Evans
- 23McCormick
- 25whelan
- 28gibbons
- 35Balcombe
live text
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Game ends, Forest Green Rovers 1, Bristol Rovers 3.
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End of the second half, Forest Green Rovers 1, Bristol Rovers 3.
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Foul by Myles Peart Harris (Forest Green Rovers).
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Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Udoka Godwin-Malife (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Lewis Gordon (Bristol Rovers).
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attempt failed. Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers) header from the center of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Udoka Godwin-Malife.
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Substitution for Bristol Rovers. Glenn Whelan replaces Lamare Bogarde.
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Substitution for Bristol Rovers. James Connolly replaces Luke McCormick.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Goal conceded by Luca Hoole.
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Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Sean O’Brien replaces Corey O’Keeffe.
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Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Harvey Bunker replaces Dylan McGeouch.
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Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Baily Cargill replaces Dominic Bernard.
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Penalty saved! Corey O’Keeffe (Forest Green Rovers) misses this great opportunity, a right footed shot is saved to the bottom left corner.
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Penalty Forest Green Rovers. Dominic Bernard pulls a foul in the penalty area.
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Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) owes a penalty for a foul inside the box.
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Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) is yellow carded.
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Dominic Bernard (Forest Green Rovers) is shown a yellow card.
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attempt blocked. Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
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attempt failed. Jarell Quansah (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the center of the box misses to the right following a corner.