Walsall 1-2 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League Two · Saturday 25 September 2021

Result

Walsall 1-2 Bristol Rovers

League Two · Saturday 25 September 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Walsall 1-2 Bristol Rovers: match report

Walsall lost to Bristol Rovers 1-2 in the League Two on Saturday 25 September 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Kieran Phillips opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Walsall's goal came from Kieran Phillips (32'). Bristol Rovers scored through C. Taylor (79') and S. Spence (90+1').

Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 19th on 8 points from 8 and Bristol Rovers 22nd on 7 points from 8. Walsall went on to finish that season 16th with 54 points, and Bristol Rovers 6th with 80.

Walsall lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Paul Coutts of Bristol Rovers (7.7), ahead of Kieran Phillips (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Walsall wins, 4 draws and 2 for Bristol Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Jack EaringWalsall
  • 32'Goal · Kieran PhillipsWalsall · 1-0
  • 57'Yellow card · C. TaylorBristol Rovers
  • 65'Yellow card · Cian HarriesBristol Rovers
  • 79'Goal · C. TaylorBristol Rovers · 1-1
  • 85'Yellow card · Hayden WhiteWalsall
  • 90+1'Goal · S. SpenceBristol Rovers · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 4, draws 4, Bristol Rovers 2.

Team news

Walsall line-up (4-2-3-1)

Carl Rushworth, Hayden White, Ash Taylor, Manny Monthe, Stephen Ward, Jack Earing, Sam Perry, Kieran Phillips, Brendan Kiernan, Tyrese Shade, George Miller

Bristol Rovers line-up (3-4-2-1)

James Belshaw, Alfie Kilgour, Connor Taylor, Cian Harries, Harry Anderson, Paul Coutts, Glenn Whelan, Sam Finley, Antony Evans, Harvey Saunders, Brett Pitman