Sunderland AFC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Gareth Mellor
- Referee Simon Clayton
- Referee Anthony Backhouse
- Referee Matthew Dicicco
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Sep Bristol Rovers FC H 1–1 D 10 Mar Bristol Rovers FC A 0–2 L 07 Mar Gillingham FC H 2–2 D 01 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–1 L 25 Feb Fleetwood Town FC H 1–1 D 22 Feb Bristol Rovers FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D 10 Mar Sunderland AFC H 2–0 W 07 Mar Southend United FC A 1–3 L 29 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–1 L 22 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–3 L 15 Feb Blackpool FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sunderland AFC to score. At the same time, Bristol Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 3' Luke Leahy puts Bristol Rovers FC on the lead.
- 8' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 13' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brandon Hanlan suffering a number of foals already.
- 18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 21' The referee calls foul for Bailey Wright. He receives a Yellow card.
- 26' Bristol Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 41' Max Ehmer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 55' The Bristol Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Brandon Hanlan departs to be replaced by Jonah Ayunga.
- 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 67' Danny Graham has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Grigg on 67 minute.
- 72' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
- 73' It is a substitution in Bristol Rovers FC team. Luke Leahy is replaced by David Tutonda on 73 minute.
- 78' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Aiden O'Brien departs to be replaced by Charlie Wyke.
- 82' GOAL! Chris Maguire scores on 82.
- 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol Rovers FC that had 291 games and scored 317 goals.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Anssi Jaakkola. He receives a Yellow card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Sunderland AFC
Starting XI-
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Bailey Wright ↓ Lynden Gooch 78'
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Aiden O'Brien ↓ Charlie Wyke 78'
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Will Grigg ↓ Danny Graham 67'
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Bench-
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Lynden Gooch ↑ 78'
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Charlie Wyke ↑ 78'
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Danny Graham ↑ 67'
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Coach Phil ParkinsonBristol Rovers FC
Starting XI- 8
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Brandon Hanlan ↓ Jonah Ayunga 55'
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Luke Leahy ↓ David Tutonda 73'
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Bench- 22
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Cameron Hargreaves ↑ 67'
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David Tutonda ↑ 73'
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Jonah Ayunga ↑ 55'
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Coach Ben Garner -
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Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Bristol Rovers FC Form
2020-09-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC D 2020-03-10 Bristol Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC W 2020-03-07 Southend United FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2020-02-29 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2020-02-22 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2020-02-15 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W