Bristol Rovers 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Matt Taylor scored a 12-minute second-half hat-trick as Bristol Rovers moved up to 10th in League Two with victory over Wycombe.

The 25-year-old striker scored the opener on the hour with a 20-yard strike, following a free-kick.

Stuart Sinclair's quick thinking from another free-kick led to Taylor firing in a second from just inside the area.

And Taylor scored his 13th of the season when he ran between two defenders to fire in from close range.

Wycombe Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth:

"We made two really bad mistakes for their last two goals. At 1-0 we were always in the game and we always had a chance.

"We didn't defend well enough and we didn't do enough up front but for the last five games we have done, so I will be putting this game to bed pretty quickly.

"Danny Rowe came in at right back and did himself proud and he did exactly what I wanted him to do,

"I wanted to see a bit more aggression and on the front foot from him and he did that tonight so that was a positive."

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Line-ups

Bristol Rovers

• 31Nicholls
• 15J Clarke
• 4Lockyer
• 6Parkes
• 2LeadbitterSubstituted forCowan-Hallat 79'minutes
• 7Mansell
• 8O ClarkeSubstituted forBodinat 58'minutes
• 24Sinclair
• 3Brown
• 10TaylorSubstituted forEasterat 84'minutes
• 30Gaffney

Substitutes

• 1Mildenhall
• 5McChrystal
• 9Harrison
• 17Easter
• 21Montaño
• 23Bodin
• 29Cowan-Hall

Wycombe

• 1Ingram
• 2Jombati
• 22McCarthy
• 5Stewart
• 18Rowe
• 19Harriman
• 10Bloomfield
• 20O'Nien
• 11WoodSubstituted forSellersat 71'minutes
• 9HayesSubstituted forHollowayat 66'minutesBooked at 77mins
• 7ThompsonSubstituted forUgwuat 67'minutes

Substitutes

• 4McGinn
• 12Banton
• 15Sellers
• 16Holloway
• 17Kretzschmar
• 21Lynch
• 23Ugwu

Referee:

Brendan Malone

Attendance:

6,136

Match Stats

Home TeamBristol RoversAway TeamWycombe

Possession

Home52%

Away48%

Shots

Home16

Away5

Shots on Target

Home10

Away0

Corners

Home4

Away1

Fouls

Home9

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Bristol Rovers 3, Wycombe Wanderers 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 3, Wycombe Wanderers 0.

Posted at 90'

Hand ball by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 89'

Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 86'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jason McCarthy.

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jermaine Easter replaces Matty Taylor.

Posted at 83'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Matt Ingram.

Posted at 83'

Attempt saved. Lee Mansell (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Tom Parkes (Bristol Rovers).

Posted at 81'

Gozie Ugwu (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Paris Cowan-Hall replaces Daniel Leadbitter.

Booking

Posted at 77'

Aaron Holloway (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 77'

Daniel Leadbitter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Aaron Holloway (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers).

Posted at 74'

Ryan Sellers (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Goal!

Posted at 72'

Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Wycombe Wanderers 0. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Leadbitter.

Posted at 72'

Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Daniel Rowe (Wycombe Wanderers).

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Ryan Sellers replaces Sam Wood.

Posted at 70'

Attempt saved. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Lee Mansell (Bristol Rovers).

Posted at 69'

Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution

Posted at 67'

Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Gozie Ugwu replaces Garry Thompson.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Aaron Holloway replaces Paul Hayes.

Posted at 66'

Attempt saved. Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 65'

Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Goal!

Posted at 62'

Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Wycombe Wanderers 0. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stuart Sinclair.

Posted at 62'

Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Sam Wood (Wycombe Wanderers).

Goal!

Posted at 60'

Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Wycombe Wanderers 0. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Mansell.

Posted at 59'

Lee Mansell (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 59'

Foul by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).

Substitution

Posted at 58'

Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Billy Bodin replaces Ollie Clarke.

Posted at 50'

Attempt missed. Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 48'

Attempt missed. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Posted at 47'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Sido Jombati.

Posted at 46'

Attempt missed. Lee Mansell (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

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