Match ends, Bristol Rovers 3, Wycombe Wanderers 0.
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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."
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers
Formation 3-5-2
- 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
Formation 5-3-2
- 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
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 3, Wycombe Wanderers 0.
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Hand ball by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jason McCarthy.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jermaine Easter replaces Matty Taylor.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Matt Ingram.
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Attempt saved. Lee Mansell (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Tom Parkes (Bristol Rovers).
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Gozie Ugwu (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Paris Cowan-Hall replaces Daniel Leadbitter.
Booking
Aaron Holloway (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Daniel Leadbitter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Aaron Holloway (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Attempt missed. Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Foul by Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers).
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Ryan Sellers (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!
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.
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Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
