Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Substitute Byron Moore scored his first goal for Bristol Rovers as the Pirates came from behind to hold League One promotion chasers Bolton to a draw.

But Darrell Clarke's side will wonder how they failed to turn a sixth successive draw into victory at the Macron Stadium.

Apart from 15 minutes at the start when midfielder Josh Vela fired Wanderers in front with his eighth goal of the season, Rovers bossed their high-flying hosts.

Ellis Harrison missed an open goal after a blunder by goalkeeper Mark Howard. And Rovers had two penalty appeals for handball rejected in the opening period by referee Jeremy Simpson.

Bolton, who lost skipper Jay Spearing to a suspected injury at half-time, could not break out of their own half in the second period.

Howard saved from Cristian Montano and David Wheater booted substitute Luke James' effort off the line.

Eventually Moore, a 72nd-minute replacement for Montano, netted a deserved equaliser three minutes later from Billy Bodin's pass.

Ryan Sweeney then hit a post with Howard stranded and Wanderers' night to forget ended with Chris Long's 90th-minute red card for a second bookable offence.

Report supplied by the Press Association.

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Line-ups

Bolton

• 33Howard
• 25WabaraSubstituted forSolomon-Otaborat 71'minutes
• 5Beevers
• 31Wheater
• 20Taylor
• 15DerikBooked at 79mins
• 8SpearingSubstituted forTrotterat 45'minutes
• 24HenrySubstituted forLe Fondreat 82'minutes
• 6VelaBooked at 45mins
• 22Morais
• 12LongBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

• 3Moxey
• 4Dervite
• 11Solomon-Otabor
• 13Alnwick
• 17Trotter
• 35Wilkinson
• 45Le Fondre

Bristol Rovers

• 31Lumley
• 2Leadbitter
• 4Lockyer
• 33Sweeney
• 15J Clarke
• 14Lines
• 8O ClarkeBooked at 90mins
• 23Bodin
• 24Sinclair
• 21MontañoSubstituted forMooreat 73'minutes
• 9HarrisonSubstituted forJamesat 38'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Mildenhall
• 7Mansell
• 16Harris
• 22Moore
• 29James
• 30Gaffney
• 35Burn

Referee:

Jeremy Simpson

Attendance:

13,383

Match Stats

Home TeamBoltonAway TeamBristol Rovers

Possession

Home49%

Away51%

Shots

Home5

Away9

Shots on Target

Home2

Away2

Corners

Home2

Away10

Fouls

Home15

Away5

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Bristol Rovers 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Bristol Rovers 1.

Booking

Posted at 90'+4'

Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+4'

Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers).

Posted at 90'+3'

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

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt missed. Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

Dismissal

Posted at 90'

Second yellow card to Chris Long (Bolton Wanderers).

Posted at 90'

Ryan Sweeney (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Chris Long (Bolton Wanderers).

Posted at 86'

Attempt missed. Luke James (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 85'

Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Adam Le Fondre replaces James Henry.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.

Posted at 80'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Liam Trotter.

Booking

Posted at 79'

Derik (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 79'

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

Posted at 79'

Foul by Derik (Bolton Wanderers).

Goal!

Posted at 75'

Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Billy Bodin.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Byron Moore replaces Cristian Montaño.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces Reece Wabara.

Posted at 68'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Mark Beevers.

Posted at 67'

James Clarke (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Reece Wabara (Bolton Wanderers).

Booking

Posted at 65'

Chris Long (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 65'

Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 65'

Foul by Chris Long (Bolton Wanderers).

Posted at 64'

Ryan Sweeney (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 64'

Foul by Reece Wabara (Bolton Wanderers).

Posted at 64'

Attempt missed. James Henry (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers).

Posted at 63'

David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Ryan Sweeney (Bristol Rovers).

Posted at 62'

Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 61'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 59'

Delay in match Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) because of an injury.

Posted at 58'

Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Derik.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers).

Posted at 57'

Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 50'

Luke James (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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