Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Bristol Rovers 2.
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Bristol Rovers got their first points of the new season with a 2-1 victory over Wycombe at Adams Park.
First-half goals from defenders James Clarke and Tony Craig did the damage as Wanderers wait for a first league win of the campaign continued.
Rovers were ahead just four minutes in as Clarke fired home from close range after Liam Sercombe's corner bounced into his path off a defender.
Stefan Payne headed over when trying to make it two before the lead was doubled 20 minutes in.
The Chairboys were undone by another corner as centre-back Craig rose highest to head Sam Matthews' inswinging past the diving Ryan Allsop.
After the break Adebayo Akinfenwa came close for the hosts, looping a header onto the roof of the net.
Allsop pulled off a couple of fine saves in the hosts' goal to deny Sercombe and then Payne from adding a third for the Pirates.
With eight minutes left Scott Kashket provided a late scare for the visitors after rounding Adam Smith to score the Chairboys' first league goal of the season, but Rovers held on for the points.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Allsop
- 16Harriman
- 26McCarthy
- 6El-Abd
- 3Jacobson
- 18Thompson
- 4GapeSubstituted forSaundersat 78'minutes
- 10BloomfieldSubstituted forFreemanat 77'minutes
- 9Mackail-SmithSubstituted forKashketat 64'minutes
- 20Akinfenwa
- 24Williams
Substitutes
- 5Stewart
- 7Saunders
- 8Bean
- 11Kashket
- 17Morris
- 22Freeman
- 30Ma-Kalambay
Bristol Rovers
Formation 4-4-2
- 21SmithBooked at 90mins
- 15J Clarke
- 4Lockyer
- 6Upson
- 5Craig
- 26MatthewsSubstituted forBennettat 68'minutes
- 8O Clarke
- 16Broadbent
- 7SercombeBooked at 62minsSubstituted forRodmanat 88'minutes
- 10NicholsSubstituted forReillyat 75'minutes
- 9PayneBooked at 82mins
Substitutes
- 1Slocombe
- 2Leadbitter
- 14Lines
- 17Jakubiak
- 20Reilly
- 23Bennett
- 33Rodman
- Referee:
- Kevin Johnson
- Attendance:
- 4,858
Match Stats
Home TeamWycombeAway TeamBristol Rovers
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away9
- Corners
- Home6
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Bristol Rovers 2.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jason McCarthy.
Booking
Adam Smith (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Curtis Thompson (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Stefan Payne (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Alex Rodman (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt blocked. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Kyle Bennett.
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Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Adam Smith.
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Attempt saved. Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Tom Broadbent (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Alex Rodman replaces Liam Sercombe.
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Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ed Upson (Bristol Rovers).
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Foul by Sam Saunders (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Gavin Reilly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Hand ball by James Clarke (Bristol Rovers).
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Foul by Randell Williams (Wycombe Wanderers).
