Match ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
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Chris Lines volleyed an injury-time equaliser as Bristol Rovers dented Blackburn's automatic-promotion hopes with a 1-1 League One draw at the Memorial Stadium.
The result left Rovers second in the table, five points above Shrewsbury, who have a game in hand.
The visitors took a 65th-minute lead when skipper Charlie Mulgrew netted from the spot, sending Sam Slocombe the wrong way with low shot after Tom Broadbent had brought down Richard Smallwood.
Derrick Williams should have made the game safe shortly afterwards, heading badly wide at the far post when it seemed easier to score.
That kept Bristol Rovers in it and deep into stoppage time the ball dropped invitingly to midfielder Lines inside the box for him to beat David Raya with a sweet right-footed volley.
There was little between the teams in a first half of few chances. Slocombe had to palm away an inswinging corner from Mulgrew in the sixth minute.
Bradley Dack volleyed over for the visitors and was denied by a saving tackle by Tom Lockyer, while at the other end Kyle Bennett fired over the bar and Ellis Harrison forced a low save from Raya.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Slocombe
- 15J ClarkeSubstituted forGaffneyat 61'minutes
- 25Craig
- 16BroadbentBooked at 61mins
- 3Brown
- 4Lockyer
- 26Bennett
- 8O ClarkeBooked at 63mins
- 14Lines
- 19MooreSubstituted forBaghdadiat 77'minutes
- 9HarrisonSubstituted forTelfordat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Nichols
- 18Telford
- 20Bola
- 21Smith
- 30Gaffney
- 32Russe
- 46Baghdadi
Blackburn
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Raya
- 31Bennett
- 26LenihanBooked at 83mins
- 14Mulgrew
- 3Williams
- 32ConwaySubstituted forSamuelat 59'minutes
- 29EvansSubstituted forDowningat 45'minutes
- 6Smallwood
- 18A Armstrong
- 23DackSubstituted forPayneat 59'minutes
- 10Graham
Substitutes
- 9Samuel
- 11Whittingham
- 13Leutwiler
- 17Bell
- 19Payne
- 20Antonsson
- 25Downing
- Referee:
- Kevin Johnson
- Attendance:
- 10,029
Match Stats
Home TeamBristol RoversAway TeamBlackburn
- Possession
- Home42%
- Away58%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away4
- Corners
- Home4
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away9
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Goal!
Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Tom Broadbent (Bristol Rovers).
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Paul Downing (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Mohammad Baghdadi (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
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Attempt blocked. Dominic Telford (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Kyle Bennett (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Kyle Bennett (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Richard Smallwood (Blackburn Rovers).
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Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by David Raya Martin.
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Attempt missed. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Booking
Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
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Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Richard Smallwood (Blackburn Rovers).
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Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
