Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
Sky Bet League One, The Memorial Stadium, Tuesday 22 October 2024, 7:45pm
Bristol Rovers will look to make it three Sky Bet League wins in four outings in October when they face Shrewsbury Town at The Memorial Stadium.
The Gas started the month with back-to-back victories over Charlton Athletic and Burton Albion, scoring six goals in the process, before losing 3-1 to promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town on Saturday.
Matty Pearson, Callum Marshall and Bojan Radulovic scored to give the Terriers a comfortable 3-0 lead before Isaac Hutchinson came off the bench to score his first league goal for the Gas.
Shrewsbury lost 2-0 to Exeter City in their previous outing and are just inside the relegation zone.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased here!
Travel...
Click here for all the ways that you can get to The Memorial Stadium on Tuesday.
Opposition...
Shrewsbury are playing in League One for the tenth successive season and will be looking to repeat a good campaign after finishing in 12th position last term.
The Shrews have won two of their opening 12 games in the third tier and are inside the relegation zone on eight points but put on an excellent attacking display in their previous away outing.
Paul Hurt’s men scored five on the road against Crawley Town, with former Rovers forward John Marquis and George Lloyd netting a brace and a header from Toto Nsiala helping them to three points.
Some of Shrewsbury’s transfer business will be known by Gasheads, with Marquis and Jordan Rossiter joining from the Pirates. Town made 15 signings in the summer, including five players on loan from the Premier League.
Daniel Udoh left for Wycombe Wanderers after scoring ten goals in League One last term, with Tom Bayliss moving to Lincoln City.
Previous Meetings...
Rovers collected four points from their two meetings with Shrewsbury last season, winning 2-0 away from home after goals from Marquis and Aaron Collins before a 0-0 draw at The Memorial Stadium.
The Gas have only lost one of the last six games between the two teams. The Pirates last beat the Shrews in 2021, with Luke Leahy and Brandon Hanlan scoring in a 2-1 triumph.
Opening Times...
Club Store: 10am – 7:45pm
Ticket Office: 4pm - 30 minutes after kick-off
Thatchers’ Bar: 5pm – 10pm
Bristol Bar: 5pm-10pm
Irene’s Kitchen: 5pm
Home Fanzone: 5:30pm
Away Fanzone: 6pm
Hospitality: 5:30pm
Accessibility Stand: 5:30pm
Home Turnstiles: 6pm
Away Turnstiles: 6pm
Access for disabled supporters from 5.45pm
Allocated seating…
Seated tickets come with an allocated seat and row number, and supporters are kindly reminded to sit only in the seat that comes with the ticket.
Persistent standing…
Furthermore, Bristol Rovers FC must ensure we operate in full accordance with national rules and regulations. A particular issue that has been fed back by some fans is persistent standing which will impact the Club's ability to achieve 100 per cent occupancy, should standing continue.
Supporters wishing to stand for matches are kindly advised to locate themselves in one of the available terraces.
Officials:
Referee: Scott Simpson
Assistant Referee: Kevin Howick and Stuart Kane
Fourth Official: Ruebyn Ricardo
Monthly Magazine...
The match against Shrewsbury will give fans another chance to purchase the third issue of the Club's brand-new, monthly magazine - Pirates Monthly!
The 84-page, glossy A4 publication is full of exclusive content. Issue 3 has insightful long-reads with Grant Ward and David Horseman, as well as plenty more!
