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Bristol Rovers vs Salford City

FA Cup
1-2
Final
Memorial Stadium

Match pulse

BRIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSAL
49%Possession51%
14Shots12
6On target5
7Corners3
3Saves5
15Fouls14
29'Elliott BondsSAL37'Kofi BalmerBRI38'Ciaran KellyBRI41'Shaqai FordeBRI45'+1'Ryan GraydonSAL48'Luke GarbuttSAL90'+3'Keenan GoughBRI
Team1H2HT
BRI011
SAL202

Who won: Salford City 2-1

Salford City beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at Memorial Stadium. Goals for Bristol Rovers: Jack Sparkes (57'). Goals for Salford City: Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (6') and Daniel Udoh (20').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Will NorrisG
  2. 27.2Luke MolyneuxRM
  3. 37.1Brendan Sarpong-WireduCM-L
  4. 47.0Kallum CesayCM-R
  5. 57.0Daniel UdohCF-L
  6. 66.8Jack SparkesLM
  7. 76.5Taylor AllenCD-L
  8. 86.4Dan ScarrCD
  9. 96.4Adebola OluwoCD-R
  10. 106.3Tom JamesRM
  11. 116.1Reiss-Alexander Russell-DennySUB
  12. 126.1Matt ButcherSUB

Team stats

BRISAL
15Fouls14
4Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
7Corner Kicks3
3Saves5
48.8Possession51.2
14SHOTS12
6ON GOAL5
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
218Accurate Passes243
347Passes374
0.6Pass Completion %0.7
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0.0Cross %0.0
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0.0Long Balls %0.0
2Blocked Shots3
11Effective Tackles10
14Tackles12
0.8Tackle %0.8
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
30Clearances45

Player of the game

Will Norris

SAL · 5 saves

7.6

Play by play

  1. 90'+3'

    Yellow card

    Keenan Gough (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 90'+3'

    K. Gough

  2. 83'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Nathan Asilmwe (Salford City) Substitution at 83'

    N. Asilmwe

  3. 81'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 81'

    B. Kamwa

  4. 81'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Joe Quigley (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 81'

    J. Quigley

  5. 81'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Arvin Appiah (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 81'

    A. Appiah

  6. 69'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 69'

    R. Russell-Denny

  7. 67'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Jorge Grant (Salford City) Substitution at 67'

    J. Grant

  8. 67'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Will Aimson (Salford City) Substitution at 67'

    W. Aimson

  9. 67'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City) Substitution at 67'

    M. Langstaff

  10. 67'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Matt Butcher (Salford City) Substitution at 67'

    M. Butcher

  11. GOAL57'

    Goal!

    J. Sparkes

    Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 57'

    BRI 1 - 2 SAL
  12. 54'

    Penalty - missed

    Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Penalty - Missed at 54'

    E. Harrison

  13. 48'

    Yellow card

    Luke Garbutt (Salford City) Yellow Card at 48'

    L. Garbutt

  14. 45'+1'

    Yellow card

    Ryan Graydon (Salford City) Yellow Card at 45'+1'

    R. Graydon

  15. 41'

    Yellow card

    Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 41'

    S. Forde

  16. 38'

    Yellow card

    Ciaran Kelly (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 38'

    C. Kelly

  17. 37'

    Yellow card

    Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 37'

    K. Balmer

  18. 29'

    Yellow card

    Elliott Bonds (Salford City) Yellow Card at 29'

    E. Bonds

  19. GOAL20'

    Goal!

    D. Udoh

    Daniel Udoh (Salford City) Goal at 20'

    BRI 0 - 2 SAL
  20. GOAL6'

    Goal!

    B. Sarpong-Wiredu

    Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City) Goal at 6'

    BRI 0 - 1 SAL

Leaders

BRISAL
Total Shots
Ellis Harrison
4
Taylor Allen
2
Accurate Passes
Clinton Mola
37
Dan Scarr
34
Defensive Interventions
Keenan Gough
9
Dan Scarr
13
Saves
Brad Young
3
Will Norris
5