Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic
Sky Bet League One, The Memorial Stadium, Saturday 1 October, 7:45
Bristol Rovers will host Charlton Athletic in Sky Bet League One to start a busy October.
The Gas play eight matches across two competitions this month and will be looking to return to winning ways after losing 2-1 to Wycombe Wanderers in their previous outing.
Scott Sinclair’s opener was cancelled out by a superb strike from Daniel Harvie before the Chairboys completed the comeback in the final seconds through Joe Low’s header.
Charlton lost 1-0 to Stevenage in their previous outing, with Jordan Roberts scoring the only goal in the second half.
Tickets...
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...
Charlton have been in League One since the 2020/21 campaign and will attempt to improve on their sixteenth-place finish in the previous term. Alfie May scored 27 league goals last season but was sold to promotion favourites Birmingham City ahead of the new campaign.
Charlton won one of their four matches in the third tier in September, beating Shrewsbury Town 1-0. Nathan Jones’ men travel to The Memorial Stadium after two successive defeats, losing to Blackpool and Stevenage.
Nevertheless, they are in eighth position and only one point outside the playoffs.
Charlton replaced May with Gassan Ahadme in the transfer window, with the forward signing permanently from Ipswich Town after scoring eleven goals in 29 league outings for Cambridge United last season.
Dan Potts and Luke Berry also moved on a free transfer from Luton Town, with the latter of the duo making seventeen appearances and netting twice in the Premier League last season.
Matt Godden was another notable addition. He was a consistent figure for Coventry City in the Championship for the previous four campaigns.
Previous Meetings...
Rovers have a good record against Charlton and have won the previous four meetings in League One.
The Pirates won 2-1 at The Valley last term before triumphing by the same margin at The Memorial Stadium, with Chirs Martin scoring a brace, including a stoppage-time winner.
Opening Times...
Club Store: 10am – 7:45pm
Ticket Office: 4pm
Thatchers’ Bar: 5pm – 10pm
Bristol Suite: 5pm
Irene’s Kitchen: 5pm
Home Fanzone: 5:30pm
Away Fanzone: 5:30pm
Hospitality: 5:30pm
Accessibility Stand: 5:30pm
Home Turnstiles: 6pm
Away Turnstiles: 6pm
Deals...
Fans can make the most of Pirates Pint Hours between 5pm and 7pm. Supporters can purchase any ciders or beers for £4.50 in the Thatchers or Bristol Bar.
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: David Rock
Assistant Referees: Ravel Cheosiaua and Thomas Harty
Fourth Official: Wayne Cartmel
Monthly Magazine...
The match against Wycombe will give fans another chance to purchase the second issue of the Club's brand-new, monthly magazine - Pirates Monthly!
The 84-page, glossy A4 publication is full of exclusive content. Issue 2 has insightful long-reads with Bryant Bilongo and Wayne Carlisle, as well as plenty more!
