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{{2007-08 matches}}
On Sunday 6th January 2008, Bristol Rovers played an FA Cup 3rd round game against [[Fulham]]. It was the second consecutive season that Rovers reached the third round; in 2007 they went on to lose to [[Derby County]] in the fourth round.

==Fulham v Bristol Rovers==
This FA Cup match was the first meeting between Rovers and Fulham for almost nine years, the last meeting being in March 1999, when Fulham won 3-2 at the Memorial Stadium. This game ended in a 2-2 draw, Rovers earning a replay against the Premier League team at the Memorial Stadium.

{{Match start
|home=Fulham
|away=Bristol Rovers
|score=2-2
|halftimescore=1-1
|homescorers=Healy (40)<br>Murphy (73)
|awayscorers=Coles (3)<br>Hinton (65)
|venue=Craven Cottage
}}
{{match lineup |home='''29''' Antti Niemi |away='''1''' [[Steve Phillips]] {{match yellow}} }}
{{match lineup |home={{match off}} '''2''' Moritz Volz |away='''32''' [[Aaron Lescott]] }}
{{match lineup |home='''3''' Carlos Bocanegra |away='''5''' [[Craig Hinton]] {{match goal}}}}
{{match lineup |home='''6''' Dejan Stefanovic |away='''6''' [[Steve Elliott]] }}
{{match lineup |home='''4''' Paul Konchesky |away='''3''' [[Joe Jacobson]] {{match yellow}}}}
{{match lineup |home='''25''' Simon Davies |away='''14''' [[David Pipe]] }}
{{match lineup |home={{match off}} '''8''' Alexey Smertin |away='''16''' [[Danny Coles]] {{match goal}}}}
{{match lineup |home={{match goal}} '''27''' Danny Murphy |away='''18''' [[Chris Lines]] }}
{{match lineup |home={{match off}} '''24''' Hameur Bouazza |away='''4''' [[Sammy Igoe]] {{match off}}}}
{{match lineup |home={{match yellow}} {{match goal}} '''9''' David Healy |away='''8''' [[Andy Williams]] {{match off}}}}
{{match lineup |home='''23''' Clint Dempsey |away='''9''' [[Rickie Lambert]] {{match off}}}}
{{match subhead}}
{{match lineup |home='''13''' Ricardo Batista |away='''10''' [[Richard Walker]] {{match on}}}}
{{match lineup |home={{match on}} '''7''' Seol Ki-Hyeon |away='''11''' [[Chris Carruthers]] {{match on}}}}
{{match lineup |home={{match on}} '''10''' Steven Davis |away='''13''' [[Mike Green]] }}
{{match lineup |home={{match on}} '''34''' Chris Baird |away='''19''' [[Sean Rigg]] {{match on}}}}
{{match lineup |home='''37''' Adrian Leijer |away='''30''' [[Charlie Reece]] }}
{{End}}

===Timeline===
*'''3 mins:''' [[Danny Coles]] scored for Rovers
*'''25 mins:''' Chris Baird replaced Hameur Bouazza due to injury
*'''26 mins:''' David Healy received a yellow card for unsporting behaviour
*'''40 mins:''' David Healy scored for Fulham
*'''41 mins:''' [[Steve Phillips]] booked for dissent
*'''41 mins:''' [[Joe Jacobson]] booked for a foul on David Healy
*'''65 mins:''' Goal for Bristol Rovers by [[Craig Hinton]]
*'''72 mins:''' Double substitution for Fulham - Steven Davis and Seol Ki-Hyeon replaced Alexey Smertin and Moritz Volz
*'''73 mins:''' Goal for Fulham scored by Danny Murphy
*'''76 mins:''' Double substitution for Bristol Rovers - [[Chris Carruthers]] and [[Sean Rigg]] replaced [[Sammy Igoe]] and [[Andy Williams]]
*'''90 (+3) mins:''' [[Richard Walker]] on for [[Rickie Lambert]]

==Bristol Academy v Leeds United==
On the same day [[Bristol Academy]], the Rovers women's team, were in FA Cup fourth round action against Leeds United. Leeds took the lead late in the match before Academy equalised in injury time through [[Corinne Yorston]], necessitating a penalty shoot-out. Winning on penalties was always going to be a tough ask with [[Stef Curtis]] playing as a makeshift keeper, and Leeds ended up with a 4-3 shoot-out victory to progress to the fifth round.

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